Biomass-gasifer steam-injected gas turbine cogeneration

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (USA)

OSTI ID:5879762

Larson, E D; Williams, R H ^[1]

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1. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Center for Energy and Environmental Studies

Steam injection for power and efficiency augmentation in aeroderivative gas turbines is now commercially established for natural gas-fired cogeneration. Steam-injected gas turbines fired with coal and biomass are being developed. In terms of efficiency, capital cost, and commercial viability, the most promising was to fuel steam-injected gas turbines with biomass is via the biomass-integrated gasifier/steam-injected gas turbine (BIG/STIG). The R and D effort required to commercialize the Big/STIG is modest because it can build on extensive previous coal-integrated gasifier/gas turbine development efforts. An economic analysis of BIG/STIG cogeneration is presented for cane sugar factories, where sugar cane residues would be the fuel. A BIG/STIG investment would be attractive for sugar producers, who could sell large quantities of electricity, or for the local electric utility, as a low-cost generating option. Worldwide, the cane sugar industry could support some 50,000 MW of BIG/STIG capacity, and there are many potential applications in the forest products and other biomass-based industries.

• OSTI ID: 5879762
• Journal Information: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power; (USA) Vol. 112:2; ISSN JETPE; ISSN 0742-4795
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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