Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has been a leader in the promotion and development of alternative fuel supplies based on renewable energy crops. One promising power generation technology is biomass gasification coupled with either a gas turbine in a combined cycle system or a fuel cell. The gasification of biomass can efficiently and economically produce a renewable source of a clean gaseousfuel suitable for use in these high efficiency power systems or as a substitute fuel in other combustion devices such as boilers, kilns, or other natural gas fired equipment. This paper discusses the development and commercialization of the Battelle high-throughput gasification process for gas turbine based power generation systems. Projected process economics for a gas turbine combined cycleplant are presented along with a description of integrated system operation coupling a 200kW gas turbine power generation system to a 10 ton per day gasifier, and current commercialization activities.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 932-937 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Event | 5th World Congress of Chemical Engineering - San Diego, California Duration: 14 Jul 1996 → 18 Jul 1996 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th World Congress of Chemical Engineering |
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| City | San Diego, California |
| Period | 14/07/96 → 18/07/96 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-22905
