Low CO2-emissions hybrid solar combined-cycle power system with methane membrane reforming

Yuanyuan Li, Na Zhang and Ruixian Cai

Energy, 2013, vol. 58, issue C, 36-44

Abstract: Based on the principle of cascade utilization of multiple energy resources, a gas-steam combined cycle power system integrated with solar thermo-chemical fuel conversion and CO2 capture has been proposed and analyzed. The collected solar heat at 550 °C drives the endothermic methane reforming and is converted to the produced syngas chemical exergy, and then released as high-temperature thermal energy via combustion for power generation, achieving its high-efficiency heat-power conversion. The reforming reaction is integrated with a hydrogen separation membrane, which continuously withdraws hydrogen from the reaction zone and enables nearly full methane conversion. The CO2 enriched gas being concentrated in the retentate zone is collected and processed with pre-combustion decarbonization.

Keywords: Hybrid power system; Solar thermal energy; Membrane reformer; Thermo-chemical conversion; CO2 capture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.02.005

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