Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

COFIRING BIOMASS WITH LIGNITE COAL

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/791334· OSTI ID:791334
As of September 28, 2001, all the major project tasks have been completed. A presentation was given to the North Dakota State Penitentiary (NDSP) and the North Dakota Division of Community Services (DCS). In general, the feasibility study has resulted in the following conclusions: (1) Municipal wood resources are sufficient to support cofiring at the NDSP. (2) Steps have been taken to address all potential fuel-handling issues with the feed system design, and the design is cost-effective. (3) Fireside issues of cofiring municipal wood with coal are not of significant concern. In general, the addition of wood will improve the baseline performance of lignite coal. (4) The energy production strategy must include cogeneration using steam turbines. (5) Environmental permitting issues are small and do not affect economics. (6) The base-case economic scenario provides for a 15-year payback of a 20-year municipal bond and does not include the broader community benefits that can be realized.
Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-00NT40900
OSTI ID:
791334
Report Number(s):
FC26-00NT40900--01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

COFIRING BIOMASS WITH LIGNITE COAL
Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2001 · OSTI ID:792072

COFIRING OF BIOMASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2001 · OSTI ID:802151

Key issues when cofiring biomass with coal in PC boilers
Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · OSTI ID:20082212