The prevailing belief is that the use of coal must cease to achieve net-zero emissions. However, new coal power plants, equipped with advanced ultra-supercritical, fuel cells, small supercritical, co-combustion, combined heat and power, and carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) technologies offer enhanced thermal efficiency, reduced emissions, and increased flexibility in power generation. What is the impact of these advanced technologies on the economics of coal generation? How are advanced designs being implemented? If coal power plants employ CCUS technologies on a large scale, what would be the implications for the power sector? Can they coexist with renewables in the […]
