The Dominance of Coal-Fueled Power Plants

THE DOMINANCE OF COAL-FUELED POWER PLANTS U.S. COAL PRODUCTION COAL MINING LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 530 MILLION SHORT TONS 269 MILLION SHORT TONS 182.9 MILLION SHORT TONS WESTERN REGION APPALACHIA REGION INTER REGION CURRENT MAJOR EXPORTS BUYING COAL UNITED NETHERLANDS KINGDOM TOP THREE CUSTOMERS FOR U.S. COAL EXPORT CHINA FUTURE MAJOR EXPORTS BUYING COAL THE GLOBAL DEMAND FOR COAL IS EXPECTED TO REACH Despite slowing coal demand from Europe, coal exports to Europe and 19 Asia comprised nearly 80% of U.S. BILLION TONS BY 2019 metallurgical coal exports in the first six months of 2014 HOW COAL IS USED Precipitator Boiler Turbine Generator COAL Condenser Cooling Water -- to Lake or Cooling Towers Firebox Secondary Coolant o Coal is ground into a fine powder O The turbine blades turn the shaft, which is connected to the generator and mixed with hot air to blow into the boiler's firebox where magnets turn the turbine's movement into electricity Purified water is pumped into the boiler, turning extremely hot, creating pressure up to 3,500 pounds per square inch The steam is drawn into a condenser at the bottom of the power plant where it is cooled and turned back into This super hot steam is pumped water into a turbine, the pressure of the steam turning the blades Two thirds of coal's growth is driven by China's demand for Coal is India's primary source of energy, totaling 44% of total coal-fueled electricity energy consumption India is expected to import two million tons of metallurgical coal in 2015 8.2 million short tons of coal were exported to China in 2013 COAL AS A POWER SOURCE GENERATION OF POWER IN THE U.S. SOURCES OF U.S. ELECTRICITY (2013) COAL 39% NATURAL GAS 27% By 2030, coal is expected to still produce 30% of the nation's power despite some coal plants retiring and EPA regulations CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY UNITED STATES. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS A 30% NATIONAL REDUCTION TARGET FOR CO2 EMISSIONS AND COAL PLANTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO MEETING THIS TARGET PROTECTION CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) This technology aims to capture and store CO2 emissions in geologic formations or deep in the ocean where it can dissolve under pressure SaskPower in Saskatchewan, Canada is the world's first commercial coal-fueled power plant using CCS CLEAN COAL PLANT It is built to capture 90% of its CO2 emissions before it leaves the smokestack Using technology (computerized controls, higher ADVANCED HIGH-EFFICIENCY COMBUSTION performance turbines) to increase the extreme temperatures created during the coal burning process NJIT graduatedegrees.online.njit.edu New Jersey Institute of Technology SOURCES www.nmaorg/pdf/fact_sheets/cctpdf http://www.eiagov/beta/coal/data/browser http://www.eiagov/todayinenergy/detal.címd=18251 http://www.elagov/todayinenergy/detal.cfmad=17551 http://www.wsjcom/artickes/SBIO001424052702303332904579228IG0256043626 http://publicwoodmac.com/public/views?filter_sector=8&highlight_cid-12526667 http://www.duke-energy.com/about-energy/generating-electricity/coal-fired-how.asp http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/0/worlds-first-dean-coal-commercial-power-plant-opens-in-canadahtml http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/08/coal-plant-retirements-barely-aut-carbon-emissions/0008553/ http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2014/december/global-coal-demand-to-reach-9-bilion- tonnes-per-year-by-2019html http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/O6/08/coal-plant-retirements-barely-aut-carbon-emissions/0008553/ www.nma.org/pdf/fact_sheets/octpdf http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/10/worlds-first-dean-coal-commercial-power-plant-opens-in-canadahtml ONMENTAL AGENCYS