Clean Coal Technology Program Kentucky Pioneer Energy IGCC Demonstration Project |
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LOCATION Trapp, Clark County, KY |
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PROJECT OBJECTIVE To demonstrate and assess the reliability, availability, and maintainability of a utility-scale IGCC system using high-sulfur bituminous coal and municipal solid waste blend in an oxygen-blown, fixed-bed, slagging gasifier and the operability of a molten carbonate fuel cell fueled by coal gas. TECHNOLOGY/PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT STATUS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS In November
1999, Kentucky Pioneer Energy (KPE), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Global Energy USA, officially became the Participant for the project.
A new host site at East Kentucky Power Cooperative's Smith site in
Clark County, Kentucky was established.
With the establishment of the new site the permitting and NEPA
process began. The EIV was
submitted in March 2000, and the public hearing was conducted in May 2000.
The draft EIS is scheduled to be issued in July 2001 with the
Record of Decision being finalized in November 2001.
On 24 May 2001, FERC confirmed KPE as an exempt Wholesale Generator
and on 7 June 2001, the Kentucky Division of Air Quality issued the Air
Quality Permit. Also, the
Kentucky Public Service commission issued a Declaratory Order of Non-
Jurisdiction during this time. Sources
of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) have been identified and preliminary
agreements have been reached to supply MSW.
Preliminary engineering to better finalize the cost has been
completed. Closure on financing the project will occur upon completion
of the NEPA process. Final
design and construction should begin early 2002. Commercial Applications The heat
rate of the IGCC demonstration facility is projected to be 8,560 Btu/kWh
(40% efficiency) and the commercial embodiment of the system has a
projected heat rate of 8,035 Btu/kWh (42.5% efficiency). The commercial
version of the molten carbonate fuel cell fueled by a BGL gasifier is
anticipated to have a heat rate of 7,379 Btu/kWh (46.2% efficiency). These
efficiencies represent greater than 20% reduction in emissions of CO2 when
compared to a conventional pulverized coal plant equipped with a scrubber.
SO2 emissions from the IGCC system are expected to be less than 0.1 lb/106
Btu (99% reduction), and NOx emissions less than 0.15 lb/106 Btu (90%
reduction). Also, the
slagging characteristic of the gasifier produces a nonleaching, glass-like
slag that can be marketed as a usable byproduct. Contacts |
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