Advancing IGCC - NEW REPORTS BY EPRI AND MIT CONTRIBUTE TO IGCC DEVELOPMENT

摘要

Two recent reports - one by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) representing utilities and the other by the faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - highlight the challenges in adopting Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology. While the EPRI pre-design specifications help to standardize IGCC plant design, the MIT report cautions that IGCC without carbon capture capabilities is not a feasible option. The university report calls for U.S. government support for building "first mover" IGCC plants that capture carbon (see www.turbomachinery-mag.com archives for full report).