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1st QUARTER 2016
F light, and CO2 to create sugars that allow them to grow. Scien-
tists around the globe are now adopting their energy-producing
behaviour. The results of a
study, just published in ACS Catalysis,
elaborate the search for such an inex-
energy on all the extra baggage it takes to grow plants, and the result is a
man-made carbon cycle that produces liquid fuel."
There's one catch. CO2 is a
very stable molecule, and enor-
mous amounts of energy are re-
pensive yet highly effective new cata- quired to get it to react. One
lyst, undertaken at Pittsburgh Uni. common way to make use of ex-
cess carbon dioxide involves re-
Speeding up the natural moving an oxygen atom and
CO2 cycle combining the remaining CO with
"We're trying to speed up the natural H2 to create methanol. However,
carbon cycle and make it more during this process part of the con-
efficient," explained Professor Karl version reactor need to heat as
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AGENDA
Journal
Publisher
Stuart Fryer
Editor
Anja Karl DECENTRALISED POWER
Tel: +44 (0)207 017 3417 Decentralised gas power needed to stabilise the grid 4
anja@gastopowerjournal.com
acing a fickle task, TSOs have to com- ing the dispatch order for black-starts – a
Tebechop 3000 DC 12kW DC-DC Converter with MCU 2500 Monitoring Unit
tems. By working at this component level, an application-specific ‘mix and match’ config-
flexibility can be achieved, offering any combi- uration. Eliminating the need for separate in-
nation of AC or DC input and AC or DC out- verter and rectifier racks allows great space-
put. For example, the Tebechop rectifier could and cost-savings.
be used to operate from a single- or three- These savings are enhanced because the in-
phase AC input to provide a DC output. These verters and rectifiers are also modular in the
rectifiers’ low-ripple, temperature-compensated more traditional sense, offering flexibility and
outputs can safely charge Lead-Acid or Ni-Cad scalability while eliminating the need for un-
batteries as well as supplying the load, allow- necessary capacity. Overall availability can
ing DC UPS functionality. easily be improved by adding an extra module
Many applications will require a protected for N+1 redundancy; further availability im-
AC as well as DC supply; if so, inverter mod- provements arise because the modules are
ules such as the Invertronic Modular can be ‘hot swappable’. This means that a failed
added to provide this capability, drawing their module can be removed and replaced with a
power either from the rectifier or, if the mains good unit without interrupting power to the
fails, the battery. Critically, these modules can system, which minimises mean time to repair
Invertronic Modular 20-120kVA
be mounted in the same rack as the rectifiers in (MTTR).
Inverter System
PRATT & WHITNEY ® AND PW4000 ™ ARE TRADEMARKS OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, USED WITH PERMISSION.
1st Quarter 2016 GPT Journal TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
7
Ansaldo Energia powers ahead with next
generation turbine designs
Research and development underway by Italian manufacturer Ansaldo Energia is set to deliver next genera-
tion turbine products with higher power output and greater flexibility, Daniela Gentile chief technology offi-
cer at Ansaldo told Gas Power Tech Quarterly.
urrent Power output [for Two key areas of research that are aiming to able the release of the next generation high per-
he upgrade, called 'Turbophase', was 7EA & GE 7FA gas turbines, Siemens & Mit- 430,000 barrels per day. The Saudi kingdom is
egulatory constraints on the use of tery energy. We’ll start with 100
he special kit allowing for the ex- ing the engine, the cost of filters is signifi-
The product range of Himoinsa keeps grow- manufacturer and the end user. "This process
ing: In July 2015, it incorporated three new makes the design phase more complicated for
”
Air inlet ducts and soundproofing panels on models of 50Hz generator sets with Scania en- the generator set manufacturer, because it in-
the air outlet have been redesigned and im- gines into its product range, namely the HSW- volves one extra aspect ... the needs of the
proved, guaranteeing “excellent performance,” 610 T5, HSW-660 T5 and HSW-705 T5 rental company and those of the end user need
according to Himoinsa. The Murcia-headquar- generators. These engines offer a better cylin- to be taken into account together," Massimo
tered OEM stressed it designed the HMW-1270 der capacity/power ratio and extend the range Brotto, business development manager told
model “to provide an outstanding performance of Himoinsa's gensets with Scania engines to Gas to Power Journal earlier.
also in extreme temperature conditions”. 700 kVA. Unique lifting points and forklift rails make
Himoinsa generator sets and lighting towers
Focus on profitable, are simple to transport. Various modes of trans-
durable equipment port can be chosen, as the Spanish manufac-
Spain's Himoinsa believes turer designs canopies to optimise load
what sets its generators capacity, both for wheeled land platforms, and
apart from the competition in 20' or 10' ISO containers.
is its design and manufac- Himoinsa manufactures rental generator
turing of transportable, sets with stage IIIA engines, with power rang-
durable and simple equip- ing from 30 to 665 kVA. Generators with
ment, and above all higher higher power and special configurations for
profitability, particularly faster ramp rates can also be manufactured on
in the 'HR rental range'. client request. Rental equipment can be used in
The rental company is a range of applications: from oil & gas, con-
not the user of the equip- struction, mining, IPP, water treatment, to tem-
ment; it rather acts as an porary stand-by for shops and events, hospitals
Himoinsa gensets in a 20-foot container intermediary between the or hotels.
21-23
JUNE 2016
MICO MILANO
MILAN, ITALY
EUROPE
F
Ultra-Clean, Efficient, Reliable Power
economical solution for separating CO2 check
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steam for tapping oil-sands in the Cana- Direct FuelCell® Canadian oil-sands opera-
power plant
dian province of Alberta. Ultra Clean tors, FuelCell Energy CEO
Power
Seeking to verify DFCs’ capabilities Usable Chip Bottone stressed, sug-
Heat
Completion of the pre-FEED project for Cen- Hydrogen
gesting the firm’s carbon
ovus, if successful, would verify the capability of capture solution “can effi-
the Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant to capture ciently and affordably con-
carbon from gas-fired generation and combus- • Metal Processing
centrate CO2, while also
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• Glass Manufacturing producing ultra-clean power
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The application is meant to separate 75% of • Material Handling that supports economics
the CO2 from the flue gas of the cogeneration from the sale of electricity.”
plant at Calgary University. Moreover, about berta Innovates-Energy Environment Solu- At a DFC plant, electricity is produced by
70% of smog producing nitrogen oxide (NOx) tions. Craig Stenhouse, manager COSIA at an electrochemical reaction which results in the
in the flue gas should be destroyed in the fuel Cenovus said the project partners are “encour- “virtual absence of pollutants such as NOx”,
cell power generation process. aged by the growing commercial adoption of the manufacturer said. The scalable nature of
Cenovus, Devon Canada and Shell support FuelCell Energy power plants,” so they seek to the solution allows for additional capture capa-
the joint industry project that also includes Al- configure them for carbon capture. bility to be added over time.
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