Coal users look at shipping alternatives

Journal Article · Mon Nov 06 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Chem. Eng. News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6932513

Jennings, W P

Two cooperatives are being planned in Galveston, Tex., partly to offset the high cost of transporting coal, which has been exacerbated by the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission's latest decision to increase certain freight rates, and partly to replace natural gas with coal for boiler fuel. CAM Co., a pending joint venture by Union Carbide Corp., Amoco Texas Refining Co., Amoco Chemicals Corp., and Monsanto Co., will manage a 4.6 million lb/yr steam and electric cogeneration plant to provide 3 million lb of process steam to the partners and 100 Mw of electricity to be distributed by Community Public Service Co. The plant will burn coal and lignite, which will be stored on site, at 75Vertical Bar3< efficiency. If the expected approval comes in early 1979, the first steam will be generated in 1984. ORBA Corp. is proposing regional coal stockpiles which will enable small coal consumers to afford the high costs of transportation. According to W. P. Jennings (Slurry Transport Assoc.), coal slurry pipelines will be cost-competitive with railroads, and the transportation rate increases will impede the coal utilization program.

• Research Organization: Slurry Transp. Assoc.
• OSTI ID: 6932513
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. News; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. News; (United States) Vol. 56:45; ISSN CENEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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&amp; Peat-- Transport
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015000 -- Coal
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&amp; Peat-- Economic
Industrial
&amp; Business Aspects
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COST
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
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FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FREIGHT PIPELINES
FUELS
JOINT VENTURES
MATERIALS
PIPELINES
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
POWER PLANTS
REVIEWS
SLURRY PIPELINES
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRANSPORT