ThermoEnergy Integrated Power System

How TIPS Is Different from other Power Technologies?

TIPS differs from traditional oxy-fuel approach by pressurizing the entire combustion system. This increased system pressure enables the use of gas-to-liquid steam-hydro scrubbing to collect and remove priority and toxic pollutants including NOx, SOx, mercury, particulates and CO2.  These pollutants are then recovered via direct condensation and can be sold as commodity products. That makes industrial applications more efficient and cost-effective.

Simple = More Reliable, Less Expensive

The TIPS system is more reliable than conventional approaches like the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) process. Its simpler approach to power generation contains fewer unit operations and is intrinsically more reliable. TIPS and IGCC are similar for a new large utility plants (excluding CO2 capture) using high-rank coal as a fuel. However, projections indicate TIPS will be far superior economically for all other methods. And when CO2 is added as a condition, IGCC cannot match TIPS economic performance in any category.

Investing in a Workable Solution

The US government recently authorized $2.3 million for TIPS research and development. ThermoEnergy is currently working with its grant collaborators to use this money to expedite the development of the technology. Our goals are to:

• Partner with a key industry participant
• Build a prototype facility
• Commercialize the TIPS process

For more information about our TIPS process, read this presentation from the Clearwater Clean Coal Conference  or click on the reports and articles below:

 

CANMET Newsletter

 

 

CANMET Report on TIPS

 

 

 

 

Distributed Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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