The Feasibility of Implementing Coal

Coal and wood co-fired boiler technology has been
significantly advancing in the past years, but many
of their capabilities remain unknown to much of the
industry today. The term "co-firing", when used by
members of the biomass or utility communities, has
come to mean mixing a modest amount of clean, dry
sawdust with coal and burning the sawdust coal
mixture in the existing coal firing equipment of a
large, coal-burning, utility boiler. This work serves
as a guideline to allow for coal-wood co-fired
boilers to be sized, priced, implemented, and
operated properly based on facility information.
Information about the equipment that is required for
the boiler replacement project is provided. This work
also recognizes energy savings that would be
available upon installation as compared to other
types of boilers. The energy savings that are
available as a result of implementing these types of
boilers present very significant cost savings.

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Christopher Gump has a Bachelor of Science in ChemicalEngineering from Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY) and a Masterof Science in Industrial Engineering from West VirginiaUniversity (Morgantown, WV). He currently resides in Buffalo, NYand works in the Energy Performance Contracting Field as anEnergy Engineer.

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Coal and wood co-fired boiler technology has beensignificantly advancing in the past years, but manyof their capabilities remain unknown to much of theindustry today. The term "co-firing", when used bymembers of the biomass or utility communities, hascome to mean mixing a modest amount of clean, drysawdust with coal and burning the sawdust coalmixture in the existing coal firing equipment of alarge, coal-burning, utility boiler. This work servesas a guideline to allow for coal-wood co-firedboilers to be sized, priced, implemented, andoperated properly based on facility information.Information about the equipment that is required forthe boiler replacement project is provided. This workalso recognizes energy savings that would beavailable upon installation as compared to othertypes of boilers. The energy savings that areavailable as a result of implementing these types ofboilers present very significant cost savings.