The recovery of left-over heat from post-blowdown reservoirs from which oil was extracted through Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)
The present disclosure relates to the conversion of the recovered heat energy into electrical energy
The University of Alberta inventors have developed systems and methods that use a closed-loop circuit for water circulation for post-blowdown SAGD heat recovery from an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) engine to convert thermal energy into mechanical power to generate electricity. The estimated cost per MWh is lower than other methods based on average data from BNEF, IRENA, and Lazard.
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