Biomass Cofiring: A Renewable Alternative for Utilities (Fact sheet)

Book · Mon Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:766452

Craig, K

Cofiring refers to the practice of introducing biomass as a partial substitute fuel in high-efficiency coal boilers. This is the nearest term low-cost option for the efficient conversion of biomass to electricity. Cofiring has been practiced, tested, and evaluated for a variety of boiler technologies.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 766452
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-570-27048; DOE/GO-10099-914; TRN: AH200037%%414
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 30 Aug 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
09 BIOMASS FUELS
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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BOILERS
COAL
COCOMBUSTION
ELECTRICITY
COFIRING
RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVE
UTILITIES
BOILER TECHNOLOGIES
LOW-COST OPTION
SUBSTITUTE FUEL
COAL BOILERS
POWER PLANT
BIOMASS POWER
RENEWABLE ENERGY
WOOD RESIDUE PRODUCTS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
BIOPOWER