TRIG is an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology that produces electricity with lower emissions than traditional coal power plants. It also is compatible with lower rank coals that are abundant in China, the company said.
The technology was developed by Southern Company, KBR, and other partners, including the US Department of Energy (DOE), at the DOE’s research facility in Wilsonville, that is managed and operated by Southern Company.
According to Southern Company, under the terms of the technology licensing arrangements with KBR, the companies will provide Beijing Guoneng Yinghui Clean Energy Engineering Co. with licensing, engineering services and proprietary equipment for the implementation of TRIG technology at a power plant operated by Dongguan Tianming Electric Power (Dongguan TMEP) in Guandong Province, Peoples Republic of China.
At the Dongguan TMEP facility, TRIG technology will be added to an existing gas turbine combined cycle plant so that it can use clean synthetic gas from coal as its fuel for generating electricity, rather than fuel oil.
David Ratcliffe, president and CEO of Southern Company, said: “China’s rapid growth vividly demonstrates the global need for advanced technologies to ensure reliable, affordable and cleaner supplies of energy. This plant will demonstrate that TRIG offers an effective technological solution to these challenges.”
The 120 megawatt Dongguan TMEP plant is expected to start operation in 2011.
