WS02: Co-utilisation of Biomass with Fossil Fuels – ExCo55
This workshop was held in conjunction with ExCo55 in Copenhagen, Denmark on 25 May 2005. The purpose of the workshop was to inform the Executive Committee about the development of biomass co-utilisation with fossil fuels – in particular co-firing – and about the remaining barriers that need to be overcome in order to accelerate the penetration of co-utilisation technologies in the market. At the workshop presentations were given by seven invited speakers.
Co-utilisation is the simultaneous use of various fuels in the same energy production application and as far as bioenergy is concerned it applies to solid (e.g., biomass/coal), liquid (e.g., ethanol/petrol), and gaseous (e.g., biogas/natural gas) fuels. It is also possible to co-utilise fuels of different phases such as liquid and gaseous biofuels in combination with solid fuels (e.g., bio-oil/coal, fuel gas/coal). In the first example the biofuel is blended with the fossil fuel and then fed simultaneously in the combustion zone while in the second example the biofuel is fed into the combustion zone separately from the fossil fuel.
Documents
Co-Utilisation of Biomass with Fossil Fuels – Summary and Conclusions
ExCo55 P1 Current Status of Biomass Co-firing
xCo55 P1(a) Global Operational Status of Co-firing Biomass and Waste with Coal
ExCo55 P2 The co-firing of biomass materials in large coal-fired boilers
ExCo55 P3 Experiences from the Lahti and Rien Plants
ExCo55 P4 Impact of Co-Combustion of Wood Pellets at Avedore Power Plant
ExCo55 P4(a) Utilisation of Straw and Wood in Large-Scale Power Plants
ExCo55 P5 Biomass co-firing in Electrabel Power Plant the Belgian Context
ExCo55 P5(a) Status of Biomass Co-firing in Belgium
ExCo55 P6 Co-firing in the Netherlands – the need for a secure supply
