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Advancements in Coal Technology 2006 Mid-America Regulatory Conference Columbus Ohio Tom Hewson Energy Ventures Analysis Inc Arlington Virginia June 20 2006 New Coal Capacity Required to Meet Growing US Power Need Coal Generation Demand by 2025 112,000 MW EVA Fuelcast Long Term Outlook 2005 87,000 MW: DOE Annual Energy Outlook 2005 Most States Have Announced Coal Project(s) Coal Generation Technologies Pulverized Coal Fluid Bed Combustion Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Pulverized Coal Accounts for Most of the 86,213 MW Announced New Coal Projects Pulverized Coal Combustion Dominate coal generation technology Two types: subcritical supercritical Most energy efficient coal technology in US today 80 announced new coal projects– Low technology risk, competitive cost Advancements in materials, controls and temperature mixing led to improved performance and reliability Subcritical vs. Supercritical Pulverized Coal Technology Fluid Bed Combustion Fluid Bed Combustion Conventional technology 104 Boilers-8,900 MW in operation 33 Projects- 13,347 MW of announced projects Up to 320 MW size range offered Greater fuel flexibility–(waste coals, pet coke, fuels,..) Lower heatrate efficiency vs. pulverized coal Inherent low NOx rates from lower combustion temperatures (0.37?0.07#NOx/MMBtu) Fluid Bed Combustion Technology Changes Fluid Bed Size Boiler size designs have been expanding increasing unit output (up to 320 MW) Improved sulfur capture performance Improved mixing to lower Ca:S ratios and increased bed capture rate (up to 97%) Some designs added FGD controls to further decrease emissions (0.13-0.15#SO2/MMBtu) Fluid Bed Combustion Technology Sizes Have Been Increasing Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle 117 plants with 385 Gasifiers in operation in 2004. These facilities produce mostly chemicals (37%), gas (36%) or power (19%) Multiple Gasification process technologies Entrained flow (Shell, GE (Texaco)- Polk Co, Conoco-Phillips (Dow/Destec)- W