CCGT¤
Introduction¤
Combined cycle gas turbines are a type of power plant designed to maximise the power generation from a given fuel, usually natural gas, by combining two cycles. The first cycle is a conventional Brayton cycle (gas turbine), in which natural gas is burnt in the presence of compressed air, generating hot gases. Those are expanded to near-atmospheric pressure, but their temperature at the turbine outlet can be as high as 600°C. In other words, a significant amount of energy is wasted to the environment as thermal losses, and the concept of a combined cycle is to implement a second cycle, normally a steam Rankine cycle, to convert part of this waste heat of the flue gases into electricity. The Brayton cycle is termed the topping cycle, while the Rankine cycle is termed the bottoming cycle.
ES Model Parameters¤
All the parameters concerning the CCGT are listed in the table below.
| entry_key | value | unit | sets | source_reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2_A (layer) | 0.314285 | kt/GWh | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| ELECTRICITY_HV (layer) | 1 | - | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| NG_HP (layer) | -1.5873 | - | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| c_inv | 824 | MCHF/GW | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| c_inv | 978 | USD/kW | CAN | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" |
| c_inv | 1058 | USD/kW | CAN | Lorenczik, Stefan; Keppler, Jan Horst, (2020): "Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020 – Analysis" |
| c_maint | 11 | USD/kW/yr | CAN | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" |
| c_maint | 21.1 | MCHF/GW/yr | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| c_maint | 51.82 | USD/kW/yr | CAN | Lorenczik, Stefan; Keppler, Jan Horst, (2020): "Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020 – Analysis" |
| c_p | 0.45 | - | CAN | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" |
| c_p | 0.85 | - | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| gwp_constr | 183.79 | kgCO2/kW | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| lifetime | 25 | y | ROW | Cavalcante, Thomas, (2017): "Combined-Cycle Plant Life Assessment" |
| lifetime | 25 | y | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| ref_size | 0.3 | GW | CAN | Garrett, Russ, (2023): "Canada Power Plants - Open Infrastructure Map ⧉" |
| ref_size | 0.5 | GW | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
| ref_size | 0.7 | GW | CAN | Hughes, David, (2018): "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" |
| trl | 9 | - | CAN | Lorenczik, Stefan; Keppler, Jan Horst, (2020): "Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020 – Analysis" |
| trl | 9 | - | CHE | Moret, Stefano, (2017): "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |
References¤
| Data Sources |
|---|
| Cavalcante, Thomas. (2017). "Combined-Cycle Plant Life Assessment" |
| Garrett, Russ. (2023). "Canada Power Plants - Open Infrastructure Map ⧉". Open Infrastructure Map |
| Hughes, David. (2018). "Canada's Energy Outlook: Current Realities and Implications for a Carbon-Constrained Future" |
| Lorenczik, Stefan; Keppler, Jan Horst. (2020). "Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020 – Analysis" |
| Moret, Stefano. (2017). "Strategic Energy Planning under Uncertainty" |