Project Overview

Demonstration: First Step / Oxygen-blown IGCC

Coal is gasified in the gasifier to generate syngas with carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H₂) being the main components. After this, the heat of the syngas is recovered in a syngas cooler and a gas clean-up unit removes impurities and sulfur from the syngas. Next, the syngas is combusted in the gas turbine combustor to drive the gas turbine. The combustion exhaust gas in the gas turbine is emitted from the stack after having its heat recovered by the heat recovery steam generator. Meanwhile, the steam turbine is driven by steam generated in the syngas cooler and the heat recovery steam generator.The combined cycle is then driven by this gas turbine and steam turbine. This makes it possible to achieve power generation efficiency beyond that of conventional pulverized coal-fired power generation.

Demonstration Facility / Schematic Flow

Demonstration Schedule

Achievement in the first step demonstration

Highly efficiency with high "adjustment capability“
Oxygen-blown IGCC can serve as both a base-load power supply
and an adjustment power supply

Complete All target items of demonstration test !!

<Primary results>

• We obtained forecast achieving a net thermal efficiency of approximately 46% on a commercial plant, and could expect to cut CO₂ emissions by approximately 15% compared to the current maximum efficiency pulverized coal power generation （USC）.
• We achieved a load change rate that significantly exceeds that of conventional pulverized coal power generation, and verified a high "adjustment capability" that can even support the sudden output fluctuations of renewable energy.
• We confirmed stable plant operation using coal of different types, from sub-bituminous coal to bituminous coal.