Cheap oil cools interest in coal-water fuel

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Electr. Light Power; (United States)

OSTI ID:6224941

Smock, R

Plummeting oil prices have put coal-water fuels on the utility industry's shelf. East coast utilities that have evaluated coal-water fuel (CWF) as a replacement for oil say it looks great on all counts except cost. SWF technology has been under development for the last decade as a method for switching to coal in older power plants unable to convert to direct coal burning because they have small boilers designed to burn oil. It finally appears to be ready for commercial application, but the market has lost interest. The few utilities still burning any appreciable amounts of oil see no economic incentive over the near term to incur the costs of switching to a coal-water mixture.

• OSTI ID: 6224941
• Journal Information: Electr. Light Power; (United States), Vol. 64:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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