Live support chatBiomass Cofiring in Coal-Fired Boilers
In Biomass Cofiring in Coal-Fired Boilers, you'll learn ...
- Benefits of using biomass cofiring in existing coal-fired boilers
- Installation and maintenance requirements for biomass cofiring projects
- The range of applications in which cofiring technology can be best used
- How to perform calculations to determine a facility's suitability and equipment needs for biomass cofiring
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 28 pages
Biomass energy technologies convert renewable biomass fuels to heat or electricity. Biomass cofiring is attracting interest because it is an economical near-term option for introducing new biomass resources into today's energy mix. Cofiring is the simultaneous combustion of different fuels in the same boiler. Cofiring inexpensive biomass with fossil fuels in existing boilers provides an opportunity for energy managers to use a greenhouse gas-neutral renewable fuel while reducing energy and waste disposal costs and enhancing national energy security.
This course is intended for engineers, state and federal regulators, and energy professionals. It focuses on the most promising, near-term, proven option for cofiring-using solid biomass to replace a portion of the coal combusted in existing coal-fired boilers. It provides information on types of biomass available, cost-saving mechanisms, and criteria used to cofire in coal-fired boilers.
Also included is a case study describing the design, operation, and performance of a biomass cofiring project in Aiken, South Carolina. Worksheets allow the reader to perform preliminary calculations to determine whether a facility is suitable for biomass cofiring, and how much it would save annually.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Summarize biomass energy technologies.
- Explain biomass cofiring as a cost-saving mechanism.
- Identify conditions for applying biomass cofiring at coal-fired facilities.
- Describe field experience and industrial applications of biomass cofiring projects.
- Explain installation requirements for cofiring biomass at sites with existing coal-fired boilers.
- Calculate fuel-supply costs and potential cost savings.
- Describe environmental impacts related to coal-fired power generation.
- Explain the operation and maintenance requirements of biomass cofiring systems.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
| Alabama (P.E.) | Alaska (P.E.) | Arkansas (P.E.) |
| Delaware (P.E.) | District of Columbia (P.E.) | Florida (P.E. Area of Practice) |
| Georgia (P.E.) | Idaho (P.E.) | Illinois (P.E.) |
| Illinois (S.E.) | Indiana (P.E.) | Iowa (P.E.) |
| Kansas (P.E.) | Kentucky (P.E.) | Louisiana (P.E.) |
| Maine (P.E.) | Maryland (P.E.) | Michigan (P.E.) |
| Minnesota (P.E.) | Mississippi (P.E.) | Missouri (P.E.) |
| Montana (P.E.) | Nebraska (P.E.) | Nevada (P.E.) |
| New Hampshire (P.E.) | New Jersey (P.E.) | New Mexico (P.E.) |
| New York (P.E.) | North Carolina (P.E.) | North Dakota (P.E.) |
| Ohio (P.E. Self-Paced) | Oklahoma (P.E.) | Oregon (P.E.) |
| Pennsylvania (P.E.) | South Carolina (P.E.) | South Dakota (P.E.) |
| Tennessee (P.E.) | Texas (P.E.) | Utah (P.E.) |
| Vermont (P.E.) | Virginia (P.E.) | West Virginia (P.E.) |
| Wisconsin (P.E.) | Wyoming (P.E.) | |
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 28 pages
