Techno-economic assessments of oxy-fuel technology for South African coal-fired power stations

Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 550-555

  Oboirien, B O ^a   North, B C ^a   Kleyn, T ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coal fired power stations; Economic evaluation; Oxy fuel; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COSTS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUELS; RETROFITTING; AIR PURIFICATION; COAL COMBUSTION;

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY; COAL FIRED POWER STATION; COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; OXY-FUELS; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION; COOLING; COST; ELECTRICITY; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; PURIFICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896392974     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.12.032     Document Type: Article

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