Environmental issues affecting clean coal technology deployment

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:682277

Miller, M J ^[1]

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1. Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)

The author outlines what he considers to be the key environmental issues affecting Clean Coal Technology (CCT) deployment both in the US and internationally. Since the international issues are difficult to characterize given different environmental drivers in various countries and regions, the primary focus of his remarks is on US deployment. However, he makes some general remarks, particularly regarding the environmental issues in developing vs. developed countries and how these issues may affect CCT deployment. Further, how environment affects deployment depends on which particular type of clean coal technology one is addressing. It is not the author`s intention to mention many specific technologies other than to use them for the purposes of example. He generally categorizes CCTs into four groups since environment is likely to affect deployment for each category somewhat differently. These four categories are: Precombustion technologies such as coal cleaning; Combustion technologies such as low NOx burners; Postcombustion technologies such as FGD systems and postcombustion NOx control; and New generation technologies such as gasification and fluidized bed combustion.

• Research Organization: National Mining Association, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 682277
• Report Number(s): CONF-970121--Vol.1; ON: DE97006902
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
BURNERS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL PREPARATION
DENITRIFICATION
DESULFURIZATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUE GAS
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
IMPLEMENTATION
US CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM