Storage of intermittent renewable energy as fuel using carbon containing feedstock
First Claim
1. A method for storing renewable energy and recycling carbon oxides as renewable fuel, the method comprising:
- a. producing a gaseous fuel stream and a gaseous intermediates stream from a renewable carbonaceous feedstock and concentrated CO/CO2 emissions;
b. generating a non-intermittent renewable electricity from energy from at least one intermittent renewable source and at least a part of said gaseous fuel stream;
c. producing an oxygen stream from at least a part of said non-intermittent renewable electricity;
d. producing said gaseous fuel stream and said gaseous intermediates stream from at least a part of said oxygen stream, ande. producing a non-intermittent renewable fuel stream from at least a part of said gaseous intermediates stream.
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Abstract
A method and system for converting intermittent renewable energy and renewable carbonaceous feedstock to non-intermittent renewable electrical and thermal energy, storing it as fuels and chemicals and using it to capture and re-use or dispose of CO2 emissions. The system in a preferred embodiment is realized through the generation of non-intermittent renewable electricity utilizing intermittent renewable energy sources along with gaseous fuel from renewable carbonaceous feedstock, producing oxygen and hydrogen from non-intermittent renewable electricity and utilizing the oxygen and hydrogen as required for gasification of renewable carbonaceous feedstock to produce gaseous fuel stream and gaseous intermediate stream, utilizing the gaseous intermediate stream to produce renewable fuels and renewable chemicals, and utilizing oxygen for oxy-rich combustion for concentrating CO2 emissions for easy processing, re-use and disposal.
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1. A method for storing renewable energy and recycling carbon oxides as renewable fuel, the method comprising:
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a. producing a gaseous fuel stream and a gaseous intermediates stream from a renewable carbonaceous feedstock and concentrated CO/CO2 emissions; b. generating a non-intermittent renewable electricity from energy from at least one intermittent renewable source and at least a part of said gaseous fuel stream; c. producing an oxygen stream from at least a part of said non-intermittent renewable electricity; d. producing said gaseous fuel stream and said gaseous intermediates stream from at least a part of said oxygen stream, and e. producing a non-intermittent renewable fuel stream from at least a part of said gaseous intermediates stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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