Fuel-Flexible Gasification-Combustion Technology for Production of Hydrogen and Sequestration-Ready Carbon Dioxide
- GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
- U.S. DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory
Electricity produced from hydrogen in fuel cells can be highly efficient relative to competing technologies and has the potential to be virtually pollution free. Thus, fuel cells may become an ideal solution to this nation's energy needs if one has a satisfactory process for producing hydrogen from available energy resources such as coal, and low-cost alternative feedstocks such as biomass. GE EER is developing an innovative fuel-flexible advanced gasification-combustion (AGC) technology for production of hydrogen for fuel cells or combustion turbines, and a separate stream of sequestration-ready CO2. The AGC module can be integrated into a number of Vision- 21 power systems. It offers increased energy efficiency relative to conventional gasification and combustion systems and near-zero pollution. The R&D on the AGC technology is being conducted under a Vision-21 award from the U.S. DOE NETL with co-funding from GE EER, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C), and the California Energy Commission (CEC). The AGC technology converts coal and air into three separate streams of pure hydrogen, sequestration-ready CO2, and high temperature/pressure oxygen-depleted air to produce electricity in a gas turbine. The three-year program integrates lab-, bench- and pilot-scale studies to demonstrate the AGC concept. Process and kinetic modeling studies as well as an economic assessment will also be performed. This paper provides an overview of the program and its objectives, and discusses first-year R&D activities, including design of experimental facilities and results from initial tests and modeling studies. In particular, the paper describes the design of the bench-scale facility and initial process modeling data. In addition, a process flow diagram is shown for a complete plant incorporating the AGC module with other Vision-21 plant components to maximize hydrogen production and process efficiency.
- Research Organization:
- GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation; National Energy Technology Lab., Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 832843
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Vision 21 Program Review Meeting, Morgantown, WV (US), 11/06/2001--11/07/2001; Other Information: PBD: 6 Nov 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
09 BIOMASS FUELS
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
BIOMASS
CARBON DIOXIDE
COAL
COMBUSTION
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FUEL CELLS
GAS TURBINES
GASIFICATION
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
KINETICS
POLLUTION
POWER SYSTEMS
SIMULATION
TURBINES