Future of Clean Coal: The Impact Of New Technologies And Legislation On The Economics Of Coal-Fired Power Generation
Coal-fired power generation remains competitive with the best renewable technologies, even after accounting for the costs of carbon capture technology.
Coal accounts for 40% of global electricity supply and the proportion is set to remain steady, even as global generating capacity rises. Coal-fired generating capacity may double by 2030, which would have a severe effect on carbon dioxide emissions unless new, cleaner technologies can be implemented.
The Future of Clean Coal examines the state of modern coal-fired power generation. This report analyzes the technologies, efficiency and economics of conventional coal-fired power generation, emission control systems and advanced/zero emission systems. It assesses the key drivers of the new technologies and forecasts the impact of clean coal technologies on the cost of power compared to both conventional coal-fired power generation and renewable energy.
Discover how new technologies will affect coal-fired power generation in the short, medium and long term with this report.
This report will enable you to:
- Benchmark new and conventional coal-fired power generation systems with this report’s detailed analysis of the comparative economics of coal-fired power generation technologies with and without carbon capture and by use of different types of coal in terms of capital costs and cost of electricity.
- Predict the size and type of future growth in coal-fired power generation with the forecasts for coal-fired generating capacity, the emergence of new markets and the comparative attractiveness of new and conventional technologies contained in this report.
- Understand how legislation governing emissions will impact on the market attractiveness of clean coal with this report’s examination of the economic impact of new legislation on emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
Some key questions answered by this report:
-What is the future timeline for commercial development of advanced and zero emission technologies?
-How do conventional and clean coal technologies compare in terms of capital costs and the cost of electricity?
-What impact do types of gasifier and type of coal have on plant efficiency?
-How will demand for coal change over the medium term and which countries will be driving increased consumption?
-What are the key regulations around emissions and what impact will they have on the economic competitiveness of coal-fired power generation?
-How do renewable technologies compare against new clean coal technologies and how does carbon capture affect their competitiveness?
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