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A system for providing hydrogen enriched fuel includes first and second gas turbines. The second gas turbine receives a fuel from a fuel supply and portion of compressed working fluid from the first gas turbine and produces a reformed fuel, and a fuel skid provides fluid communication between a turb

A system for providing hydrogen enriched fuel includes first and second gas turbines. The second gas turbine receives a fuel from a fuel supply and portion of compressed working fluid from the first gas turbine and produces a reformed fuel, and a fuel skid provides fluid communication between a turbine in the second gas turbine and a combustor in the first gas turbine. A method for providing hydrogen enriched fuel includes diverting a portion of a first compressed working fluid from a first compressor to a second compressor and providing a second compressed working fluid from the second compressor. Mixing a first portion of a compressed fuel with the second compressed working fluid in a reformer to produce a reformed fuel, flowing a second portion of the compressed fuel to a second turbine for cooling, and flowing the reformed fuel through the second turbine to cool the reformed fuel.

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1. A system for cooling hydrogen enriched fuel; an air compressor, wherein the air compressor provides a stream of compressed air;a fuel compressor in fluid communication with a fuel supply, wherein the fuel compressor generates a first stream of compressed fuel and a second stream of compressed fue

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A system for cooling hydrogen enriched fuel; an air compressor, wherein the air compressor provides a stream of compressed air;a fuel compressor in fluid communication with a fuel supply, wherein the fuel compressor generates a first stream of compressed fuel and a second stream of compressed fuel;a fuel reformer in fluid communication with the air compressor and the fuel compressor, wherein the fuel reformer receives the compressed air from the air compressor and the first stream of compressed fuel from the fuel compressor and generates a stream of hydrogen enriched fuel;an expansion turbine disposed immediately downstream from the fuel reformer, wherein the expansion turbine receives the stream of hydrogen enriched fuel from the fuel reformer, wherein the expansion turbine is fluidly coupled to the fuel compressor via a fluid coupling and wherein the second stream of compressed fuel flows directly from the fuel compressor into the expansion turbine and is mixed with the hydrogen enriched fuel to provide a stream of cooled hydrogen enriched fuel. 2. The system as in claim 1, further comprising a mixer disposed downstream from the expansion turbine and fluidly coupled to the fuel supply, wherein fuel from the fuel supply and the stream of cooled hydrogen enriched fuel mix within the mixer. 3. The system as in claim 1, wherein the stream of hydrogen enriched fuel comprises at least 5% by volume hydrogen. 4. The system as in claim 1, wherein the stream of cooled hydrogen enriched fuel is at least between one thousand degrees Fahrenheit and one thousand four hundred degrees Fahrenheit. 5. The system as in claim 1, wherein the fuel reformer comprises a catalyst. 6. The system as in claim 1, further comprising a fuel skid fluidly coupled to the fuel supply and to the expansion turbine, wherein the fuel skid and receives the cooled hydrogen enriched fuel from the expansion turbine and a secondary stream of fuel from the fuel supply. 7. The system as in claim 6, wherein the fuel skid is fluidly coupled to a combustor of a gas turbine, wherein the combustor receives the stream of cooled hydrogen enriched gas and the stream of secondary fuel from the fuel skid. 8. The system as in claim 1, wherein the expansion turbine is mechanically coupled to the fuel compressor via a rotor shaft, wherein expansion of the hydrogen enriched fuel within the expansion turbine causes the rotor shaft to rotate and drive the fuel compressor. 9. The system as in claim 1, wherein the expansion turbine is fluidly coupled to an auxiliary device of a gas turbine plant. 10. A system for cooling hydrogen enriched fuel, comprising: a gas turbine comprising, in serial flow order, a first air compressor, a combustor and a turbine;a second air compressor in fluid communication with the first air compressor;a fuel compressor in fluid communication with a fuel supply, wherein the fuel compressor generates a first stream of compressed fuel and a second stream of compressed fuel;a fuel reformer in fluid communication with the second air compressor and the fuel compressor, wherein the fuel reformer receives a stream of compressed air from the second air compressor and the first stream of compressed fuel from the fuel compressor and generates a stream of hydrogen enriched fuel;an expansion turbine disposed immediately downstream from the fuel reformer, wherein the expansion turbine receives the stream of hydrogen enriched fuel from the fuel reformer, wherein the expansion turbine is fluidly coupled to the fuel compressor via a fluid coupling, wherein the second stream of compressed fuel flows directly from the fuel compressor into the expansion turbine and is mixed with the hydrogen enriched fuel within the expansion turbine to provide a stream of cooled hydrogen enriched fuel to the combustor. 11. The system as in claim 10, further comprising a mixer disposed downstream from the expansion turbine and fluidly coupled to the fuel supply and to the combustor of the gas turbine, wherein fuel from the fuel supply and the stream of cooled hydrogen enriched fuel mix within the mixer. 12. The system as in claim 10, wherein the stream of hydrogen enriched fuel comprises at least 5% by volume hydrogen. 13. The system as in claim 10, wherein the stream of cooled hydrogen enriched fuel is between one thousand degrees Fahrenheit and one thousand four hundred degrees Fahrenheit. 14. The system as in claim 10, wherein the fuel reformer comprises a catalyst. 15. The system as in claim 10, further comprising a fuel skid fluidly coupled to the fuel supply, the expansion turbine and to the combustor of the gas turbine, wherein the fuel skid and receives the cooled hydrogen enriched fuel from the expansion turbine and a secondary stream of fuel from the fuel supply. 16. The system as in claim 15, wherein the combustor receives the stream of cooled hydrogen enriched gas and the stream of secondary fuel from the fuel skid. 17. The system as in claim 10, wherein the expansion turbine is fluidly coupled to an auxiliary device of a gas turbine plant. 18. The system as in claim 17, wherein the auxiliary device is a secondary gas turbine. 19. The system as in claim 10, wherein the expansion turbine is mechanically coupled to the fuel compressor via a rotor shaft, wherein expansion of the hydrogen enriched fuel within the expansion turbine causes the rotor shaft to rotate and drive the fuel compressor. 20. The system as in claim 10, wherein the first compressor, the second compressor, the expansion turbine and the turbine of the gas turbine are mechanically coupled via a common rotor shaft.