World market: A survey of opportunities for advanced coal-fired systems
Although there is a wide range of forecasts for the future of World energy demand and consumption over the next 25 years, all forecasts show marked increases being required for all forms of fossil fuels even when optimistic projections are made for the future adoption of Nuclear and Renewable energy. It is also generally expected that coal usage will in this period experience its greatest growth (a doubling) in the Asia-Pacific region dominated demographically by China and India. In this paper, energy projections and the extent and nature of the coal reserves available worldwide are examined. While most coal technologies can handle a variety of feedstocks, there are often economic factors that will determine the preferred selection. The matching of technology to coal type and other factors is examined with particular reference to the Asia Pacific region. Oil usage is similarly forecast to experience a comparable growth in this region. Over 70% of the World`s oil reserves are heavy oils and refinery crudes are increasing in gravity and sulfur content. The clean coal technologies of gasification and fluid bed combustion can also use low value petroleum residuals as feedstocks. There is therefore a nearer term market opportunity to incorporate such technologies into cogeneration and coproduction schemes adjacent to refineries resulting in extremely efficient use of these resources.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), WV (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 426204
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/METC-95/1018-Vol.1; CONF-9506162-Vol.1; ON: DE95009732; TRN: 97:000255-0002
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Advanced coal-fired power systems `95 review meeting, Morgantown, WV (United States), 27-29 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the advanced coal-fired power systems `95 review meeting. Volume I; McDaniel, H.M.; Mollot, D.J.; Venkataraman, V.K.; PB: 463 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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