Zeroing in on the cost of synfuel plants

Journal Article · Wed Aug 13 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Chem. Week; (United States)

OSTI ID:6167563

Mueller, C M ^[1]; Lee, B S; Tao, J; Samples, R E

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1. Bankers Trust

According to C. M. Mueller (Bankers Trust) at the 1980 International Conference on Coal Gasification, Liquefaction, and Conversion to Electricity, the Energy Security Act establishing the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corp. is a helpful step towards the development of a synthetic fuels program in the U.S., although the Act has flaws. According to B. S. Lee of the Institute of Gas Technology, synthetic fuels can be considered price competitive with conventional fuels even now According to J. Tao of International Coal Refining Co., which will prepare a solvent-refined coal (SRC-I) demonstration coal plant in Newman, Ky., a high-severity and a low-severity 30,000 ton/day commercial unit (expanded from the demonstration plant starting up by 1990, would cost (in 1980 dollars) $3.570 billion and $3.125 billion, respectively, and produce 100,000 bbl/day of oil equivalent. According to R. E. Samples of Consolidation Coal Co., coal use will grow by 5.5%/yr through the 1980's, to 1.3 billion tons/yr by 1990, and capacity even now is almost sufficient to meet this demand and will easily meet synthetic fuels project demands.

• OSTI ID: 6167563
• Journal Information: Chem. Week; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Week; (United States) Vol. 127:7; ISSN CHWKA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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