Transportation costs for new fuel forms produced from low rank US coals

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6471665· OSTI ID:6471665

Newcombe, R J; McKelvey, D G ^[1]; Ruether, J A ^[2]

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1. TMS, Inc., Germantown, MD (USA)
2. USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (USA)

Transportation costs are examined for four types of new fuel forms (solid, syncrude, methanol, and slurry) produced from low rank coals found in the lower 48 states of the USA. Nine low rank coal deposits are considered as possible feedstocks for mine mouth processing plants. Transportation modes analyzed include ship/barge, pipelines, rail, and truck. The largest potential market for the new fuel forms is coal-fired utility boilers without emission controls. Lowest cost routes from each of the nine source regions to supply this market are determined. 12 figs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC), PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/FE
• OSTI ID: 6471665
• Report Number(s): DOE/PETC/TR-90/10; ON: DE91000942
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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