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DE2005860870

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Soot, P. M.; Jesse, D. R.; Smith, M. E.
Page Count	106
Abstract	An integrated system to utilize the waste coal mine methane (CMM) at the Federal No. 2 Coal Mine in West Virginia was designed and built. The system includes power generation, using internal combustion engines, along with gas processing equipment to upgrade sub-quality waste methane to pipeline quality standards. The power generation has a nominal capacity of 1,200 kw and the gas processing system can treat about 1 million cubic feet per day (1 MMCFD) of gas. The gas processing is based on the Northwest Fuel Development, Inc. (NW Fuel) proprietary continuous pressure swing adsorption (CPSA) process that can remove nitrogen from CMM streams. The two major components of the integrated system are synergistic. The byproduct gas stream from the gas processing equipment can be used as fuel for the power generating equipment. In return, the power generating equipment provides the nominal power requirements of the gas processing equipment.
Keywords	Coal mines Power generation Waste product utilization Methane Natural resources Emissions Economic analysis Technology
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Northwest Fuel Development, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200612

Integrated Power Generation Systems for Coal Mine Waste Methane Utilization. Phase III Final Report, April 25 - October 4, 2004.

Integrated Power Generation Systems for Coal Mine Waste Methane Utilization. Phase III Final Report, April 25 - October 4, 2004.
DE2005860870

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Soot, P. M.; Jesse, D. R.; Smith, M. E.
Page Count	106
Abstract	An integrated system to utilize the waste coal mine methane (CMM) at the Federal No. 2 Coal Mine in West Virginia was designed and built. The system includes power generation, using internal combustion engines, along with gas processing equipment to upgrade sub-quality waste methane to pipeline quality standards. The power generation has a nominal capacity of 1,200 kw and the gas processing system can treat about 1 million cubic feet per day (1 MMCFD) of gas. The gas processing is based on the Northwest Fuel Development, Inc. (NW Fuel) proprietary continuous pressure swing adsorption (CPSA) process that can remove nitrogen from CMM streams. The two major components of the integrated system are synergistic. The byproduct gas stream from the gas processing equipment can be used as fuel for the power generating equipment. In return, the power generating equipment provides the nominal power requirements of the gas processing equipment.
Keywords	Coal mines Power generation Waste product utilization Methane Natural resources Emissions Economic analysis Technology
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Northwest Fuel Development, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200612