Novel Turbine for the Optimisation of Landfill Gas in Electricity Generation

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Title
Novel Turbine for the Optimisation of Landfill Gas in Electricity Generation
CoPED ID
15c0cc6f-6505-421f-b156-c749a1c3cc5a
Status
Closed
Funders
Innovate UK
Innovate UK
Value
£411,200
Start Date
March 1, 2017
End Date
Feb. 28, 2018
Description

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This project proposes the development of a novel micro-turbine for the optimisation of LFG in electricity

generation. The project result will have direct application across all UK landfill sites producing > 80m3/hour

(~2000sites), has strong export potential to the EU, and application in developing countries depending on the

available infrastructure. Intelligent Power Generation Ltd (IPG) will develop and test at lab scale a novel 300kW

cross flow turbine. By utilising a novel ceramic turbine design IPG will overcome the limitations of current

Internal Combustion Engines, used by all active UK LFG energy projects, which are unable to combust LFG at

low volumes <245m3/hour OR low methane content <30% and have a low efficiency of just 25% when methane

content is <40%. By replacing ICE’s with the XFT there will be a 63% increase in electricity generated from the

same volume of LFG thus improving UK energy security. Currently just 456 of the ~22,000 UK landfill sites are

producing electricity, by extending the operational life of projects the novel turbine produced will enable many

closed sites with a low LFG yield to be brought back online =>providing access to an untapped energy source.

John Grainger PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Optimisation
  2. Projects
  3. Electricity
  4. Novels
  5. Production of electricity
  6. Landfills
  7. Turbines
  8. Development projects
  9. Energy efficiency
  10. Safety and security
  11. Combustion engines

Extracted key phrases
  1. Active UK LFG energy project
  2. Novel ceramic turbine design IPG
  3. Novel Turbine
  4. ~22,000 UK landfill site
  5. Electricity Generation
  6. Landfill Gas
  7. Intelligent Power Generation Ltd
  8. Project result
  9. Novel micro
  10. UK energy security
  11. Low methane content
  12. Novel 300kW
  13. Flow turbine
  14. Low lfg yield
  15. Low volume

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UKRI project entry

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