Coal gasification developments in Europe -- A perspective

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:51995

Burnard, G K; Sharman, P W; Alphandary, M ^[1]

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1. ETSU, Harwell (United Kingdom)

This survey paper will review the development status of coal gasification in Europe and give a broad perspective of the future uptake of the technology. Three main families of gasifier design are currently being developed or demonstrated world-wide, namely fixed bed (also known as moving bed), fluidized bed and entrained flow. Gasifiers belonging to each of these families have been or are being developed in European countries. Of the three families, entrained flow gasifiers are at the most advanced stage of development, with two demonstration projects currently underway: these projects are based on designs developed by Shell and Krupp Koppers. Fixed bed systems have been developed to operate under either slagging or non-slagging conditions, ie, the British Gas-Lurgi and Tampella U-Gas systems, respectively. Fluid bed systems of various designs have also been developed, eg, the Rheinbraun HTW, British Coal and Ahlstrom systems. Gasification cycles can be based on either total or partial gasification, and the above designs represent both these options. In addition, a wide variety of fuel sources can be used in gasifiers, including bituminous coal, lignite, biomass, petroleum coke, etc or, indeed, any combination of these. The major demonstration projects in Europe are at Buggenum in the Netherlands, where a 250 MWe entrained flow gasifier based on Shell technology first gasified coal in December 1993. A further 335 MWe entrained flow gasifier, located at Puertollano in Spain, based on Krupp Koppers Prenflo technology, is at an advanced stage of construction.

• OSTI ID: 51995
• Report Number(s): CONF-940930-; TRN: IM9524%%465
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. annual international Pittsburgh coal conference: coal, energy and the environment, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 12-16 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Eleventh annual international Pittsburgh coal conference proceedings: Volume 2; Chiang, S.H. [ed.]; PB: 860 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
EUROPE
COAL GASIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GAS GENERATORS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
PRENFLO PROCESS
SHELL-KOPPERS GASIFICATION PROCESS
U-GAS PROCESS
TEXACO GASIFICATION PROCESS
BGC-LURGI SLAGGING PROCESS
HTW PROCESS