RENEWABLE FUEL POWERED MICRO GAS TURBINE AND HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SYSTEMS
Latvia fuel storage system
Latvia has a unique, concentrated geological structure, which allows to create natural gas storages at least in 11 locations, with a total capacity of up to 50 billion cubic meters. [pdf]FAQS about Latvia fuel storage system
Does Latvia need liquefied natural gas?
For natural gas, Latvia will become heavily reliant on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply as well as (soon to be expanded) gas storage. Meanwhile, Latvia will remain fully dependent on oil imports, and will have to manage supply diversification efforts (without Russian supply) accordingly. Latvia 2024 - Analysis and key findings.
Can Latvia import natural gas from Russia?
From 1 January 2023 Latvia banned the import of natural gas from Russia. The replacement comes from connections to LNG terminals, the Klaipėda LNG terminal in Lithuania, and from 2024 the recently-opened Inkoo LNG terminal in Finland. JSC Conexus Baltic Grid is the natural gas transmission system operator in Latvia.
Which energy sources are used in Latvia?
Latvia has underground gas storage facilities at the Inčukalns UGS, with a capacity of 4.47 billion m 3. Natural gas companies include Latvijas Gāze. Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. Almost half of the electricity used in the country is provided by renewable energy sources.
How will Latvia synchronise with the European Grid?
In electricity, Latvia will need to move forward with efforts to synchronise with the European grid on an accelerated timeline. For natural gas, Latvia will become heavily reliant on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply as well as (soon to be expanded) gas storage.
How has Latvia managed to unlink its energy dependency from Russia?
Overall, Latvia has made considerable progress in unlinking its energy dependency from Russian imports in a short period of time, including by imposing bans on the import of electricity and natural gas from Russia in 2023. The government is also changing its storage model for oil reserves to further fortify its oil security.
Can Latvia achieve energy savings by renovating its building stock?
Latvia could achieve considerable energy savings by renovating its building stock. Latvia holds considerable potential to accelerate energy efficiency outcomes in the buildings sector, which will go a long way toward meeting climate targets and lowering energy bills.
Greenland ultra micro turbine
A microturbine (MT) is a small with similar cycles and components to a heavy gas turbine. The MT power-to-weight ratio is better than a heavy gas turbine because the reduction of turbine diameters causes an increase in shaft rotational speed. Heavy gas turbine generators are too large and too expensive for distributed power applications, so MTs are developed for small-scale power like electrical power generation alone or as combined cooling, heating, and power (. [pdf]FAQS about Greenland ultra micro turbine
What is a micro gas turbine?
An interesting evolution of natural gas micro turbines consists on the external combustion micro gas turbines (Externally Fired Micro Gas Turbine, EFMGT) that, although still being in the development phase, could ensure the typical advantages of the gas turbines technology, together with the exploitation of a "carbon neutral" fuel.
Which company makes ultra-small gas turbines?
Furthermore, the technology of ultra-small gas turbines is presented in . Ansaldo Energia and Capstone are one of the world's leading manufacturers of micro gas turbines.
Will micro gas turbine technology come from aircraft UAV engine?
Currently, the micro gas turbine development resources may well be largest in the military sector. Therefore, also future ground based MGT technology may well come from the aircraft UAV engine, similar to the current aero-derivative industrial gas turbines.
What is the difference between a large and micro gas turbine?
Large gas turbine typically measure around 10x3x3 m3 and electrical outputs ranging from 2 to 500 MW whereas micro gas turbine dimensions are around 3x1x2 m3 and power outputs below 1 MW. Micro gas turbines operate at significantly higher revolutions.
What is the system layout for commercial micro gas turbines?
Currently, the system layout for commercial micro gas turbines with the largest number of machines is based on a recuperated Brayton cycle. Regarding innovative MGT applications, especially for the integration of renewable energy sources with MGT, different possible component integration activities are under development.
What is the European turbine Network (ETN)?
The European Turbine Network (ETN) refers to a system-based definition for micro gas turbines, whereby MGT are small gas turbines combined with a high speed generator.
