Single Train Demonstration Plant to Convert Eastern Bituminous Coal to Methane or Electricity Using Ash-Agglomerating, Fluidized Bed Gasification. Final Topical Report June 1986-October 1986

摘要

A first-pass screening design and rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) cost estimate was prepared for a single train demonstration plant to convert bituminous coal to methane and electricity using an ash agglomerating, fluidized bed process. The total plant investment, with contingency and process development allowances, is estimated at $188 million (1986 dollars). If built separately, the methane plant is estimated to cost $136 million, and the integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant is estimated to cost $143 million. Operating costs for the five-year demonstration period are estimated at about $33 million/year.