An Aurelia® A400 turbine unit has been commissioned for the ROBINSON project in Eigerøy, Norway. On the island, the Aurelia® A400 turbine unit is the core of the new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system.
A gas-turbine CHP was chosen due to its flexibility, low maintenance and operation costs. The CHP system in Eigerøy is operated using syngas as a main fuel, mixed with bio-methane and hydrogen. It provides dispatchable energy to the local electrical grid and utilizes exhaust heat.
The Aurelia® A400 turbine is ideally suited for small-scale CHP generation in decentralised grids across the world. It has been designed to meet the needs of small- and medium-sized industrial processes. The turbine has been designed to use hydrogen, biogas and synthetic gas, as well as other renewable and non-standard fuels, providing clients with the flexibility needed to balance changes in renewable energy generation. These 400 kWe turbines may be up to 20% more energy efficient than other microturbines of the same size currently on the market. All Aurelia®A400 variants have been developed to deliver low emissions.
ROBINSON aims to help decarbonise islands. Through the development of a smart, modular and optimised Energy Management System (EMS), ROBINSON integrates existing and newly developed technologies. In detail, attention is focused on the smart grid for an industrialised district on Eigerøy, where the energy demands by the Prima Protein company, electricity and heat in the form of steam for obtaining fish products, are coupled with electricity needs of residential buildings and hydrogen demand for truck charging operations.
ROBINSON’s consortium is coordinated by ETN and brings together 18 key stakeholders from 10 different European countries. The 18 partners hold complementary expertise covering the whole value chain needed for a successful implementation of ROBINSON’s main mission.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 957752.
Read more about the project: https://www.robinson-h2020.eu/