PRESENTED BY American Coal Council
IN ASSOCIATION WITH HELLERWORX
2008 Fuel Flexibility
Strategies & Tactics for Coal Consumers
Speakers
Janet Gellici, CEO, American Coal Council
Global Coal Market Dynamics
This presentation provides an overview of global electricity & coal demand, including its prospective impact on U.S. coal supply.
Jamie Heller, President, Hellerworx, Inc.
Leveraging Fuel Flexibility – A Market Perspective
This presentation focuses on current & emerging market issues for coal supply & coal transportation across the U.S., & the implications of these factors on the need for increased fuel flexibility.
Dave O’Connor, EPRI
The Increasingly Complex Fuel/Environmental Challenge
This presentation provides an overview of key technology & operational challenges associated with addressing generators’ environmental & economic needs.
Spot Coal Methodology
This presentation provides a summary of recent work on strategies for utilities to manage the procurement of spot coal on the open market by addressing strategies for handling an unknown fuel, as well as a proactive approach for evaluating spot coals.
Scott Stallard, Vice President, Black & Veatch
Leveraging Fuel Flexibility
This presentation focuses on issues/tactics & emerging techniques for evaluating fuel options & better managing fuel flexibility issues within the emerging environmental landscape.
Rod Hatt, Coal Combustion Inc.
Coal Quality Impacts Primer
This presentation provides an overview of coal quality properties & associated impacts on plant capability, reliability, safety & operations.
Stephen Storm, Storm Technologies
Maximizing Plant Performance
This presentation presents an examination of boiler fundamentals necessary for optimum operation of the combustion process & for testing that can determine the root cause of typical plant performance issues.
Bill Rafferty, Clyde Bergemann
Advanced Boiler Cleaning Technologies
This presentation details the use of advanced boiler cleaning technologies to facilitate a wider range of fuel choice.
Chris Blazek, Benetech Inc.
Mark Collett, Plant Professionals
Practical Fuel Blending Considerations for Your Existing Coal Yard
These two presentations present perspectives on enhancing & upgrading plants to include blending & multiple supply sources.
Nina French, ADA-ES
Presentation co-authored by Don Peterson, B&W
& Steve Johnson, Quinopoxit
Burning Bituminous & PRB Coals in Cyclone Boilers
This presentation discusses ash viscosity & fuel variability effects on combustion efficiency, refractory life, tube wastage & low-load operation, the unique challenges associated with switching to PRB & bituminous coals.
Richard Woodward, Thermo Fisher
Rick Flesher, Standard Labs
Getting More Value from Your Coal Analyzer
This joint presentation provides a perspective on advancements in analyzer technology & associated software solutions that can dramatically improve the applicability & value generated from analyzers. Also addressed is the benefits of destination weighing & sampling.
April Anderson, Black & Veatch
Bruce Turczynski, Constellation Energy
Fuel Sourcing, Environmental Compliance & Capital Planning: An Integrated Approach
This presentation provides an overview of methodology & results of recent studies that address how to value/compare integrated fuel & capital strategies across changing environmental constraints.
Peter Spinney, NeuCo
The CO2 Challenge: Targeting Plant Efficiency/Optimal Plant Operation
This presentation addresses how advanced optimization platforms & technologies can play a role in addressing CO2 in concert with other emissions.