Simulation of combined-cycle thermal power plant operation during the integration of a hydrogen production complex by the MSW gasification method

The relevance of the study is due to the need to find new ways to dispose of municipal solid waste (MSW) and to develop technologies for the production of low-carbon hydrogen as part of the transition to sustainable energy. The study aims to justify the possibility of using MSW in the process of hydrogen production at existing thermal power plants (TPPs). The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating a hydrogen production complex based on the gasification of MSW into the thermal scheme of an existing steam-gas thermal power plant. The study uses mathematical modeling of energy equipment in the United Cycle CAD system. The study focuses on the South Thermal Power Plant-22 in St. Petersburg. The study showed that integrating a hydrogen production complex into an existing thermal power plant does not affect the electricity and heat supply to existing consumers. It has been established that the implementation of the complex contributes to an increase in the energy efficiency of the steam-gas unit, regardless of the morphological composition of the processed waste, up to 11,1% in the absence of a synthesis gas cooler. It has been shown that the integration of a synthesis gas cooler into the thermal scheme of the steam-gas unit provides an additional energy effect by increasing the fuel heat utilization factor (FHUF) to 12%.

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