Five compelling reasons to switch your boiler house to natural gas

Industrial boiler houses can use the following energy sources as fuel:

• fuel oil;

• coal;

• diesel fuel;

• natural gas (pipeline, liquefied, compressed);

The transformation of the global hydrocarbon market, the general trend towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and increasing the energy efficiency of enterprises, and large-scale gasification of Russian regions make natural gas the most preferred energy carrier.

Main advantages of natural gas as a fuel

Benefit #1: ENERGY EFFICIENCY

In pursuance of the Federal Law "On energy saving and increasing energy efficiency and on introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation" dated November 23, 2009 N 261-FZ, all industrial facilities must develop a strategy to increase the energy efficiency of production.

From a technical point of view, natural gas is much more energy efficient compared to alternative fuels for small-scale energy facilities. For example, the utilization rate of natural gas is 98%, which is 28% more than coal, 18% more than fuel oil and 3% more than diesel fuel. In addition, natural gas produces more heat when burned than alternative fuels. Has a higher specific heat of combustion. The transition to natural gas reduces the cost of production, thereby increasing the profitability of production and investment attractiveness.

Advantage No. 2: ECONOMICAL ECONOMY

Natural gas as fuel for thermal power engineering facilities is the most cost-effective option. Especially for cases where the industrial facility is located in close proximity to the gas transmission network.

By the way, according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the complete technically possible gasification of the country will be completed by 2030. By this point, the vast majority of industrialists will have unhindered access to natural gas. And if coal can still compete with natural gas in economic benefits in some regions rich in its deposits, then fuel oil and diesel fuel, in the presence of a gas alternative, cannot withstand any competition.

Benefit #3: ECO-FRIENDLY

Natural gas is an example of a modern energy carrier that, when burned, emits small amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Regarding alternative fuels for generating thermal and electrical energy, natural gas is the undisputed favorite. Statistical data is presented in table No. 1 “Comparative characteristics of fuel types by the amount of carbon dioxide released during combustion.”

Table No. 1 “Comparative characteristics of fuel types by the amount of carbon dioxide released during combustion.”

Taking into account the risk of introducing a cross-border carbon tax, environmental friendliness of production may become one of the key directions for the development of production. Let us remind you that a cross-border carbon tax is a duty that the EU plans to collect from exporters, calculating the volume of their carbon dioxide emissions into the environment during production. The annual losses of Russian exporters from the introduction of this tax could amount to 3-5 billion dollars a year.

Advantage No. 4: HIGH ENERGY INTENSITY

The energy content (heat of combustion) of a fuel is the thermal energy produced by burning a certain amount of fuel (for example, a gallon, a liter, a kilogram). Accordingly, the higher the specific energy intensity, the more thermal energy per unit of fuel and the higher the energy and economic efficiency. Table No. 2 “Specific energy intensity of fuels for a boiler house” presents digital data on this parameter.

Table No. 2 “Specific energy intensity of fuels for a boiler house”

Advantage No. 5: POSSIBILITY OF INTEGRATING COHENERATION AND TRIGENERATION TECHNOLOGY INTO AN INDUSTRIAL BOILER PLANT OPERATING WITH NATURAL GAS

In industrial gas boiler house it is possible to integrate cogeneration or trigeneration technology by turning on gas piston or gas turbine installation into a thermal energy generation facility. This will allow to optimize the energy balance of the enterprise and improve the financial and economic condition of the industrial facility.

Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of thermal and electrical energy.

Trigeneration is the simultaneous production of thermal, electrical and refrigeration energy.

The introduction of combined generation will make it possible to obtain electricity at cost. The cost of 1 kWh of electricity generated by our own gas piston power plant (GPP) is 2.2-2.5 rubles. (when burning 1 m3 of gas in a gas piston unit (GPA), we obtain 3 kW of electrical energy), which is at least 2 times lower than the current tariffs for the supply of electrical energy. In addition, recycling the heat of the gas compressor will allow you to additionally save 0.3-0.5 rubles. with 1 kWh of generated electricity. The return on capital costs for a GGE device is 2-5 years, depending on electricity consumption. If the enterprise consumes only 100 kWh of electricity, the annual savings will be 2-2.5 million rubles.

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