Electricity Generation by Green Energy Sources
Mowffaq Oreijah; Hosam Faqeha; Moaz Al-Lehaibi; Kamel Guedri; Sina Hassanlue
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Distributed electricity generation has been a long-standing focus for researchers and policymakers. With the global rise in electricity demand, various generation methods such as solar, wind, fuel cells, and internal combustion engines—are being implemented, each with distinct advantages and drawbacks. ...
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Distributed electricity generation has been a long-standing focus for researchers and policymakers. With the global rise in electricity demand, various generation methods such as solar, wind, fuel cells, and internal combustion engines—are being implemented, each with distinct advantages and drawbacks. Micro gas turbines have emerged as a viable candidate for a reliable, cost-effective, and accessible energy production system. To enhance overall system efficiency, the heat produced from fuel combustion in these turbines can also be used to generate hot water. This study investigates micro gas turbines fueled by biogas, analyzing the effects of several critical parameters: Turbine Inlet Temperature (TIT), Compressor Pressure Ratio (CPR), and recuperator effectiveness within the cycle. The thermodynamic modeling uses the thermally perfect gas model and was conducted in EES (Engineering Equation Solver), with a selected commercial gas microturbine used for validation. Variable fluid thermodynamic properties are accounted for based on temperature, providing accuracy under diverse operational scenarios. It is found that to achieve the maximum overall efficiency, there is an optimal value for the CPR while it increases with increment in the TIT and recuperator effectiveness.
W. Rahimy; Gh. J. Laame; E. Acikkalp; S. Yerel Kandemir
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Due to the increasing population growth and energy need, interest in renewable energy sources has increased in recent years. Biogas is one of the sustainable energy resources in the world. In cattle, ovine, and poultry farming, a large amount of fertilizer is produced in Afghanistan. These wastes are ...
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Due to the increasing population growth and energy need, interest in renewable energy sources has increased in recent years. Biogas is one of the sustainable energy resources in the world. In cattle, ovine, and poultry farming, a large amount of fertilizer is produced in Afghanistan. These wastes are a big problem for businesses, and their evaluation is of great importance. One of the ways to utilize wastes is biogas production. In this study, the annual biogas and total annual heat value potential of Afghanistan, depending on the number of animals, were determined. As a result, Afghanistan's biogas potential between 2010 and 2017 is between 1172355870 m3/y and 1282692614 m3/y. It has been determined that the total annual heat value potential is between 29117122340 MJ / y and 26612478246 MJ /y. As a result, it was seen in this study that the widespread use of biogas in Afghanistan is of great importance in terms of both waste disposal and energy production
Fuel Cells
M. Beigzadeh; F. Pourfayaz; S.M. Pourkiaei
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The use of green buildings is increasing these days and many activities in order to improve the efficiency of this type of constructions have been done by the advancement of technology. Fuel cells are one of equipment which have been used to generate power and heat for residential buildings in recent ...
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The use of green buildings is increasing these days and many activities in order to improve the efficiency of this type of constructions have been done by the advancement of technology. Fuel cells are one of equipment which have been used to generate power and heat for residential buildings in recent years. For this purpose, a building in a cold region has been studied. In this study, the fuel of the fuel cell is provided from renewable fuel reforming, which is fermentation of waste and wastewater. First, a SOFC modeling has been carried out which is fed by biogas from a building waste. The modeling results of renewable-fuel fuel cell of this building have showed that 72% of electricity and 13% of the required heating could be provided using its wastes. All in all, by using biogas which has been produced from building waste, most required power and a part of required hot water could be provided and the environmental pollution is reduced by utilizing waste and trash. This will utilize all waste of the building for biofuels production and also provides major of the electricity and heating demand of the building.