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Logistics, Costs, and GHG Impacts of Utility-Scale Cofiring with 20 Percent Biomass.

DE141156999

Publication Date	2013
Page Count	165
Abstract	This report presents the results of an evaluation of utility-scale biomass cofiring in large pulverized coal power plants. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the cost and greenhouse gas reduction benefits of substituting relatively high volumes of biomass in coal. Two scenarios for cofiring up to 20% biomass with coal (on a lower heating value basis) are presented; (1) woody biomass in central Alabama where Southern Pine is currently produced for the wood products and paper industries, and (2) purpose-grown switchgrass in the Ohio River Valley. These examples are representative of regions where renewable biomass growth rates are high in correspondence with major U.S. heartland power production. While these scenarios may provide a realistic reference for comparing the relative benefits of using a high volume of biomass for power production, this evaluation is not intended to be an analysis of policies concerning renewable portfolio standards or the optimal use of biomass for energy production in the U.S.
Keywords	Biomass Cocombustion Coal power plants Greenhouse effect Gases Air pollution control Benefits Costs Energy systems Evaluation Logistics Paper industry Policies Wood products
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97K - Fuels 97I - Electric Power Production 97G - Policies, Regulations & Studies 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201503
Contract Number	DE-AC0576RL01830 DE-AC07-05ID14517

Logistics, Costs, and GHG Impacts of Utility-Scale Cofiring with 20 Percent Biomass.

Logistics, Costs, and GHG Impacts of Utility-Scale Cofiring with 20 Percent Biomass.
DE141156999

Publication Date	2013
Page Count	165
Abstract	This report presents the results of an evaluation of utility-scale biomass cofiring in large pulverized coal power plants. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the cost and greenhouse gas reduction benefits of substituting relatively high volumes of biomass in coal. Two scenarios for cofiring up to 20% biomass with coal (on a lower heating value basis) are presented; (1) woody biomass in central Alabama where Southern Pine is currently produced for the wood products and paper industries, and (2) purpose-grown switchgrass in the Ohio River Valley. These examples are representative of regions where renewable biomass growth rates are high in correspondence with major U.S. heartland power production. While these scenarios may provide a realistic reference for comparing the relative benefits of using a high volume of biomass for power production, this evaluation is not intended to be an analysis of policies concerning renewable portfolio standards or the optimal use of biomass for energy production in the U.S.
Keywords	Biomass Cocombustion Coal power plants Greenhouse effect Gases Air pollution control Benefits Costs Energy systems Evaluation Logistics Paper industry Policies Wood products
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97K - Fuels 97I - Electric Power Production 97G - Policies, Regulations & Studies 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201503
Contract Number	DE-AC0576RL01830 DE-AC07-05ID14517