Biomass co-firing options on the emission reduction and electricity generation costs in coal-fired power plants

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 282-288

  Basu, Prabir ^a   Butler, James ^b,c   Leon, Mathias A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Greenfield Research Incorporated   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Co firing; Emission reduction; Gasification; Greenhouse gas; Indirect co firing

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE COST; CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; CO-FIRING; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST ADVANTAGES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION COST; EMISSION REDUCTION; OIL-FIRED PLANTS; REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS;

BIOMASS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FIRED BOILERS; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PLANTS; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; OPERATING COSTS; PROFITABILITY;

BOILER FIRING;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT; MILL;

EID: 79960593072     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.039     Document Type: Article

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