DocumentCode :
1869330
Title :
Competitiveness of a natural gas microturbine
Author :
Singh, Sushil ; Srinivasan, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Brunswick-Fredericton, Fredericton, NB, Canada
fYear :
2012
fDate :
April 29 2012-May 2 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
The potential of distributive technologies in meeting future energy demand and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are enormous. However, improvements in efficiency and a reduction in capital cost are essential for them to be competitive against conventional energy sources. Natural gas microturbines are an example of distributive technologies that are growing in popularity among commercial and industrial energy consumers. This paper analyzes the cost of energy produced by a natural gas microturbine compared to electrical energy purchased from the existing electrical grid. It also assesses the cost effectiveness of using a natural gas microturbine as a combined heat and power system on a small chemical manufacturing company in Atlantic Canada.
Keywords :
air pollution control; cogeneration; costing; gas turbine power stations; power generation economics; power grids; Atlantic Canada; capital cost reduction; chemical manufacturing company; combined heat and power system; commercial energy consumers; distributive technologies; electrical grid; energy demand; energy sources; greenhouse gas emission reduction; industrial energy consumers; natural gas microturbine; Cogeneration; Energy consumption; Fuels; Heat recovery; Natural gas; Resistance heating;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2012 25th IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
ISSN :
0840-7789
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1431-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0840-7789
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2012.6334969
Filename :
6334969
Link To Document :
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