Along comes a plan to use it all up in stationary power applications...
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/penne...ion-plants.html
Quote:
In September 2013, EPA released its proposed Clean Air Act standards for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Under those proposed guidelines, new large natural gas-fired power turbines would need to meet a limit of 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) per megawatt-hour (MWh). New coal-fired power units would be required to meet a limit of 1,100 pounds of CO2 per MWh
Given the thermal efficiency of the US fleet (*) http://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/html/epa_08_01.html (interesting that efficiency has dropped as time has gone on)
The limit is around half what the US coal fleet is running at, and requires a thermal efficiency more than double what is currently out there. (average looks to be 34.3, and to double it to 70% is at present a thermodynamic impossibility, even the best and newest in the world are 50% tops.)
(*) to convert heat rate, into efficiency, eff=1/(H.R./3.6)
Result...you will be paying a fortune for electricity, and using all of your newfound gas reserves for stationary power applications.
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/penne...ion-plants.html
Quote:
In September 2013, EPA released its proposed Clean Air Act standards for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Under those proposed guidelines, new large natural gas-fired power turbines would need to meet a limit of 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) per megawatt-hour (MWh). New coal-fired power units would be required to meet a limit of 1,100 pounds of CO2 per MWh
Given the thermal efficiency of the US fleet (*) http://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/html/epa_08_01.html (interesting that efficiency has dropped as time has gone on)
The limit is around half what the US coal fleet is running at, and requires a thermal efficiency more than double what is currently out there. (average looks to be 34.3, and to double it to 70% is at present a thermodynamic impossibility, even the best and newest in the world are 50% tops.)
(*) to convert heat rate, into efficiency, eff=1/(H.R./3.6)
Result...you will be paying a fortune for electricity, and using all of your newfound gas reserves for stationary power applications.