Tires to energy: Where the rubber meets the grid

Journal Article · · Public Power; (United States)

OSTI ID:6753898

Maize, K

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has started the next phase of a project that could help solve one of the most viewing solid waste disposal problems in the USA. The disposal of used automobile tires. TVA began burning about 1250 tons of shredded tires mixed with crushed coal at its Allen plant near Memphis, Tennessee. Of the 300-MW Allen unit 1, one of the three units at the 900-MW station, TVA is mixing about 20 tons of shredded tires with 500 tons of coal per hour, or a 4% mixture. Made mostly of petroleum, tires have good fuel characteristics. They have a higher BTU value than coal, burn at a higher temperature, and burn cleaner. The first phase of the TVA test program was designed to show whether tires may be used as a fuel. Some results of the tests are presented and discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6753898
• Journal Information: Public Power; (United States), Journal Name: Public Power; (United States) Vol. 51:1; ISSN 0033-3654; ISSN PUPOAG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200108* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Fuels-- (1980-)
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COMBUSTION
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
OXIDATION
POWER PLANTS
RECYCLING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TIRES
USES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT