Novel Turbine for the Optimisation of Landfill Gas in Electricity Generation

该项目提出了一种新型的微型涡轮机的开发，用于优化LFG发电。该项目成果将直接应用于英国所有垃圾填埋场，产量> 80立方米/小时（约2000个场地），具有向欧盟出口的强大潜力，并根据现有基础设施在发展中国家应用。智能发电有限公司（IPG）将在实验室规模开发和测试一种新型的300千瓦横流涡轮机。通过采用一种新型陶瓷涡轮机设计，IPG将克服目前英国所有活跃的LFG能源项目所使用的内燃机的局限性，这些内燃机无法在低体积下燃烧LFG <245 m3/h或低甲烷含量<30%，并且当甲烷含量<40%时，效率仅为25%。通过用XFT取代ICE，同样数量的LFG将增加63%的发电量，从而提高英国的能源安全。目前，英国约22,000个垃圾填埋场中只有456个在发电，通过延长项目的运行寿命，生产的新型涡轮机将使许多低LFG产量的封闭场地恢复在线=>提供未开发的能源。

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.