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Evaluation of Opportunities for Converting Indigenous UK Wastes <strong>to</strong> Wastes and Energy<br />
AEA/ED45551/Issue 1<br />
Figure 20 Gasifier used at Lahti<br />
Bioflow, Värnamo, Sweden<br />
Bioflow Ltd (a joint venture of Foster Wheeler and Sydkraft) has operated a demonstration plant<br />
producing approx. 6 MWe and 9 MWth for district heating. This plant has been operated using a variety<br />
of fuels, including RDF, but it is likely that <strong>the</strong> system will be targeted at biomass fuels. It is included here<br />
as an example of <strong>the</strong> concept of integrating gasification with combined cycle power generation <strong>to</strong> achieve<br />
higher electrical conversion efficiencies.<br />
The operating temperature of <strong>the</strong> gasifier is 950-1000°C at an approximate pressure of 20-22 bar. The<br />
gasifier system is based on <strong>the</strong> CFB principle (see Figure 20) with integrated cyclone and cyclone return<br />
leg. The three parts (gasifier, cyclone, cyclone return leg) are <strong>to</strong>tally refrac<strong>to</strong>ry lined. Following <strong>the</strong><br />
cyclone, <strong>the</strong> fuel-gas produced is led <strong>to</strong> a cooler and a hot gas filter. The gas cooler is of a fire tube<br />
design and cools <strong>the</strong> gas <strong>to</strong> a temperature of approximately 350°C prior <strong>to</strong> entering <strong>the</strong> filter. Following<br />
<strong>the</strong> filter <strong>the</strong> fuel-gas is burned in <strong>the</strong> combustion chambers of a single shaft industrial turbine (Als<strong>to</strong>m<br />
Typhoon). The hot flue gas from <strong>the</strong> gas turbine is ducted <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> heat recovery steam genera<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
This process has <strong>the</strong> potential <strong>to</strong> deliver <strong>the</strong> highest electrical efficiency of all <strong>the</strong> options described here<br />
(40%). To do this however would require a suitable waste treatment plant <strong>to</strong> remove and recycle plastics<br />
and metals and supply a consistent fibrous fuel.<br />
SVZ Swartzepompe, Saxony, Germany<br />
This large chemical complex was built originally <strong>to</strong> convert brown coal in<strong>to</strong> a range of chemicals and fuels<br />
as part of <strong>the</strong> energy system of <strong>the</strong> former DDR (East Germany). With reunification <strong>the</strong> plant was<br />
success<strong>full</strong>y modified <strong>to</strong> accept industrial and domestic waste. In its current configuration it comprises<br />
seven fixed bed, steam/oxygen blown gasifiers operating at 25 bar and fed <strong>by</strong> a mixture of waste and<br />
coal. The complex also includes two oxygen-blown, entrained flow gasifiers that accept liquid and slurry