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Carbon Neutral Energy from Waste Gasification

Carbon Neutral Energy from Waste Gasification. Presented by Allen Medearis and Trip Dacus April 14, 2010 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Outline. Gasification UTC Natural Gas Replacement Design -Background -Material and Energy Balance -Cost Analysis -Conclusions

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Carbon Neutral Energy from Waste Gasification

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  1. Carbon Neutral Energy from Waste Gasification Presented by Allen Medearis and Trip Dacus April 14, 2010 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  2. Outline Gasification UTC Natural Gas Replacement Design -Background-Material and Energy Balance-Cost Analysis -Conclusions Garbage Gasification Design-Basis -ChemCAD -Material Balance -Power Production -Economic Analysis -Conclusion

  3. Gasification Waste Syngas Gasifier Extracting Energy From Organic Materials Converts Carbonaceous Material Into Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Uses High Temperatures (>700°C) and Controlled Oxygen Content Result is Syngas (CO and H2)

  4. Replacing UTC’s Natural Gas Usage • Use Wood and Paper • Gasify to Make Fuel to Use in Furnaces • Replace UTC’s Natural Gas Usage +20% with Syngas • Assumptions -Wood and Paper Are Viewed as Cellulose- Syngas Can Be Sufficiently Burned to Power the Furnaces

  5. UTC CO2 Footprint

  6. Process Flow Diagram

  7. Material and Energy Balance ResultsReplacing 120% of Natural Gas Usage • Material Composition of Feed - 70% Cellulose - 20% Water - 10 % Ash • Feed Stream: 22.7 Tons/Day of Wood and Paper • Exit Stream: 17 Tons/Day of Syngas

  8. Cost Analysis Capital Costs-Grinder $60,000-Cleaner $350,000-Gasifier $330,000 Lang Factor (3.63) Labor Cost $300,000/year Annual Power Cost $10,000/year

  9. Cost Analysis (cont’d) Total Capital Cost: $2.7 Million Time to Payoff: 3.6 Years Total Savings Per Year: $770,000

  10. Conclusions About UTC Design Great Way for University to Save Money Fast Payoff Reduces Carbon Footprint of University Recommend University Fund Further Research

  11. Outline Gasification UTC Natural Gas Replacement Design -Background-Material and Energy Balances -Cost Analysis -Conclusions Garbage Gasification Design-Basis -ChemCAD -Material Balance -Power Production -Economic Analysis -Conclusion

  12. Introduction • Gasify Chattanooga Waste for Production of Syngas • Burn Syngas in Combined Cycle Gas Turbine for Power Production Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Waste Syngas Electricity Gasifier

  13. Basis - Assumptions • 4.4 lbs of trash per person per day • Chattanooga population - 300,000 • Use existing trash collection infrastructure

  14. Basis - Representative Chattanooga Trash Output – 660 tons/day of trash

  15. Plant Design Schematic Combustion Turbine Air Filter Waste Power Gasifier Ash/Slag Grinder Exhaust Air Power Steam Turbine Condenser

  16. Material Balance Non-Fossil CO2 980 tons/day Waste, 660 tons/day H2O 340 tons/day RPM Gasifier System N2 2350 tons/day Air, 3080 tons/day Ash/Slag 70 tons/day

  17. Power Generation

  18. Capital Cost Analysis Capital Cost of Equipment = $27M

  19. Capital Cost Analysis CTM – Capital cost of the plant Cp,i – Purchased cost for major equipment units FLang – Lang Factor (3.63 for solid-fluid processing) Total Capital Cost = $120 M

  20. Economic Analysis • Displaced Expenses • 74MW sold at $0.05 per kW·hr = $31M • Expenses • 10% of electricity for plant usage = $3M • 10 employees at $100,000 per year = $1M Net Income = $27M

  21. Cash Flow Diagram 4 ¼ Years to pay off capital investment

  22. Recommendation Based on this design, we recommend that the city should fund a detailed design study

  23. Thank you for listening! Are there any questions?

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