Conceptual Design of Pulverized Coal Electricity Generating Units for Flexible Operation

Conference · Thu Nov 17 04:00:00 EST 2022

OSTI ID:1899161

Turner, Marc ^[1]; Oakes, Matt ^[1]; Konrade, Jacob ^[1]; Bleckinger, Mark ^[1]; Hughes, Sydney ^[1]; Shultz, Travis ^[2]

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1. NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory
2. NETL

This presentation was given by Marc Turner, NETL Support Contractor, at the International Center for Sustainable Carbon's "The Energy Transition - the Role for Sustainable Carbon" workshop held in Sardinia, Italy on November 16-18, 2022. The presentation addresses the NETL report titled "Conceptual Design of Pulverized Coal Electricity Generating Units for Flexible Operation" published on September 6, 2022. This study presents an independent conceptual assessment of the features, cost, and performance of pulverized coal power plants (without carbon dioxide capture) intended for flexible, rather than baseload, operation. The objective was to leverage the already substantial knowledge base about flexible operation and develop state-of-the-art pulverized coal power plant cases that are designed to accommodate flexible operation within an electric grid having a high level of renewable generation. This is of significant importance in coal-dependent regions of the world as variable renewable energy becomes more prevalent.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
• OSTI ID: 1899161
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English