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NNE5-2001-00363
Multi Fuel Operated Integrated Clean Energy Process: Thermal Desorption Recycle-Reduce-Reuse Technology |
| Type of Project | Shared cost |
| Contract No | NNE5-2001-00363 |
| Total Cost | |
| EC Contribution | |
| Start Date | 01-08-2002 |
| Duration | 36 Months |
| Scientific Officer | José Riesgo Villanueva |
Introduction
This project involves a new clean solid multi fuel energy technology that will provide new technical, environmental and cost reduction benefits and sustainable opportunities to target kyoto protocol objectives for near zero emission.
Objective
The 'Multi Fuel' process provides pretreatment of carboniferous materials by low temperature carbonization, using a horizontal rotary kiln, to produce clean fuel for power plants. The Hazardous Air Pollutants "HAP", (Sulphur, Chlorine, Mercury) are difficult to control at power plants. Presently, the varying quality of fuel feed creates increased GHG (greenhouse gases), boiler corrosion and cost. Large volumes of contaminated by-products are produced with low reuse alternatives. Traditional off-gas treatment technologies have reached their technical and cost efficiency limits and new solutions are required.
The aim is to develop an energy conversion process at least three percent more efficient, remove HAPs efficiently, reduce GHG emission, reduce production cost, recycle sulphur, increase feed flexibility and expand use of renewable biomass. This will result in the production of safer, less costly, clean energy.
Activities
The Multi Fuel project is divided into four workpackages:.
The feed is carbonized in vacuum to remove HAP such as sulphur, mercury and chlorine. During the thermal treatment volatile components are removed. The resulting clean Coal is re-impregnated with waste vegetable oils, reintroducing clean volatile content. The clean fuel is introduced into the power plant. This provides effective elimination of the HAP, sustainable environmental solution for Green House Gas emissions, improved burning efficiency, reduced boiler corrosion and total energy production cost savings.
Expected results and Exploitation Plans:
The expected results from the development are a new generation proven pretreatment technology to be utilized for link and/or add-on to small and medium sized solid fuel power plants. This will result in effective retrofit or re-powering of existing plants, safeguarding continued energy production under the Kyoto Protocol and relevant EU / US environmental requirements.
The exploitation plans of the end results are directed from applied research towards industrial utilization. The project has a strategic impact on the development of scientific-technical management of clean coal technology based on multi fuel application of coal, renewable biomass and waste vegetable oil.
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