Paraguayan Acte has ordered 10 of Aurelia’s turbine configurations for burning fuel produced from waste through gasification in Brazil. Acte, a pioneer in the field of gas turbine heat recuperation, will assemble nine iA400 units out of total of ten units in Paraguay using its sourced components. Acte will sell and use the units in Brazil.
All these turbines will be used in waste-to-energy (WtE). WtE is the process of generating energy from the primary treatment of waste or the processing of waste into a fuel source and thermal gasification of solid waste which produces a gaseous, fuel-rich product.
Acte exploits turbines’ fuel flexibility because gas from waste will be used as a fuel in the turbines. The turbine is modular and designed to utilise a wide range of gaseous fuels to hydrogen, biodiesel, flare gasses and even synthetic and recovered gases.
“Waste gasification is a complex and sensitive process and obtaining a proper gas state is challenging. The physical and chemical properties of the gas such as the energy content, gas composition and impurities vary time to time. Our goal from the beginning has been to develop turbines that can handle changes in the gas quality”, says Tony Hynes, Aurelia Turbine’s CEO.
Aurelia’s small gas turbine configurations provide 400 kWe with an electrical efficiency greater than 40%. The turbine design is a patented twin-spool, intercooled and recuperated (IRG2) gas turbine cycle.
Aurelia Turbines’ products are already being used around the world to generate electricity and heat from waste. In all cases, the waste is gasified, after which turbines designed by Aurelia are able to generate energy from the gas produced.
For Aurelia Turbines, headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland, the order means entering a large South American market with its cutting-edge technology. In Latin America, Paraguay-registered Acte will serve both as a distributor and integrator. In addition to selling and leasing, Acte will also provide its clients with energy as a service.
“For Acte, Brazil and other South American countries offer a significant potential. We see our business growing rapidly with Aurelia Turbines”, says Roque Versolato, CEO of Acte.