NTPC will use “torrefied coal” in its power plants
NOIDA: In what could make a major difference to the management of urban solid waste, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is all set to implement a waste-to-energy technology that it has co-developed with a Chennai-based orthopedic surgeon. The “torrefied coal”, made out of carbonised waste, will be used by NTPC in its power plants in Varanasi, Bhopal, Indore and Hubli for power generation, officials said.
“The idea is to carbonise solid waste in low oxygen conditions and convert the material into coal. Because there is no oxygen involved in the process, and the carbonisation is taking place with external heat – the conversion process is not toxic and the carbonised output is of usable quality for power plants,” said Amit Kulsreshtha, NTPC’s general manager-new initiatives.
Renewable energy boom could force coal power to close early, says new report
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An analysis of Australia s energy market has found a number of the nation s coal-fired power stations could be financially unviable by 2025 and at least one may be forced to close early.
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Coal-fired generation will drop by 28 per cent
Industry acknowledges increasing pressure
The joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) think thank and advisory firm Green Energy Markets attempts to quantify the mounting pressure on coal-fired plants, as a flood of cheaper and more flexible renewable power hits the grid.
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