Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
4095fbb8-0ad6-4a8a-a696-6b94b95b22ca
Energy
Associated ID
23f9afff-aae8-455c-beac-cb78300072f7
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Description
CCPP electricity is generated by a combined cycle power plant that integrates gas turbine electricity generation and steam turbine electricity generation. Using blast furnace gas as the primary fuel, it employs the world's advanced 'gas-steam' combined cycle technology, which utilizes low-calorific-value fuels (a mixture of blast furnace and coke oven gases), offering advantages such as high efficiency, low water consumption, and effective utilization of secondary energy sources like blast furnace and coke oven gases. This dataset is formed by merging data from multiple sources.
Activity Description
The CCPP production process involves mixing gas combustion to drive a gas turbine for electricity generation. The high-temperature exhaust gas produced during combustion is directed into a heat recovery steam generator to heat water and generate steam, covering energy and auxiliary material consumption during the power generation process, as well as the treatment of by-products and waste generated.
Process Description
CCPP power is electricity generated by combining gas turbine power generation and steam turbine power generation. Using blast furnace gas as the primary fuel, it employs the world's advanced "gas-steam" combined cycle power generation technology for low-calorific-value fuels (a mixture of blast furnace and coke oven gases), offering advantages such as high efficiency, low water consumption, and effective utilization of secondary energy sources like blast furnace and coke oven gases.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The CCPP electricity generation technology combines the advantages of gas turbines and steam turbines. First, gas is burned in the gas turbine to generate electricity; second, the high-temperature exhaust gas from the gas turbine is directed into a heat recovery steam generator to produce steam, which drives the steam turbine for additional electricity generation.