Environmentally friendly methods and systems of energy production
AssigneeFederal Express Corporation
InventorsRoy C. Knight, Rolf L. Onjukka, Patrick J. Doyle
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Abstract
A process of energy production is disclosed. The process includes integrating three or more energy production technologies such that a first byproduct of a first energy production technology is applied to a second energy production technology and a second byproduct of the second energy production technology is applied to a third energy production technology. The process also includes operating the integrated energy production technologies to produce energy such that at least a portion of the first byproduct is utilized in an operation of the second energy production technology and a portion of the second byproduct is utilized in an operation of the third energy production technology.
Claims34
A process of energy production, comprising:
- integrating three or more energy production technologies such that a first byproduct of a first energy production technology is applied to a second energy production technology and a second byproduct of the second energy production technology is applied to a third energy production technology, the first energy production technology being a power generation facility, the second energy production technology being a carbonaceous feedstock gasification facility, and the third energy production technology being a bioreactor facility;
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- operating the integrated energy production technologies to produce energy such that at least a portion of the first byproduct is utilized in an operation of the second energy production technology and a portion of the second byproduct is utilized in an operation of the third energy production technology.
A process for producing energy, comprising:
- integrating a power generation facility, a carbonaceous feedstock gasification facility, and a bioreactor facility to produce electric power, liquid fuel, and biomass;
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- utilizing a byproduct of one or more of the said facilities to assist in the production of one or more of the electric power, the liquid fuel, and the biomass.
A method of energy production, comprising:
- producing a first energy and first byproducts in a first energy production technology, wherein the first energy includes electric power;
- utilizing at least a portion of the first byproducts to produce a second energy and second byproducts in a second energy production technology;
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- utilizing at least a portion of the third byproducts to produce a third energy and third byproducts in a third energy production technology,
- wherein, the first byproducts, the second byproducts, and the third byproducts include at least one of CO2, an oxide of sulfur, and an oxide of nitrogen, and
- wherein utilizing the first byproducts and utilizing the second byproducts reduces a concentration of at least one of CO2, the oxide of sulfur, or the oxide of nitrogen released to atmosphere as compared to a case where the first byproducts and second byproducts are not so utilized.
A method of energy production, comprising:
- operating an integrated energy production facility, the integrated energy production facility including at least three individual energy production facilities fluidly coupled with each other, each of the three individual energy production facilities being selected from a group consisting of a power plant, a coal to liquid fuel facility, a coal to gaseous fuel facility, and a bioreactor, each of the individual energy production facilities producing energy and emitting byproducts that include at least one of CO2, an oxide of sulfur, and an oxide of nitrogen, wherein operating the integrated energy production facility includes utilizing at least a portion of the byproducts to produce the energy;
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- releasing a portion of the byproducts to atmosphere, a concentration of at least one of CO2,the oxide of sulfur, and the oxide of nitrogen being lower in the released portion than in a case where the individual energy production facilities are not integrated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.