Advanced Technology Biomass-Fueled Combined Cycle

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Liscinsky ◽  
J. J. Sangiovanni ◽  
R. L. Robson ◽  
R. S. Tuthill ◽  
A. G. Foyt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Cycle System ◽  
Combined Cycles ◽  
Integrated Gasification

Under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory, a multidisciplinary team led by the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) has identified a high performance biomass gasification/combined cycle system using Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) as the major fuel resource. The system consists of fuel receiving/preparation/feed, advanced transport gasifier, high temperature gas cleanup and Pratt & Whitney Power Systems FT8 aero-derivative gas turbine with heat recovery steam generator and steam turbine. One of the team members, Connecticut Resource Recovery Agency (CRRA), currently processes approximately 2200 tons/day of municipal solid waste and delivers 1825 tons/day of RDF “across the fence” to a nominal 65 MWe steam plant. Based on the characteristics of the RDF from this plant, an 80 MWe combined cycle system having an estimated efficiency of 45% (RDF in/kW out) was identified. Other advanced cycle variations had even greater performance potential. The resulting cost of electricity for the biomass integrated gasification combined cycle (BIGCC) is competitive with that of natural gas fueled combined cycles, and the plant is projected to meet or exceed all environmental requirements.

Development of an Indirect Coal-Fired High Performance Power Generation System

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Bannister ◽  
D. J. Amos ◽  
A. J. Scalzo ◽  
S. C. Datsko
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Engineering Development ◽  
Cycle System

The U.S. Department of Energy/Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (DOE/PETC) initiated the Engineering Development of Coal-Fired High Performance Power Generation Systems Program to develop an advanced technology for coal-fired electric plants that can boost efficiency and reduce emissions. This three phase program includes concept definition and preliminary R&D, engineering development and testing which will culminate in the operation of a prototype plant by the year 2005. This paper presents an overview of the work proposed by a Westinghouse-led R&D team which includes Babcock and Wilcox, Black and Veatch, FluiDyne Engineering, and Allegheny Power Systems to design and evaluate the technical and economic feasibility and relevant R&D required for one or more advanced power generation concepts developed during Phase I. Allison Division of General Motors, ERC and SeiTec are also supporting the Westinghouse team in the initial phase of this program. Key objectives include evaluation of plant cycle designs capable of at least 47-percent efficiency, substantial reductions in airborne emissions below current new source performance standards (NSPS) for coal-fired boilers, and solid waste generation of only benign material. The proposed design approach includes an indirect coal-fired combustion turbine combined cycle system which incorporates a high-temperature advanced furnace with ceramic heat exchanger components. The indirect-fired system circumvents some of the technical challenges of a direct coal-fired system (Bannister et al., 1990). Proposed alternative designs have plant efficiencies that range up to 53 percent.

Evaluation of Using Supercritical Rankine Cycles in Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. Long ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Arian Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle ◽  
Combined Cycles ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Integrated Gasification ◽  
Cycle Efficiency

Coal is a prominent energy resource in the modern world, particularly in countries with emerging economies. In order to reduce emissions, it is necessary to find a way to utilize coal in a cleaner manner, such as through supercritical and ultra-supercritical Rankine cycles and the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC). Two approaches — raising the boiler pressure and using a reheat scheme — have been proven to notably increase the Rankine cycle efficiency. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effects of implementing reheat and supercritical or ultra-supercritical pressure in the bottom Rankine cycle on the IGCC cycle efficiency. First, reference cases of a standalone Rankine cycle were studied with single and double reheat, including boiler pressure levels from subcritical to ultra-supercritical conditions, followed by similar combined cycle cases, and finally IGCC systems. The results indicate that the notable efficiency enhancement in the standalone subcritical Rankine cycle do not prevail in the studied IGCC systems. Thus, it is not economically worthwhile to implement supercritical or ultra-supercritical bottom Rankine cycles in IGCC applications.

scholarly journals Advanced Aeroderivative Gas Turbines in Coal-Based High Performance Power Systems (HIPPS)

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. L. Robson ◽  
D. J. Seery
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Near Term

The Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) is sponsoring the Combustion 2000 Program aimed at introducing clean and more efficient advanced technology coal-based power systems in the early 21st century. As part of this program, the United Technologies Research Center has assembled a seven member team to identify and develop the technology for a High Performance Power Systems (HIPPS) that will provide in the near term, 47% efficiency (HHV), and meet emission goals only one-tenth of current New Source Performance Standards for coal-fired power plants. In addition, the team is identifying advanced technologies that could result in HIPPS with efficiencies approaching 55% (HHV). The HIPPS is a combined cycle that uses a coal-fired High Temperature Advanced Furnace (HITAF) to preheat compressor discharge air in both convective and radiant heaters. The heated air is then sent to the gas turbine where additional fuel, either natural gas or distillate, is burned to raise the temperature to the levels of modern gas turbines. Steam is raised in the HITAF and in a Heat Recovery Steam Generator for the steam bottoming cycle. With state-of-the-art frame type gas turbines, the efficiency goal of 47% is met in a system with more than two-thirds of the heat input furnished by coal. By using advanced aeroderivative engine technology, HIPPS in combined-cycle and Humid Air Turbine (HAT) cycle configurations could result in efficiencies of over 50% and could approach 55%. The following paper contains descriptions of the HIPPS concept including the HITAF and heat exchangers, and of the various gas turbine configurations. Projections of HIPPS performance, emissions including significant reduction in greenhouse gases are given. Application of HIPPS to repowering is discussed.

Advanced Coal-Fired Power Plants

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence A. Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Electric Power Plants ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Low Emission

The U.S. Department of Energy is partnering with industry to develop advanced coal-fired electric power plants that are substantially cleaner, more efficient, and less costly than current plants. Low-emission boiler systems (LEBS) and high-performance power systems (HIPPS) are based, respectively, on the direct firing of pulverized coal and the indirectly fired combined cycle. LEBS uses a low-NOx slagging combustion system that has been shown in pilot-scale tests to emit less than 86 g/GJ (0.2 lb/106 Btu) of NOx. Additional NOx removal is provided by a moving bed copper oxide flue gas cleanup system, which also removes 97–99 percent of sulfur oxides. Stack levels of NOx can be reduced to below 9 g/GJ (0.02 lb/106 Btu). Construction of an 80 MWe LEBS proof-of-concept plant is scheduled to begin in the spring of 1999. Engineering development of two different HIPPS configurations is continuing. Recent tests of a radiant air heater, a key component of HIPPS, have indicated the soundness of the design for air temperatures to 1150°C. LEBS and HIPPS applications include both new power plants and repowering/upgrading existing plants.

Low Emissions Combustion System Development for the GE Energy High Hydrogen Turbine Program

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Lacy ◽  
Willy Ziminsky ◽  
John Lipinski ◽  
Bala Varatharajan ◽  
Ertan Yilmaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
System Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle ◽  
High Hydrogen ◽  
Integrated Gasification

Progress on the joint GE Energy/US Department of Energy (DOE) High Hydrogen Turbine Program is presented. A summary of GE’s current integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) experience is provided. The Phase I approach is discussed with selected results included. The program follows the well-established GE approach to introducing new technology through: fundamental laboratory testing and analysis; subscale demonstration; full-scale development; full-scale verification. Advancements towards the ultimate goal of ultralow NOx emissions with coal derived pre-combustion carbon capture fuels are presented. Feasibility of diluent-free low NOx combustion is demonstrated experimentally at gas turbine conditions with representative fuel compositions. Phase II design challenges are highlighted within the framework of Phase I results.

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