Dresser-Rand has supplied a Guascor gas engine for use in an advanced gasification bioenergy plant at Lockheed Martin’s Owego, NY, facility.
The 250 KW power generation system “represents the first demonstration of Lockheed Martin’s waste-to-energy technology” Dresser-Rand said.
The advanced gasification system will use Concord Blue technology to gasify wood chips or municipal solid waste, converting the organic waste into fuel for the Guascor SGFLD240 gas engine. The engine in turn produces electricity that is used to offset energy costs. Heat is recovered from the engine to assist in drying the feedstock – wood chips and municipal solid waste – for the gasifier.
“The Guascor gas engine was chosen because of its reliability in handling hydrogen-based fuel that will be created from waste material into clean, renewable energy” Dresser-Rand said.
Its “ability to operate on a diverse range of fuels makes it a perfect fit for this innovative project,” commented Chris Nagle, head of the engine business for North America at the Dresser-Rand business.
“Lockheed Martin is at the forefront of an exciting trend, as more and more industrial and institutional energy consumers seek to produce their own power – transitioning to systems that help save money and reduce emissions while addressing the world’s waste disposal problems” he added.
Dresser-Rand Guascor engines “help manufacturers, universities, hospitals and institutions optimize the energy potential of their facilities by combining heating with on-site power production” the company explained, adding that “by generating electricity on site and recovering heat that would typically be wasted in a conventional power plant, users benefit from increased energy efficiency and reduced energy costs and carbon emissions.
The Lockheed Martin waste to energy initiative “serves as an example of a distributed energy system (DES), which encompasses a diverse array of generation, storage, energy monitoring and control solutions” it said.