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Improving the efficiency of coal-fired power plants : issues and potential benefits /
Coal has long been the major fossil fuel used to produce electricity. However, coal-fired electric power plants are one of the largest sources of air pollution in the United States, with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from burning of fossil fuels believed to be the major contributor to global climat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Novinka,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Energy science, engineering and technology series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS: ISSUES AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS; IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS: ISSUES AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Increasing the Efficiency of Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants*; Summary; Introduction; Coal and Existing U.S. Coal Power Plants; Coal and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Types of U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants; U.S. Coal Power Plants Are Aging; Efficiency of Power Plants and Power Plant Systems; Efficiency Improvements to Reduce GHG Emissions.
- National Energy Technology Laboratory StudiesEnvironmental Protection Agency Study; International Energy Agency Study; Using Renewables to Improve Coal Plant Efficiency; Potential Barriers to Implementing Efficiency Upgrades; New Source Review; Fuel Prices for Electricity and Regulatory Uncertainty; Possible Approaches to Encourage Efficiency Improvement; Conclusion and Policy Options; End Notes; Chapter 2: Improving the Efficiency of Coal-Fired Power Plants for Near Term Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions(; Executive Summary; Decile Analysis; Setting a Cfpp Fleet Efficiency Target.
- New Source ReviewSummary; Future Work; References; End Notes; Chapter 3: Available and Emerging Technologies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units*; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Electric Power Generation Using Coal; 2. Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units; 2.1. Coals Burned in U.S. EGUs; 2.2. Coal Utilization in U.S. EGUs; 2.2.1. Stoker-Fired Coal Combustion; 2.2.2. Pulverized-Coal Combustion; 2.2.3. Cyclone Coal Combustion; 2.2.4. Fluidized-Bed Combustion; 2.2.5. Coal Gasification; 2.3. GHG Emissions from Coal-Fired EGUs.
- 2.4. Factors Impacting Coal-Fired EGU CO2 Emissions2.4.1. Impact of Coal Rank on CO2 Emissions from EGUs; 2.4.2 Impact of Coal-Fired EGU Efficiency on CO2 Emissions; 2.4.3. Impact of SO2 Controls on Coal-Fired EGU CO2 Emissions; 3. Coal-Fired EGU CO2 Control Technologies; 3.1. Coal-Fired EGU CO2 Emissions Control Approaches; 3.1.1. Efficiency Improvements; 3.1.2. Carbon Capture and Storage; 3.2. Efficiency Improvements for Existing Coal-fired EGU Projects; 3.3. Efficiency Improvements for New Coal-Fired EGU Projects; 3.3.1. Steam Cycle; 3.3.2. Coal Drying.
- 3.3.3. Boiler Feedwater Heating and Hot-Windbox3.4. Combined Heat and Power Plant; 3.5. Oxygen Combustion; 4. Coal-Fired EGU Technology Alternatives Analysis; 4.1. Site-Specific Coal-Fired EGU Technology Alternatives Analysis Example; 4.2. EPA GHG Mitigation Database; References; Index.