Abstract
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion is raising new interest in using renewable biomass for energy. Modest-scale cogeneration systems using air-blown gasifiers coupled to aeroderivative gas turbines are expected to have high efficiencies and low unit capital costs. making them well-suited for use with biomass. Biomass-gasifier/gas-turbine (BIG/GT) technology is not commercial, but efforts aimed at near-term commercialization are ongoing worldwide. Estimated performance and cost and prospects for commercial development of two BIG/GT systems are described, one using solid biomass fuel (e.g. wood chips), the other using kraft black liquor. At projected growth rates for kraft pulp production, the associated biomass residue fuels could support up to 100 GW of BIG/GT capacity at kraft pulp mills worldwide in 2020.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Event | International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition - Orlando, FL, USA Duration: Jun 3 1991 → Jun 6 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering