Feasibility Study of IGCC Power Plant in Bangladesh
Ashab Uddin1, Debangshu Barua2, Md. Emran Husain3, Md. Saiful Amin4
1Ashab Uddin, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
2Debangshu Barua, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
3Md. Emran Husain, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
4Md. Saiful Amin, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Manuscript received on March 05, 2014. | Revised Manuscript Received on March 09, 2014. | Manuscript published on March 18, 2014. | PP: 01-05 | Volume-1, Issue-4, March 2014. | Retrieval Number: D0142031414
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Abstract: The integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) is one of the advanced clean coal power generation systems. It could replace many of the contractual high-cost rental power plants and small Industrial Power Plants which are being currently used to supply large amount of population and thereby secure the nation’s energy supply well into the future. However, utility companies have been reluctant to make gasification a major component of their generation portfolio due to high capital costs and the lack of large-scale commercial application. To resolve some of the most pressing challenges preventing widespread implementation of IGCC technology, the government should support research and development efforts focusing on advanced gasification technologies to improve the efficiency and reduce capital costs simultaneously. IGCC technology already offers significant reductions in emissions of the major criteria air pollutants (NOx,SO2, particulate matter and CO) as compared to PC plants. It is already being considered as one of the most promising technologies in reducing the environmental consequences of generating electricity from coal.
Keywords: IGCC, Gasification, HRSG, Emission, Coal
Gasification, Environment Friendly.