Re: Convent fuel for remote locations - C3

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In a message dated 9/12/2002 6:08:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Harry.Parker@coe.ttu.edu writes:


> If necessary CO2 emissions are best sequestered at very large coal-fired
> power plant where 20,000 tons per day or more of CO2 must be managed.  There
> is more CO2 to sequester than coal being burned.   The economies of scale
> are important.   This CO2 sequestration is not cheap. It increases the
> production price of electricity from about 5 to 7 cents/Kw-hr.   CO2
> sequestration is one of my major research activities.  Nuclear power may
> look attractive.


Hello everyone,

It is true that there is more CO2 to be sequestered than coal burned during a day, because we expect that there will be two tons of CO2 for every ton of coal burned. However, some coal fired plants will have an easier time capturing CO2 than others. The coal firing technology and the heat of release (stack temperature) will affect the ability to capture CO2, once the law requires that it be captured. 

Fred Murrell
Biomass Development 
Bradenton FL USA