Comparison of Technological Options for Distributed Generation-Combined Heat and Power in Rajasthan State of India

Table 3

Technologies: markets and performance.

	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Grid distributed	Remote/off-grid distributed	Typical unit; size range; (installation; size can be; larger)	2010; Installed; capital; cost; (Rs/kW)	Electric; conversion; efficiency; (%)	Commercial; availability	Application
Microturbines^a		1	1	1	2	25–300 kW	20000	28	Yes	CHP
Reciprocating CI engines	1	1	1	1	1	5 kW–20 MW	7100	35	Yes	Standby services/CHP
Reciprocating gas engines	1	1	1	1	1	5 kW–20 MW	16000	40	Yes	CHP
Low-temperature fuel cells	1	1	2	1	1	2–250 kW	80000	35	Yes	CHP
Small gas turbines^b			1	1	2	500 kW–20 MW	17000	40	Yes	CHP

aRecuperated microturbine.
bForty percent efficiency achieved with advanced turbine cycle.
1: Primary target market.
2: Secondary target market.
Source: table constructed on the basis of information found in [4, 5] and data available in Rajasthan.