Novel Turbine for the Optimisation of Landfill Gas in Electricity Generation

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This project proposes the development of a novel micro-turbine for the optimisation of LFG in electricitygeneration. The project result will have direct application across all UK landfill sites producing > 80m3/hour(~2000sites), has strong export potential to the EU, and application in developing countries depending on theavailable infrastructure. Intelligent Power Generation Ltd (IPG) will develop and test at lab scale a novel 300kWcross flow turbine. By utilising a novel ceramic turbine design IPG will overcome the limitations of currentInternal Combustion Engines, used by all active UK LFG energy projects, which are unable to combust LFG atlow volumes <245m3/hour OR low methane content <30% and have a low efficiency of just 25% when methanecontent is <40%. By replacing ICE’s with the XFT there will be a 63% increase in electricity generated from thesame volume of LFG thus improving UK energy security. Currently just 456 of the ~22,000 UK landfill sites areproducing electricity, by extending the operational life of projects the novel turbine produced will enable manyclosed sites with a low LFG yield to be brought back online =>providing access to an untapped energy source.