Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic, and Environmental (4E) Analysis of the Existing Gas Turbine Power Plants in BOB - PT. Bumi Siak Pusako Pertamina

Abstract

The power plants in Indonesia are mostly used to supply energy for the industrial sector, including the upstream oil and gas as well as mining companies. Several companies operating in Riau contribute to the status of the region as the largest oil producer in Indonesia. These companies rely on self-generated electricity for their operations with subsequent impact on the environment. Therefore, this research was conducted to analyze the flow of energy, exergy, exergoeconomic, and environment at the 6 MW power plant operated by BOB - PT Bumi Siak Pusako - Pertamina Hulu. The second law of thermodynamics was used to evaluate energy efficiency as the maximum achievable effort. This was further integrated with economic principles to appraise the useful and wasted costs associated with thermodynamic systems through the concept of exergoeconomics. The results showed that the thermal efficiency of the gas turbine power plant was 42.85% and the exergy efficiency was 33.22% with the largest loss recorded in the combustion chamber to be 3.091 MW in the form of vibration, friction, or expansion of the components. It was also discovered that the exergy efficiency of each component was above 75%, thereby indicating the components of the gas turbine power plant components were in good condition. Moreover, the largest exergy destruction cost was 2349.16 USD/h and the exergy cost was 3,778.05 USD/kWh. The exhaust emission generated by the gas turbine power plant was 0.21 kg/s or equivalent to 0.1425 kg/kWh requiring a forest area of 11.63 ha. The results showed that the analytical method used could be comprehensively developed and applied to other power plants in Indonesia. It could also be used to understand system performance, identify energy losses, optimize energy efficiency, and link economic aspects with energy use.