Coal Economics Data Base: Economics of Fuel Use in Industrial Boilers. Final Report February-December 1983

摘要

Based on GRI's 1982 Baseline Projection assumptions for oil and natural gas prices, this analysis indicates that steam requirements in the industrial sector will be met increasingly by coal-fired systems. The expectation of greater coal usage in industrial boilers largely depends on the basic costs of competing boiler systems. Uncertainties that could affect the rate and the extent to which industrial facilities convert to coal include the rate of economic growth, the rate at which existing facilities must be replaced, the development of alternative technologies, and many site-specific factors that can substantially increase the cost of consuming coal.