Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation Fires Up in Hydrogen Tests

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A prototype of the low-swirl injector. Fuel flows through the openings of the center channel. This simple design creates the low-swirl flow with lower emissions of NOx the result. Credit: Berkeley Lab
A prototype of the low-swirl injector. Fuel flows through the openings of the center channel. This simple design creates the low-swirl flow, with lower emissions of NOx the result. Credit: Berkeley Lab

An experimental gas turbine simulator equipped with an ultralow-emissions combustion technology called LSI has been tested successfully using pure hydrogen as a fuel – a milestone that indicates a potential to help eliminate millions of tons of carbon dioxide and thousands of tons of NOx from power plants each year.


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