Clean Coal Technology: Efficient Power Generation With (pulverized coal) Combustion and Gasification

Clean Coal Technology: Efficient Power Generation With (pulverized coal) Combustion and Gasification

Summary

In spite of the growing number of anti-coal movements around the world, it is impossible to replace coal with any other alternative energy sources with present technology. The science of coal has still not been completely understood by the masses and it becomes a part of the political agenda in many nations. Coal reserves are still present in abundance and broadly distributed around various regions. Economically recoverable reserves of coal are available in more than 70 countries worldwide, and in each major world region. There has been a growing demand for primary energy in recent years but the world is also awakening to the ill effects of global warming. Therefore, significant interest is forming towards technologies involved in the reduction or eliminatoin of environmentally harmful emissions and at the same time providing greater efficiency.

An array of clean coal technologies have been, and continue to be, developed to address environmental concerns surrounding coal utilisation. Increasing the combustion efficiency of both conventional and advanced new power systems has taken precedence. Advanced technologies such as integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC), ultra-supercritical pulverised coal (USC PC), circulating fluidized-bed combustion (CFBC), and oxygen (rather than air) combustion for pulvarised coal (PC) and CFBC units are the prime drivers for this innovation. The application of innovative techniques such as carbon capture and sequestration will lead to a near zero emissions future for coal.

Scope

• Rising demand for clean coal technologies in power generation that are not only efficient but environment friendly too.
• Role and comparison of new combustion and gasification systems in the power generation
• Global market for power generation using hard coal

Reasons to buy

• Identify the key growth and investment opportunities in the Power Generating Industry using Clean Coal Technology.
• Gain insight on the growth potential of efficient Clean Coal Technology for future power generation.
• Facilitate decision making based on the comparison of clean coal technologies in fossil fuel power generation

Contents

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures

2 SUMMARY

3 CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY: EFFICIENT POWER GENERATION WITH (PULVERIZED COAL) COMBUSTION AND GASIFICATION

3.1 Improving Efficiency with CCT
  3.1.1 Pulverized Coal Combustion
  3.1.2 Fluidized-Bed Combustion (FBC)
  3.1.3 Gasification
3.2 Comparing Coal Combustion and Gasification Technologies
  3.2.1 Technology maturity
  3.2.2 Reliability and Availability
  3.2.3 Efficiency
  3.2.4 Cost
  3.2.5 Adaptability to Type of Coal
  3.2.6 Environmental Benefits
3.3 Conclusion

4 APPENDIX

4.1 Abbreviations
4.2 Methodology
  4.2.1 Coverage
  4.2.2 Secondary Research
  4.2.3 Primary Research
  4.2.4 Modeling and Forecasting
4.3 Contact Us
4.4 Disclaimer

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Comparison of the Cost Estimations for PC, CFBC and IGCC
Table 2: Abbreviations

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Top 10 Hard Coal Producing Countries, 2010
Figure 2: Global Fuel Share of Electricity Generation, 2010
Figure 3: Efficiency Improvement of Coal-fired Power Plants Reduces CO2 Emissions
Figure 4: Cost of Electricity Comparison, 2008
Figure 5: Comparison of Cost Feasibility of PC Unit and IGCC Unit to Different Types of Coal, 2008 Skip to top