BTOLA Indirectly fired gas turbine technology
Technology Overview
BTOLA converts existing proven gas turbines to indirectly fired gas turbine engines allowing them to run on Biomass, waste products and other fuels lowering fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
This is accomplished by
- Removing existing combustion chamber
- Installing BTOLA combustion chamber
- Installing BTOLA start-up combustor
- Installing BTOLA heat exchangers
- Utilizing BTOLA heat recovery
- Installing BTOLA control system
Cleaner Fuel Options
The gas turbine has been tested and achieved excellent results with these alternative fuels.
- Waste Biomass
- BTOLA high yield biomass
- Macadamia nut shell
- Garbage (paper and plastic)
- Woodchips
- Dirty waste oils
- Waste greases (grease trap)
- Feedlot cow manure
- Low grade coal
Why ?
Because the BTOLA solution is up to 70% cheaper to purchase, install and operate.
Capital Cost – Purchase and Installation costs over competing technology to utilize cheaper fuels
BTOLA IFGT $2-3/Watt
Gasification and turbine or IC engine $7 /Watt
Boiler and steam turbine $6/Watt
Operating Costs
Regular Gas Turbine Fuels BTOLA IFGT Fuels
Kerosene $25/ GJ Waste Biomass $-2 - 0 / GJ (disposal cost avoidance)
Diesel $30/GJ Energy crop Biomass $2 / GJ
Natural Gas $7/GJ Coal $ 10-20 / GJ
LPG $20 / GJ Municipal Waste $ - 2/GJ (disposal cost avoidance)
Environmental
- Lowers CAPEX for small scale greenhouse neutral fuels encouraging proliferation of such systems
- Hi combustion temps allow for the destruction of Noxious chemicals
- Encourages distributed energy, lowering grid losses and greenhouse gases
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