gas turbine generator Articles
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Combined heat and power/direct drying ceramic industry - Ceramica Sichenia - Case Study
OWNER Ceramics Sichenia LOCATION Sichenia, Italy PRODUCT Saturn 20 (1.1 MWe) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Energy Cost Reduction Ceramics Sichenia manufactures floor tiles, exterior tiles and bathroom fixtures from ceramic slurries produced at their plant nearModena, Italy. In order to reduce their operating costs at the energy-intensive factory, Ceramica Sichenia installed a 1.1 MWe Saturn 20 ...
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An appraisal method of exergy cost minimisation for co-generation systems
This study introduces an exergy cost-minimisation appraisal method for a simple gas turbine co-generation system. Optimisation of a gas turbine co-generation system of the electric output class of 17 MW is examined for a variety of turbine inlet temperatures of 950–1,300°C. An optimum value of the turbine inlet temperature exists for exergy cost minimisation and is estimated to be 1,200°C since ...
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6.3 MWe - Combined Heat and Power Plant - Michelin Reifenwerke KGaA - Case Study
OWNER Michelin Hallstadt LOCATION Hallstadt, Germany PRODUCT Taurus 65 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Reliable, Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Power In 2005, Michelin decided to expand the production at their Hallstadt plant. They were looking for a reliable, efficient and cost effective energy supply for their modern combined heal and power :CHF) plant, wh ch would prov de the complete ...
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Peaking power project - North Carolina Municipal Power Agency - Case Study
OWNER North Carolina Municipal Power Agency LOCATION Monroe, North Carolina. USA PRODUCT Titan 130 (12 MWe) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Sustainable Energy North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 (NCMPA1) provides wholesale power to 19 cities and towns in western North Carolina. During peak penods the NCMPA1 was running critically low on electric capacity, putting customers in danger of ...
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11.4 MWe - Landfill Gas Fuel Simple Cycle Power Plant Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill - Case Study
OWNER/OPERATOR Fortistar END USER Concord Energy LLC PROJECT ENGINEERING SCS Engineers CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT McCarthy & Smith, Inc. PRODUCT Two (2) 5.7 MWe Taurus 60 Gas Turbine Generator Sets CUSTOMER VALUE High Availability and Local Renewable Energy Supply The Concord Energy facility at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill in North Carolina helps fulfill a regional need for ...
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15 MWE Microgrid Controller Linked Oil Platforms - Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. India - Case Study
OWNER Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. India LOCATION Northwest of Mumbai, India PRODUCT Microgrid Controller CUSTOMER VALUE Integrated Control of Two Platforms When ONGC decided to link two existing oil platforms with a 300 meter bridge, Solar made the complex electrical connection without interrupting power for platform operations. Each platform had its own power station consisting of ...
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30 MWe - Dual Fuel Gas Combined Heat and Power Plant - Cornell University - Case Study
OWNER Cornell University PROJECT ENGINEERING GIE Niagara Engineering, Inc. PC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LeChase Construction Services PRODUCT Two (2) Titan 130 Dual-fuel Gas Turbine Generator Sets With Heat Recovery Steam Generators CUSTOMER VALUE Reliable, Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Power To improve efficiency and reduce emissions, Cornell University replaced coal-fired boilers in ...
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22.8 MWe Landfill Gas Fuel Combined Cycle Power Plant Olinda Alpha Landfill - Case Study
The Olinda Alpha Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility is among the largest projects of its kind in the United States. Located at the Orange County Waste Recovery Facility in Brea, California, it uses extracted landfill gas to power four(4)Taurus"60 combustion gas turbine generator sets, which produce electricity for sale to the City of Anaheim Public Utilities. The combined cycle system recovers ...
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110 MWE Microgrid Controller Remote Oil Field - Exxon Neftegaz Ltd. - Case Study
OWNER Exxon Neftegaz Ltd. LOCATION Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation PRODUCT Microgrid Controller CUSTOMER VALUE Reliable Control of Isolated Microgrid In the remote oil fields of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Federation, Exxon Neftegaz operates some of the longest well boreholes in the world without the benefit of a utility grid connection. A Solar® microgrid controller and seven ...
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21 MWE Microgrid Controller Remote Gas Processing Plant - Arc Resources, Ltd. - Case Study
OWNER ARC Resources. Ltd. LOCATION Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada PRODUCT Microgrid Controller CUSTOMER VALUE Grid Independence in Remote Areas ARC Resources needed a new natural gas processing plant in British Columbia, but utility power was not available in this remote area. The solution was to install a microgrid consisting of a microgrid controller and two Mars5100 gas turbine ...
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24 MWe - Natural Gas Fuel Combined Heat and Power Plant - University of Illinois Hospital - Case Study
OWNER University of Illinois Hospital PROJECT ENGINEERING EME, LLC ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION Solar Turbines Incorporated PRODUCT Three (3) Taurus 70 Natural Gas Turbine Generator Gets With Heat Recovery Boilers CUSTOMER VALUE Power Reliability, Energy Savings, Reduced Emissions, Island Mode Operation A major hospital that treats critically ill patients cannot afford power ...
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Second law analysis of an irreversible Braysson cycle
This paper demonstrates the second-law analysis of an irreversible Braysson cycle. The overall second law efficiency for the process at variable operating conditions are being derived and plotted. In addition, for further pinpointing and thorough quantification of the losses, the component-wise second law efficiencies are also derived. It had been concluded that, the second law efficiency can be ...
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10 MWe Renewable Energy Solution - Landfill Gas to Energy Project - Case Study
OWNER PEI Power Corporation PROJECT ENGINEERING Concord Engineering Group PRODUCT Two Mercury 50 Gas Turbine Generator Sets CUSTOMER VALUE Environmentally Friendly Renewable Energy Source When PEI learned that Solar Turbines had recently modified their Mercury™ 50 gas turbine to burn landfill gas, the company contacted SolarTurbines. Intrigued with theturbine's high simple cycle ...
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20 MWe electric utility combined heat and power plant - Eight Flags Energy - Case Study
OWNER OF CHP PLANT Chesapeake Utilities Corporation OWNER OF PULP AND PAPER MILL Rayonier Advanced Materials PRODUCT Titan 250 Gas Turbine Generator Set CUSTOMER VALUE Reduced Enery Costs, Reduced Emissions, Reliable Power Supply Eight Flags Energy's Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant began generating electricity and steam in July of 2016. The location of the plant on Amelia Island is on the ...
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7.5 MWe Direct Drying and Cogeneration - Tissue Industry - Case Study
OWNER Lucart Group LOCATION Province of Lucca, Italy DIRECT DRYING DESIGN AND SUPPLY Valmet PRODUCT Taurus 70 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Efficient and Sustainable Power The Lucart Castelnuovo di Garfagnana tissue mill is part of the Lucart Group, one of the first European paper and tissue producers. The mill has inaugurated its cogeneration system which is comprised of a Taurus™ 70 gas ...
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Caterpillar Aurora - 15 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois MARKET SECTOR: Manufacturing FACILITY SIZE: 4,200,000 sq. ft. NUMBER OF WORKERS: ~2,700 CHP GENERATING CAPACITY: 15 Megawatts PRIME MOVERS: Two Solar Taurus 70 turbines INLET COOLING: Wetted-media evaporative cooling for preventing loss of capacity and efficiency during hot weather FUEL: Natural Gas HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT: (2) Deltak Heat Recovery Steam ...
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11 MWe Combined Heat and Power - Food Processing Industry - Case Study
OWNER Cargill B.V LOCATION Sas Van Gent, The Netherlands PRODUCT Mars 100 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Environmental Compliance Increased Performance Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Because their processes require heavy energy use and steam for process heat, the company operates many combined heat and power (CHP) plants at their ...
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Combined Heat and Power University - York University - Case Study
OWNER York University LOCATION Toronto, Ontario, Canada PRODUCT Taurus™ 60 (5 MW) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Energy Cost Reduction The Taurus 60 gas turbine generator set and a supplementary-fired exhaust heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) cogenerate approximately 5 MW of electricity and from 11113 kg/hr (24,500 Ib/hr) (unfired) to 29 484 kg/hr (65.000 Ib/hr) of steam (with ...
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Combined Heat and Power Educational Services- University of California San Diego - Case Study
OWNER University of California San Diego LOCATION San Diego, California, USA PRODUCT Two Titan" 130 (13.5 MWe) Gas Turbines CUSTOMER VALUE Sustainable, Low Cost Energy Production In April 2001, the University of California San Diego (UCSD), one of the most prestigious medical research universities in the United States, installed a 27 MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant on their campus Two ...
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Gas Turbine Steam Generator - Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Ontario, Canada - Project
The Once Through Steam Generator installed at the Toronto Pearson Airport to make the airport self sustainable. This unit produces 75 MW of power, while the total airport consumption is 38 MW. CPF’s scope of supply included the filter house, silencer and baffles, project management and detail drawings. ...
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