Objective Demonstration of a 43 % electric efficient 1,4 MWe gas turbine for the supply of heat in a district heating system in Nancy (FR) and the supply of electricity to the national grid in the contract period November - March and moreover to ameliorate the present negative environmental effect of energy from coal and fuel oil. Heat production is variable between 1,0 - 2,5 MWth. The innovations are an electric efficiency of 43%, compared to the 20 - 25% for gas turbines of comparable size and compared to the 38,5% of the THERMIE-supported proof of concept test model. NOx emission level is < 10 ppmv. Two-stage combustion, intercooling, heat recuperation, low temperatures and pressures, all so typical for the cycle, allow for the high electric efficiency, a high lifetime and low maintenance costs. The project saves 560 TOE/ a. The payback time is 10 years in project's 5 month operation and 6 - 7 years in future commercial applications. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoal Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-5.1.3 - More efficient gas turbines Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator SCHELDE HERON B.V. EU contribution No data Address Tramsingel 15 4814 AB BREDA Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Compagnie Industrielle d'Applications pour les Communications France EU contribution No data Address 18 rue Joseph Bara 92130 Issy les Moulineaux See on map Total cost No data DALKIA France EU contribution No data Address 32, Avenue Charles de Gaulle - BP 7 54425 PULNOY See on map Total cost No data Instituto Superior Technico Portugal EU contribution No data Address Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa See on map Total cost No data