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Power Generation
Turbines
Install a Microturbine
It has an electric conversion of 25-30%, but with heat recovery it has an efficiency of 65-70%.
They have low emissions and are easy to get permits for
A microturbine can generate 30-250 kW of electricity
They require a fuel pressure of over 50 psig
Install a Gas Turbine
A facility that is over 3,000 kW and uses digester and landfill fuel would benefit from a gas turbine
Electricity conversion efficiency is 30-38%, but with heat recovery it has an efficiency of 70-80%.
They require a fuel pressure of over 200 psig
Engine and Fuel
Install Internal Combustion Engines
They produce low amount of NOX emissions
The electric conversion is 25-30%, but after heat recovery it is 70-80%
Requires a fuel pressure of less than 2 psig
Convert to Power Cells for Power Generation
Capable of producing energy without combustion
Highly efficient and produce emissions that are negligible
The electric conversion is 35-50%, but after heat recovery it is 70-80%
Install Sterling Engines
New technoogy that is being created for wastewater cogeneration
Work similar to a boiler where it is reciprocating engines with external combustion
Low production of emissions
Requires a fuel pressure of less than 1 psig