INTEGRATED MULTIPLE FUEL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for continuously generating baseload electrical energy from renewable resources and transmitting the generated electrical energy to a transmission grid, comprising:
- first energy generation means for continuously generating an electrical energy output, said first generation means having a bio-mass fuel supply requirement for generating said electrical energy;
additional energy generation means providing energy which is intermittent, said additional energy generation means providing, as available, electrical or thermal energy for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical energy output of said first generation energy means, or for supplementing the biomass fuel supply requirement for said first energy generation means;
switch means for providing a least-cost generation of baseload electrical energy by said system by selectively switching to a transmission grid the electrical energy output of the first energy generation means or, as available, the energy of the additional energy generation means substituting for and supplementing the electrical energy output of said first energy generation means, or selectively switching the as available energy from the additional generation means for supplementing the bio-mass fuel supply requirement of said first energy generation means, thereby yielding a combination providing, at a minimum, baseload electrical energy comprising a total electrical energy output;
said system generating said total electrical energy output exclusively from renewable energy resources; and
,means connecting said total electrical energy output to the transmission grid.
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Abstract
A system for continuously generating baseload electrical energy entirely from renewable resources and transmitting the generated electrical energy to a transmission grid includes, in combination, a first energy generation device for continuously generating electrical energy output, which has a bio-mass fuel supply requirement for generating the electrical energy. One or more additional energy generation devices provide, as available, intermittent electrical and thermal energy for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical energy output of the first energy generation device, and for supplementing the fuel supply requirement for the first energy generation device. A switching device ensures a least-cost generation of baseload electrical energy from the generating system by selectively using the output of the first energy generation device or, as available, the one or more additional energy generation device for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical output of the first energy generation device, and selectively supplementing the fuel supply requirement of the first energy generation device providing, at a minimum, a baseload electrical energy output exclusively from renewable energy resources. A redundant supply of combustible bio-mass fuel assets are assured by a bio-mass harvesting and logistics system which supplies such fuels directly from the source to the first energy generation device for combustion. Effluent gasses containing CO2 from bio-mass combustion are sequestered in a body of fluid containing micro-algal bodies and light-emitting sources for causing, by photosynthesis in the presence of CO2, an increased mass of algal bodies by absorption of the CO2 and the emission of free oxygen. The increased mass of algal bodies are removed from the fluid body and used for the production of bio-diesel fuel. A method of operating an entirely renewable sourced electric power generation and transmission business is also provided.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for continuously generating baseload electrical energy from renewable resources and transmitting the generated electrical energy to a transmission grid, comprising:
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first energy generation means for continuously generating an electrical energy output, said first generation means having a bio-mass fuel supply requirement for generating said electrical energy; additional energy generation means providing energy which is intermittent, said additional energy generation means providing, as available, electrical or thermal energy for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical energy output of said first generation energy means, or for supplementing the biomass fuel supply requirement for said first energy generation means; switch means for providing a least-cost generation of baseload electrical energy by said system by selectively switching to a transmission grid the electrical energy output of the first energy generation means or, as available, the energy of the additional energy generation means substituting for and supplementing the electrical energy output of said first energy generation means, or selectively switching the as available energy from the additional generation means for supplementing the bio-mass fuel supply requirement of said first energy generation means, thereby yielding a combination providing, at a minimum, baseload electrical energy comprising a total electrical energy output; said system generating said total electrical energy output exclusively from renewable energy resources; and
,means connecting said total electrical energy output to the transmission grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating electrical energy exclusively from renewable resources and transmitting the generated electrical energy to a transmission grid, comprising the steps of:
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generating a baseload electrical energy using a bio-mass generation means, said bio-mass generation means having a fuel supply requirement for generating said baseload electrical energy; generating intermittent electrical energy by utilizing a renewable energy source comprising at least one of wind power, solar-thermal energy and geo-thermal energy for providing electrical energy and thermal energy for supplementing, as available, the baseload electrical energy and the fuel supply requirement for said bio-mass generation means; continuously selecting a least-cost generation of baseload electrical energy by said bio-mass generation means and said renewable energy source by selectively using, as available, said renewable energy source for substituting or supplementing the electrical energy of said bio-mass generation means or the fuel supply requirement for said bio-mass generation means for providing, at a minimum, a total electrical energy output yielding a baseload electrical energy output from renewable resources; and
,connecting said total electrical energy output, generated exclusively from renewable resources, to a transmission grid. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for establishing and operating an integrated energy production plant and transmission system using exclusively renewable resources for producing, at minimum, a baseload energy output, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a source of bio-mass, providing a redundant inventory of said bio-mass and establishing a logistics system for handling said bio-mass; establishing a first generation system including at least one steam driven turbine generator for producing a continuous energy output; delivering said bio-mass to said first generation system for combustion therein; establishing a second generation system for generating an intermittent energy output; establishing switching means for selectively managing the continuous energy output of the first generation system and the intermittent energy output of the second generation system for providing an integrated energy production system; causing the switching means to provide a least-cost total energy output by selectively switching the continuous energy output of the first generation system and the, as available, intermittent energy output from the second generation system for providing a least-cost fuel source and yielding the least-cost total energy output, said switching means being operable for sensing the intermittent energy output from said second generation system for providing a firmed constant baseload output; connecting said least-cost total energy output to a transmission grid; collecting effluent gases containing carbon dioxide from the first generation system; and
,sequestering the effluent gases in a collector tank containing fluid and micro-algal bodies for eliminating release of carbon-based gases into the atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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