METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM NON-TRADITIONAL FUELS

摘要

The invention relates to a method of generating electrical power from non-traditional fuels. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: (a) combusting the non-traditional fuel in a combustion oven, with recovery of the heat in order to generate and/or superheat water vapour; and (b) supplying the water vapour from step (a) to a steam turbine which is connected to an electrical generator in order to produce electrical power. According to the invention, some of the power requirements in step (a) are satisfied using the waste heat from a motor-generator unit. In this way, it is possible to optimise the electrical yield of low-medium power electricity generating stations using non-traditional fuels.