Tennessee Valley Authority plans to demonstrate FBC steam power generation from coal

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6179075

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) initiated engineering studies on atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion (AFBC) for electric power generation in September 1976. It was recognized that a pilot plant was needed to provide detailed design data in areas such as coal feeding, control schemes for load following, emission controls, and others. In September 1979, TVA contracted with Babcock and Wilcox Company and with Stone and Webster to build a 20-MW AFBC pilot plant at the Shawnee Steam Plant near Paducah, Kentucky. Plant design work is now approximately 90% complete and site work started in April 1980. It is planned to start testing in the summer of 1982. In July 1980, TVA and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) agreed to share the cost of operating the AFBC pilot plant. That agreement requires the development of a detailed test plan to cover the contract period. This test plan is currently being developed by TVA, EPRI, Radian, Jaycor, and others and will be reviewed by some of the major boiler manufacturers and DOE. The test plan will cover the operation, testing, and analysis of the pilot plant performance. Plans call for alternate fuels such as Western coals and lignites to be tested in later test campaigns. TVA personnel will operate the plant and perform most of the testing and data reduction. A 200-MW central station AFBC demonstration plant is also being planned and presently projected for completion in 1988.

• OSTI ID: 6179075
• Journal Information: Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States), Journal Name: Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States) Vol. 23; ISSN MCFAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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