The possibility to directly use solid biomass collected in the plant neighbourhoods might be the key towards the success of small plants against other solutions which need large sizes and/or complex fuel processing treatments. During the last years the University of Pisa, jointly with TEP srl , has designed, built and tested an externally fired micro gas turbine (EFMGT) adopting a Turbec T100 microturbine. Some units, each supplying 75kW of electricity from the direct use of solid biomasses, as well as useful heat for local thermal users, have been sold to industrial users and some more orders have been recently placed. The paper presents the details of the plant and shows the experience from the operation of some installations which are currently running in various conditions and discusses the results achieved.
Externally fired micro gas turbine (75kWe) for combined heat and power generation from solid biomass: concept, efficiency, cost, and experiences from pilot and commercial plants in Italy
BARSALI, STEFANO;LUDOVICI, GIULIA
2010-01-01
Abstract
The possibility to directly use solid biomass collected in the plant neighbourhoods might be the key towards the success of small plants against other solutions which need large sizes and/or complex fuel processing treatments. During the last years the University of Pisa, jointly with TEP srl , has designed, built and tested an externally fired micro gas turbine (EFMGT) adopting a Turbec T100 microturbine. Some units, each supplying 75kW of electricity from the direct use of solid biomasses, as well as useful heat for local thermal users, have been sold to industrial users and some more orders have been recently placed. The paper presents the details of the plant and shows the experience from the operation of some installations which are currently running in various conditions and discusses the results achieved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.