Technologies to reduce water consumption in the energy industry
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- 1. Technologies to Reduce WaterConsumption in the
EnergyIndustryAndrew ShapiroAnthony KuGE Global Research24 Feb
2012
- 2. Global Challenges Mega TrendsCustomer Needs 2 DRI Conference
24 Feb 2012
- 3. GE Water portfolio Chemical & Monitoring Engineered
Systems Solutions Water Chemical Industrial UF/MBR/ Services
Process Process ABMet RO/ED Thermal/ZLD Mobile/BOO Analytical and
Monitoring Solutions Filters & Membranes 3 DRI Conference 24
Feb 2012
- 4. Sustainable solutions Conserve Reuse New water GE EcoWater
GRC desalination 25% usage GE New Water thrust 50% cost reduction
by Reuse Initiative reduction by 2020 2012 4 DRI Conference 24 Feb
2012
- 5. Energy-Water Nexus Water for Power Water for Fuel Power for
Water
- 6. Water for Power
- 7. Global electrical supply 7 GE Title or job number
10/10/2012
- 8. Steam turbine cycle Evaporated water Turbine/generator High
pressure steam Low pressure steam Heat source Cooling tower Feed
water Condenser Blowdown water 8 GE Title or job number
10/10/2012
- 9. Combined cycles save fuel and water Steam turbines Gas
turbines Ratio cooling/electricity ~1 Ratio cooling/electricity ~0
Electricity 33% Electricity 40% Fuel Fuel energy Exhaust 33% energy
(100%) (100%) Exhaust Cooling 33% 60% water Combined cycle Ratio
cooling/electricity ~1/3 Electricity 40% 60% Fuel Electricity 20%
energy (100%) Exhaust 20% 20% Exhaust 60% Cooling water 20% 20% Gas
turbine Steam turbine 9 GE Title or job number 10/10/2012
- 10. Coal Power: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle August
2005 Power Plant Water Usage and Loss Study published by NETL 10 GE
Title or job number 10/10/2012
- 11. Water for Fuel
- 12. Advanced solutions GE Process Target Portfolio Innovation
Application + + Chemicals Hybridization SAGD/Frac Water Monitoring
Novel operation modes Mining UF/MBR/Filtration Chemical/equipment
Food & Beverage RO/ED/EDR/EDI synergy Refinery Thermal/ZLD
Process integration Power/steel Industrial It is a SOLUTION that
differentiates! 12 DRI Conference 24 Feb 2012
- 13. SAGD Process Chemical Solutions Equipment Solutions
Emulsion breaking chemicals aid Skim Tank, Induced Gas with the
separation of oil & water Floatation & Walnut Shell in Free
Water Knockout Drums & Filters reduce oil in water to <
Treaters producing Sales Oil and 1ppm. water with ~ 300 ppm oil.
Water goes to Thermal Evaporator for re-use.Oil + Water Oil Sands
SAGD Steam injected in sand to melt bitumen 13 DRI Conference 24
Feb 2012
- 14. Reuse solutions: Oil sands/SAGD Deoiling Silica Removal
Salt Removal Waste Disposal Today Flotation/absorption Chemical
Blowdown Thermal ZLD precipitationTomorrow Ceramic
Electro-coagulation Next Gen RO Non-aqueous ZLD membrane Benefit
Reliability Performance Regulation Energy/Regulation Path to market
2010 2011 2012 2013 VOC Pilot Commercial demo 14 Water Reuse: 80%
(today) => 95+% (future) DRI Conference 24 Feb 2012
- 15. Reuse solutions: Shale gas Today Tomorrow Transport &
Disposal Treatment & Reuse Drivers on site treatment Cost ~100%
reuse Environment surface water quality Water Scarcity trucking
cost limited sites GE Technology traffic disposal cost Ready for
offering Reuse by Blending Path to Market Thermal ZLD 2010: VOC
Mobile Evaporator 2011-12: Piloting Chemicals Fresh Water 2012-13:
reduced cost Commercial demo Technology Pipelines Reuse of
potential well Pretreatment (NORM) Frac blended performance issue
Green Chemicals Water water logistics for reuse Membrane
Distillation System monitoring & control 15 DRI Conference 24
Feb 2012
- 16. Example: Membrane Distillation Basic Principle Potential
Advantages Compared to RO: Lower operating pressure Higher
rejection (99~100%) Higher water recovery Warm Cold Compared to
MSF/MED: SeawaterApplications: Freshwater Less vapor
space/footprint Low cost heat available Low material cost (plastic
vs stainless) Tough to treat water Can be scaled-downExamples: Frac
water Risks/Challenges RO brine management Membrane fouling,
scaling SAGD Loss of hydrophobicity Food and beverage water reuse
16 DRI Conference 24 Feb 2012
- 17. Power for Water
- 18. Desalination roadmap $$ NEAR TERM High flux membrane
systems Chem/membrane/equip integration Advanced pretreatment
Next-generation electrical processes Nanotechnology-enabled
processes Solar & low grade heat integration High efficiency
membrane materials Renewable energy integration LONG TERM Nanotube
active transport Additive particulate separation 2008 2020 18 DRI
Conference 24 Feb 2012
- 19. How to cut the cost of RO in half RO processe s New
elements Waste heat water recovery Nano high fluxCost/m3 membrane s
2003 2020 19 DRI Conference 24 Feb 2012
- 20. Multidisciplinary efforts Membranes Elements
SystemsPerformance benefits Higher Flow Lower Cost Capital Cost
Higher Rejection Operational Efficiency Reliability Robustness
OPEXGRC Technical Programs Low Energy New Element Design Novel
Low-Fouling Skids/Systems 20 DRI Conference 24 Feb 2012