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Innovations for Existing Plants
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Innovations for Existing Plants |
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- IEP, Recent Accomplishments Report - [PDF-1.3MB] (October 2007)
- IEP Roadmap & Program Plan [PDF-1.18MB] (May 2006)
- DOE/NETL'S Innovations for Existing Plants R&D Program [PDF-42KB] (Feb. 2005)
Improving the Environmental Performance of Today's Coal-Fired Power Plants
This paper provides an overview of the Innovations for Existing Plants (IEP) Program, managed by the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory. IEP develops advanced low-cost environmental control technologies for the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants, specifically focusing on the development of advanced mercury, NOx, PM, and acid gas emission control technology. Research is also directed at the characterization and beneficial use of coal utilization byproducts as well as at emerging electric-utility and water issues.
- Coal and Power Systems: Innovations for Existing Plants Roadmap [PDF-350KB] (Nov. 2002)
Knowledge and Technology Products for Clean Power
- Air Quality III Conference
Papers & presentations from the September 2002 Conference.
- The Integrated Environmental Control Model (IECM) (Oct. 2001)
A model developed by CMU for assessing emission control technology.
- Electric Utility Engineer's FGD Manual Volume I [PDF-24MB] (Mar. 4, 1996)
FGD Process Design
- Electric Utility Engineer's FGD Manual Volume II [PDF-24MB] (Mar. 4, 1996)
Major Mechanical Equipment; FGD Proposal Evaluations; USE of FGDPRISM in FGD System Modification, Proposal Evaluation, and Design; FGD System Case Study
- Innovations for Existing Power Plants [PDF-2058KB]
Enabling Clean, Abundant, and Affordable Power for the Nation
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CO2 Emissions Control |
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Water-Energy Interface |
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- Water Usage Impacts of CO2 Capture Technologies - Projections Through 2030 [PDF-2MB]
Presented at the EUEC Energy & Environment Conference, January 2008
- Two presentations were given at the EUCI "A Water Constrained Future - How Power Producers Can Minimize Impacts in the West" conference, San Diego, California, May 2007
- Estimating Freshwater Needs to Meet Future Thermoelectric Generation Requirements in Western United States [PDF-1.57MB] presented at the First Western Forum on Energy & Water Sustainability in Santa Barbara, California, March 2007.
- DOE/NETL's Power Plant Water Management R&D Program--Responding to Emerging Issues [PDF-2.8MB] presented at the 8th Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC) in Tucson, Arizona, January 2005.
- Responding to Emerging Power Plant-Water Issues--DOE/NETL's R&D Program [PDF-2.9MB] presented at the 3rd Annual West Virginia Water Conference, Oct. 28-29, 2004.
- Responding to Emerging Power Plant-Water Issues--DOE/NETL's R&D Program [PDF-4.8MB] presented at the September 27 - October 1, 2004, EPRI Environmental Sector Meetings.
- Responding to Emerging Power Plant-Water Issues-DOE/NETL's R&D Program [PDF-9161KB] presented at the American Coal Council 2004 Spring Coal Forum May 17-19, 2004, in Dallas, Texas.
- Presentation [PDF- 593KB] on NETL's coal byproducts and power plant-water R&D activities presented at the Clean Coal and Power Conference, November 17-19, 2003.
- "Electric Utilities and Water: Emerging Issues and R&D Needs" Presented by Thomas J. Feeley at the 9th Annual Wastes Technical and Regulatory Conference on April 13-16, 2003. Presentation [PDF-1848KB]
- Presentations on Electric Utility and Water Issues, 28th Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems Conference, March 10, 2003 Tutorial on Electric Utility Water Issues [PDF-285KB] presented by Thomas J. Feeley, III
- Current and Future Water Regulatory Issues Affecting Electric Utilities [PDF-2140KB] presented by Ron Hix
- NETL's Water-Energy R&D Activities [PDF-1548KB]
Presentation to the Laboratory Energy Research and Development Working Group (LERDWG) on NETL's Water for Energy research activities in Washington D.C. (February 27, 2003)
- DOE-NETL Electric Utility-Water R&D Program [PDF-903KB]
Presentation to EPRI Water Advisory Council on DOE-NETL Electronic Utility-Water R&D Program in Milwaukee, WI. (September 2002)
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- Use of Reclaimed Water for Power Plant Cooling [PDF-1MB]
A report has been completed on the use of treated municipal wastewater, also known as “reclaimed water”, as an alternative to freshwater to use for cooling and process water in electric generating facilities. The report includes a database of facilities using this water source, regulatory requirements that federal and state agencies have imposed to govern reuse of reclaimed water, additional treatment that may be required before a power plant can use reclaimed water, and a site visit to the Panda-Brandywine power plant located near Washington, DC that uses reclaimed water as cooling tower makeup.
- News Article Featuring NETL Sponsored Zebra Mussel Project
- Updated Brochure on NETL's Energy-Water RD&D Activities [PDF-638KB] This brochure describes research and development activities at DOE/NETL that are designed to address existing and emerging water-energy issues. April, 2006.
- The Economics of Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Development [PDF-1022KB], (January 2006)
- "Finding Technological Solutions to the Energy-Water Nexus" [PDF-56KB] , published in IAGS's August 29, 2005, Energy Security Newsletter .
- "Water & Energy: Addressing the Critical Link between the Nation's Water Resources and Reliable Secure Energy" [PDF-348KB] (Feb. 2004)
This brochure describes NETL's capabilities and competencies directed at the intimate link between water and energy.
- Selections made under Innovative Water Management Techniques and Concepts for Coal-Fired Electric Utility Boilers Solicitation. (Aug. 6, 2003)
- Electric Utilities and Water: Emerging Issues and R&D Needs
Conference proceedings from the July 23-24, 2002 workshop held in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Electric Utilities and Water: Emerging Issues and R&D Needs [PDF-30KB]
Summary of July 2002 workshop and Water Management solicitation
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Mercury Emissions Control |
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- An Update on DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology Field Testing Program [PDF-328KB] (July 2008)
- 2007 Mercury Control Technology Conference Proceedings
- Conference Proceedings from "2006 Mercury Control Technology Conference," December 2006.
- Mercury Capture and Fate Using Wet FGD at Coal-Fired Power Plants [PDF-550KB] (Aug. 2006) This paper describes NETL's R&D efforts to optimize Hg capture in FGD systems and to characterize the fate of mercury in the resultant by-products.
- Preliminary Economic Analysis of Activated Carbon Injection [PDF-1.3MB] (April 2006)
- Conference Proceedings from "DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program Review", July 2005, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Final Draft "Field Testing of Mercury Control Technologies for Coal-Fired Power Plants" [PDF-828KB] May 2005
- Conference Proceedings for the DOE/NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program Review presented July 14-15, 2004.
- Conference Proceedings for the DOE/NETL & EPRI Sponsored Mercury Measurements Workshop presented July 13, 2004.
- Preliminary Cost Estimate of Activated Carbon Injection for Controlling Mercury Emissions from an Un-Scrubbed 500 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant [PDF-1649KB] (Nov. 2003)
- TechLine entitled "DOE to Test Advanced Methods For Reducing Mercury Emissions" (Sept. 11, 2003)
- Conference Proceedings from the Mercury Control Technology R&D Program Review Meeting held August 12-13, 2003.
- Paper describing DOE/NETL's current mercury control R&D program [ PDF-817KB] (Apr. 2003)
- Minutes from the DOE meeting with Utilities/ Stakeholders on Phase II Mercury Field Test Needs [PDF-18KB] held immediately following the wrap-up of Air Quality III in Arlington, Va. on September 12, 2002.
- Minutes from the DOE/EPRI meeting on Phase II Mercury Field Test Needs [PDF-57KB], in Washington, DC on June 5, 2002.
- Meeting Mercury Standards (Jun. 18, 2001)
Novel Concepts Could Reduce Health Threat, Reduce Costs for Ratepayers
To help reduce concerns that harmful levels of mercury from coal power plants can collect in fish and marine mammals, the Department of Energy is joining with industry to develop high-tech ways to remove this pollutant before it enters the atmosphere.
- New Technologies to Help Industry Meet Tighter Mercury Standards (Aug. 14, 2000)
With health officials warning of mercury buildup in fish and marine mammals, the Energy Department's Fossil Energy program is preparing to award just over $5.5 million to companies proposing to test full-scale advanced mercury control methods at several of the nation's coal-fired power plants.
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- Noble Metal Catalysts for Mercury Oxidation [PDF-734KB], July 2008
- Preliminary Economic Analysis of Wet FGD Co-Benefit Enhancement Technologies [PDF-413KB], May 2008
- UPDATED Economic Analysis of Activated Carbon Injection [PDF-1.7MB] (May 2007)
- Further Investigation of the Impact of Sulfur Trioxide on Activated Carbon Injection Performance [PDF-47KB], Nov. 2007
- Impact of Sulfur Trioxide on Activated Carbon Performance [PDF-134KB], Aug. 2007
- The PCO Process for Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas [PDF-419KB] presented at the 30th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, in Clearwater, FL, April 2005.
- The Thief Process for Mercury Removal from Flue Gas [PDF-373KB] presented at the 30th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, in Clearwater, FL, April 2005.
- Evaluation of the Effect of SCR NOx Control Technology on Mercury Speciation [PDF-439KB] (Mar. 2003)
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- "U.S. DOE's Hg Control Technology RD&D Program--Significant Progress, But More Work to be Done!" [PDF-2102KB] presented at the A&WMA's 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition, in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 23, 2006.
- "U.S. DOE's Hg Control Technology RD&D Program--Significant Progress But More Work to be Done" [PDF-2135KB] presented at the Third International Experts Workshop--Mercury Emissions form Coal, in Katowice, Poland, June 5-7, 2006
- "Fate of Mercury in Coal Byproducts--DOE's Mercury Control Technology Field Testing and Related Projects" [PDF-1.12MB] presented at the Workshop on Mercury Control from Coal Combustion, in Beijing, China, October 31, 2005.
- "An Update on the U.S. Department of Energy's Phase II Mercury Control Technology Field Testing Program" [PDF-1.87MB] presented at the Workshop on Mercury Control from Coal Combustion, in Beijing, China, October 31, 2005.
- "Status Report on U.S. DOE Mercury Control Technology Phase II Field Testing Program" [PDF-1.9MB] presented at the Mercury Experts' Conference 2 Conference in Ottawa, May 2005.
- An update of "U.S. Department of Energy's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program for Coal-Fired Boilers" [PDF-2170KB] presented at the Working Session of the New Hampshire House Science, Technology, & Energy Committee, April 26, 2005.
- An update of DOE's Phase II Mercury Control Technology Field Testing Program. [PDF-251KB] presented at the American Coal Council's 2005 Mercury & Multi-Emissions Conference, in St. Louis, March 2005.
- DOE's Hg Control Technology and Related Coal Utilization Byproducts Characterization Research, presented March 17, 2005, at the Indiana Office of Air Quality Mercury Workshop.
- "Mercury Emissions Control Technology--DOE's R&D Program" [PDF-1.8MB] , presented December 1, 2004, at the Power-Gen International 2004 Hg Control--Coping with Regulatory Uncertainty, in Orlando Florida.
- "Mercury Emissions Control Technology--DOE'S R&D Program" [PDF-4.2MB] , presented at the American Chemical Society/American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting, November 4, 2004.
- "DOE-NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants" [PDF-3.5MB] presented June 23, 2003 at the AWMA 97th Annual Conference & Exhibition Mercury and Power Generation Panel.
- "DOE-NETL's Mercury Control Technology R&D Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants" [PDF-3377KB] presented at the Mercury Emissions from Coal 1st International Experts' Workshop, May 12-13, 2004, in Glasgow Scotland.
- Mercury and Multi-Emissions Compliance: Strategies and Tactics [PDF-1564KB]
presented to the American Coal Council in Charlotte, N.C., March 26-27, 2003.
- Presentation made at EPRI on DOE-NETL's Mercury R&D Program [PDF-3368KB] (Nov. 6-7, 2002)
- NETL's Presentation " DOE/NETL's Phase II Plans for Full-Scale Mercury Removal Technology Field-Testing" [PDF-316KB] from the joint DOE/EPRI/EPA meeting with utilities on Phase II Mercury Field Test Needs held immediately following the wrap-up of Air Quality III in Arlington, Va. on September 12, 2002.
- Air Quality III: Mercury, Trace Elements, and Particulate Matter [PDF-432KB] presented by Rita A. Bajura on September 10, 2002.
- .DOE/NETL's Mercury Emissions Control Technology R&D Program [PDF-783KB]
Presentation on mercury control technology R&D program presented to the Lignite Energy Council and the lignite coal industry in Bismarck, North Dakota on August 27-28, 2002.
- Mercury Reduction in Coal-Fired Power Plants: DOE's R&D Program [PDF-747KB] presented at the ARIPPA Technical Symposium on August 21, 2002.
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- "Survey of Catalysts for Oxidation of Mercury in Flue Gas" [PDF-118KB] was published in Environmental Science & Technology on August 9, 2006
- "A Kinetic Approach to the Catalytic Oxidation of Mercury" [PDF-60KB] was published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels on August 1, 2006
- "The Thief Process For Mercury Removal from Flue Gas," [PDF-252KB] was accepted to the Journal of Environmental Management, June 29, 2006.
- "Sorbents for Mercury Capture from Fuel Gas with Application to Gasification Systems" [PDF-40KB]was published in the journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research on May 25, 2006
- "A Technique to Control Mercury from Flue Gas: The Thief Process" [PDF-484KB] was accepted to Fuel Processing Technology May 1, 2006.
- A paper entitled "The Role of Pressure Drop and Flow Redistribution on Modeling Mercury Control Using Sorbent Injection in Baghouse Filters" [PDF-292KB] was published in the March 2006 issue of Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.
- Background Information on Mercury Sources and Regulations (Mar. 9, 2006)
This write-up provides an overview of mercury regulations at the state and federal levels.
- A paper entitled "The PCO Process for Photochemical Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas" [PDF-1.65MB] was published in the December 2005 issue of Fuel Processing Technology Journal.
- "Status of U.S. Department of Energy's Mercury Control Technology Field Testing Program" [PDF-1.05MB] presented at EUCI's Navigating the Mercury Issue Conference, in Arlington, Virginia, October 19-20, 2005.
- "Development and Testing of Mercury Control Technology for Coal-Fired Power Plants: A U.S. Department of Energy R&D Program" [PDF-2.6MB] presented at the Clean Air 2005 8th International Conference on Energy for a Clean Environment, in Lisbon, Portugal, June 2005.
- Powerspan issues a press release [PDF-152KB] on the GP-254 mercury control technology (Mar. 9, 2004)
- October issue of DOE This Month [PDF-73KB] featuring NETL's GP-254 UV process (Oct. 2003)
- "DOE-NETL's Mercury Control Technology Research Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants" [ PDF-1495KB] , published in EM Magazine, October 2003
- TechLine entitled "Innovative Mercury Removal Technique Shows Early Promise" (Aug. 5, 2003)
- Photochemical Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas [PDF-62KB] appearing in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, volume 41, issue 21, Oct. 2002
- EPA Mercury Study Report to Congress: Overview, February 8, 2001
This report provides an assessment of U.S. mercury emissions by source, the health and environmental implication of the emissions, and the availability and cost control technologies.
- News Releases (2001) - This page provides links to various news stories related to mercury in the environment.
- EPA Decision to Regulate Mercury, December 14, 2000 [PDF]
This fact sheet covers the U.S. EPA's decision to regulate emissions of mercury and other air toxics from power plants.
- Novel Sorbents For Mercury Removal From Flue Gas [PDF-151KB] (Apr. 2000)
A laboratory-scale packed-bed reactor system used to screen sorbents for their capability to remove elemental mercury from various carrier gasses is discussed.
- Effects of Photochemical Formation of Mercuric Oxide [PDF-44KB] (Dec. 1999)
In this paper, the photochemistry of elemental mercury and oxygen is examined by using quartz flow reactors.
- Mercury Reduction Case Studies (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority) (1998) - This link provides case study information on reduction of mercury discharges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority sewage system.
- Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program: Compendium HAPs Publications (1993-1998) - This page provides links to Hazardous Air Pollutant publications.
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Coal Utilization By-Products |
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- "Fate of Mercury in Coal Utilization Byproducts" [PDF- 2.89MB] presented at the Coal Combustion Product Optimization Conference, Denver Colorado, August 31-September 1, 2005.
- "Coal Combustion Products --Challenges to Increased Utilization" [PDF- 1.14M B] presented at the EUCI's Coal Combustion Product Optimization Conference, Denver, Colorado, August 31-September 1, 2005.
- Presentation [PDF- 1828KB] made on NETL's Coal Utilization Byproducts R&D at the January 26-28, 2004 ACAA Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.
- Presentation [PDF- 593KB] on NETL's coal byproducts and power plant-water R&D activities presented at the Clean Coal and Power Conference, November 17-19, 2003.
- Coal Combustion Products: Challenges and Opportunities [PDF-208KB] (Jan. 27-30, 2003)
Keynote address by Carl O. Bauer, Associate Director of the Office of Coal and Power Systems, presented at the American Coal Ash Association Conference in St. Petersburg, FL on January 27. The presentation speaks to the opportunities and challenges of increased use of coal combustion products and DOE/NETL's research efforts in response to environmentally sound use and disposal of coal combustion products.
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PM Emissions Control |
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- Five Year Research Plan on Fine Particulate Matter in the Atmosphere FY2001-FY2005 [PDF-405MB]
This report is a 5-year research plan that extends the early description of NETL's program (FETC, 1998), and outlines how NETL (formerly FETC) will continue this program to further the scientific understanding of the origins and characteristics of ground level aerosols of human origin, while adding to the national portfolio of emission reduction options.
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Advanced NOx Emissions Control |
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