Tidd PFBC demonstration project
Abstract
The Tidd project was one of the first joint government-industry ventures to be approved by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in its Clean Coal Technology Program. In March 1987, DOE signed an agreement with the Ohio Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, to refurbish the then-idle Tidd plant on the banks of the Ohio River with advanced pressurized fluidized bed technology. Testing ended after 49 months of operation, 100 individual tests, and the generation of more than 500,000 megawatt-hours of electricity. The demonstration plant has met its objectives. The project showed that more than 95 percent of sulfur dioxide pollutants could be removed inside the advanced boiler using the advanced combustion technology, giving future power plants an attractive alternative to expensive, add-on scrubber technology. In addition to its sulfur removal effectiveness, the plant`s sustained periods of steady-state operation boosted its availability significantly above design projections, heightening confidence that pressurized fluidized bed technology will be a reliable, baseload technology for future power plants. The technology also controlled the release of nitrogen oxides to levels well below the allowable limits set by federal air quality standards. It also produced a dry waste product that is much easier to handlemore »
- Authors:
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- American Electric Power, Columbus, OH (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Mining Association, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 682325
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970121-Vol.2
ON: DE97007477; TRN: IM9942%%310
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-87MC24132
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. annual clean coal technology conference: powering the next millennium, Tampa, FL (United States), 7-10 Jan 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]; Related Information: Is Part Of 5. annual clean coal technology conference: powering the next millennium. Vol.2; PB: 374 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; RETROFITTING; FLUIDIZED BED BOILERS; PRESSURIZATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; PERFORMANCE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ASHES; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
Citation Formats
Marrocco, M. Tidd PFBC demonstration project. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Marrocco, M. Tidd PFBC demonstration project. United States.
Marrocco, M. 1997.
"Tidd PFBC demonstration project". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/682325.
@article{osti_682325,
title = {Tidd PFBC demonstration project},
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abstractNote = {The Tidd project was one of the first joint government-industry ventures to be approved by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in its Clean Coal Technology Program. In March 1987, DOE signed an agreement with the Ohio Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, to refurbish the then-idle Tidd plant on the banks of the Ohio River with advanced pressurized fluidized bed technology. Testing ended after 49 months of operation, 100 individual tests, and the generation of more than 500,000 megawatt-hours of electricity. The demonstration plant has met its objectives. The project showed that more than 95 percent of sulfur dioxide pollutants could be removed inside the advanced boiler using the advanced combustion technology, giving future power plants an attractive alternative to expensive, add-on scrubber technology. In addition to its sulfur removal effectiveness, the plant`s sustained periods of steady-state operation boosted its availability significantly above design projections, heightening confidence that pressurized fluidized bed technology will be a reliable, baseload technology for future power plants. The technology also controlled the release of nitrogen oxides to levels well below the allowable limits set by federal air quality standards. It also produced a dry waste product that is much easier to handle than wastes from conventional power plants and will likely have commercial value when produced by future power plants.},
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year = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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