CO-PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND POWER BY BIOMASS GASIFICATION

摘要

A method for co-producing hydrogen (104) and electrical power (115) comprises utilizing an intermittent renewable energy source (10) to generate energy (102) for producing hydrogen (104) and oxygen (107) and subsequently transferring at least a portion of the energy (102) to a production system (103) to produce the hydrogen (104) and the oxygen (107). The current technique further comprises channeling at least a portion of the hydrogen (104) to a hydrogen-delivery system (105) configured to deliver the hydrogen (104) from the hydrogen-delivery system (105) to at least one of a power generation system (110) or a hydrogen-storage system (106) and channeling at least a portion of the oxygen (107) to an oxygen delivery system (130) configured to deliver the oxygen (107) from the oxygen delivery system (130) to a biomass gasification system (108) that produces a synthesis gas (109) by partial oxidation of a biomass feedstock (140). Further, this technique includes channeling at least a portion of the synthesis gas (109) to the power generation system (110) to produce electrical power (115) therefrom.