Clean coal and heavy oil technologies for gas turbines
- GE Industrial & Power Systems, Schenectady, NY (United States)
Global power generation markets have shown a steady penetration of GT/CC technology into oil and gas fired applications as the technology has matured. The lower cost, improved reliability and efficiency advantages of combined cycles can now be used to improve the cost of electricity and environmental acceptance of poor quality fuels such as coal, heavy oil, petroleum coke and waste products. Four different technologies have been proposed, including slagging combustors, Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustion (PFBC), Externally Fired Combined Cycle (EFCC) and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC). Details of the technology for the three experimental technologies can be found in the appendix. IGCC is now a commercial technology. In the global marketplace, this shift is being demonstrated using various gasification technologies to produce a clean fuel for the combined cycle. Early plants in the 1980s demonstrated the technical/environmental features and suitability for power generation plants. Economics, however, were disappointing until the model F GT technologies were first used commercially in 1990. The economic break-through of matching F technology gas turbines with gasification was not apparent until 1993 when a number of projects were ordered for commercial operation in the mid-1990s. GE has started 10 new projects for operation before the year 2000. These applications utilize seven different gasification technologies to meet specific application needs. Early plants are utilizing low-cost fuels, such as heavy oil or petroleum coke, to provide economics in first-of-a-kind plants. Some special funding incentives have broadened the applications to include power-only coal plants. Next generation gas turbines projected for commercial applications after the year 2000 will contribute to another step change in technology. It is expected that the initial commercialization process will provide the basis for clear technology choices on future plants.
- Research Organization:
- US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States); Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
- OSTI ID:
- 81458
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941089-Vol.2; ON: DE95011613; TRN: 95:004991-0009
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: US-Korea electric power generation seminar mission, Seoul (Korea, Republic of), 24-28 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]; Related Information: Is Part Of US-Korea Electric Power Generation Seminar Mission: Proceedings, Volume 2; Chun, Sun W. [USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (United States)]; PB: 607 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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