WIRC in corperation with STRI, NIA and University of Maryland would like to invite all of you to participate the special seminar on “Global Energy Use for Pinnacle Role of HiTAC and Renewable Energy”.
Please find more detial below:
Topic:
Global Energy Use for Pinnacle Role of HiTAC and Renewable Energy
Speaker:
Prof. Ashwani K. Gupta
Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland
Where:
Meeting Room, 9th Floor, STRI Building
King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok
When:
Tuesday 19th November 2012
9:00-15:00
Abstract:
The use of energy in both developing countries and developed countries continue to rise. Furthermore with the population increase and known reserves of fossil fuel resources worldwide, it is imperative that one must take strong strides for sustainable energy so that future generations can see the same or improved quality of life through efficient and cleaner use of energy. The energy use in different parts of the world varies significantly with the USA having 4.6% of the world population used about 22% of the world energy while India represented 17% of the world population and used only 5% of world energy in 2006. The use of energy is of paramount for increased GDP. The power plant efficiency can vary significantly (25 to 50%) so that much of the energy is lost in the conversion process. Improvements in energy efficiency offer significant savings in other resources. High temperature air combustion technology (HiTAC) offers significant benefits on energy savings while providing simultaneous benefits on pollution reduction, uniform thermal field in the combustion zone, low noise and improved quality of product from the process. Gains in energy efficiency from HiTAC offer significant benefits in industrial processes that are now implemented in many industrial furnaces worldwide. High temperature steam gasification coupled with membrane technology allows one to harvest lean hydrogen or transformation of the hydrogen-rich syngas to liquid fuels. This offers robust potential for local energy production in remote areas without significant transportation costs. HiTAC has recently been developed for its application to high intensity combustion, such as gas turbine combustion, that offers significant increases in efficiency and near zero emission as compared to widely used Rankine cycle power plants. Several alternative energy sources and their current status on meaningful availability will be presented.