Biomass to green gasoline and power

The concept of integrating chemicals and fuel production into IGCC plants is well-known. In power production, the producer is confronted with fluctuating power prices due to variations in demand. In addition, with increasing influx of renewable energy from unpredictable sources such as wind, wave and solar, co-generation offers an interesting opportunity of flexible operation to maximise the product value at any time. In this way, the producer can always fully load the gasification unit while producing the combination of products that are in highest demand and provides the best revenue. Fuel and power co-generation may also fill the needs and demands of communities in remote areas or elsewhere, where infrastructure is lacking. Topsøe’s integrated gasoline synthesis, TIGAS, offers an efficient route for the conversion of gasification-based synthesis gas into high-octane gasoline, while unconverted synthesis gas is fed to a gas turbine to produce power. By proper heat integration, superheated steam from the gasoline synthesis is applied in steam turbines making additional power.