Patent ID: 6832485
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: C01B,F02C,F05D,Y02E

Abstract:
A method for producing power comprising the steps of:(a) solar reforming a hydrocarbon material in a solar reformer for producing syngas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; (b) supplying said syngas to the combustion chamber of a gas turbine unit that combusts the syngas and produces flue gases comprising carbon dioxide and other gases that are supplied to the gas turbine contained in the gas turbine unit; (c) supplying the exhaust gases exiting said gas turbine to a bottoming cycle unit of a combined cycle power plant for producing power and from which combustion gases exit; (d) supplying said combustion gases exiting said bottoming cycle unit to a carbon dioxide separator that separates carbon dioxide from the other combustion gases; and (e) supplying the separated carbon dioxide to said solar reformer using a compressor for reforming of said hydrocarbon material.