Industrial Implementation
An Ingersoll Rand microturbine system is a complete biogas-to-energy system ready for hookup and operation. This onsite energy system incorporates one or more rugged Ingersoll Rand microturbines, a matched fuel conditioner designed specifically for agricultural digester gas, and all necessary switchgear. Everything is completely configured at the factory for reliable operation and skid mounted for easy installation and hookup — with or without a connection to the grid.
Farms that now flare digester gas — literally wasting a valuable energy resource — may be able to simply redirect the gas from flaring to fueling a microturbine. Although anaerobic digester gas is essentially a free or lowcost fuel for a microturbine, some pretreatment of the gas is required. The integrated Ingersoll Rand fuel conditioner is designed for a wide range of biogas conditions and effectively removes hydrogen sulfide (a highly corrosive and toxic gas) and other contaminants from the gas stream. The fuel-conditioner compressor also permits the microturbine to operate at sites with low available pressure.
