Competing power-generating technologies for the 21st century

✍ Scribed by G.K. Troost

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 463 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0378-7753
• DOI: 10.1016/0378-7753(93)01811-u

✦ Synopsis

Several new and advanced power-generating systems are presently being developed, e.g., fuel cells, advanced heat pumps, high-performance gas turbines. An analysis of these systems is presented and is based on projections of comparative studies and relevant trends. For advanced systems, a trade-off between efficiency gain and projected development cost is crucial. Projections for market conditions in the 21st century and, in particular, environmental issues are made in order to assess market-entry opportunities. Results from various case studies indicate challenging opportunities in process and metallurgical industries; several process-integrated configurations are being studied.