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Energy Sources Part A-recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, Vol.40, No.18, 2236-2247, 2018
Techno-economic assessment of gas pressure-based electricity generation (A case study of Iran)
The pipeline gas pressure can be recovered as electricity by installing a turbo-expander in parallel with throttle valves at pressure reduction stations. This paper aims to provide a techno-economic assessment of electricity generation at a gas pressure reduction station. Owing to the gas flow rate of the station, technical assessment showed two installation capacities of 2853kw (Case I) and 4169kw (Case II). As a result, NPV and IRR for Case I is calculated Euro1,669,623.93 and 28.95%; and for Case II, NPV and IRR is Euro1,393,871.91 and 23.91% respectively. The analysis indicated case I is more profitable than case II.
Keywords:Electricity generation;financial evaluation;gas pressure reduction station;net present value;turbo expander