Selected Current and Recent Funded Research
| ADVANCED SENSORS AND CONTROL |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
On-Line Real-Time Coal Measurements Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
US DOE |
| Use of LIBS and Artificial Intelligence for Efficiency Improvements |
STAC-US DOE |
| Feasibility of LIBS for Fuel Analysis in Gasification Applications |
EPRI |
| Demonstration of the LIBS Technology at Bruce Mansfield Power Plant |
FirstEnergy and EPRI |
| Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Using LIBS for Gasifiers |
Air Products & Chemicals |
| Diagnostics and Control of Natural Gas Fired Furnaces Using Artificial Intelligence |
US DOE |
| SCR Optimization and Control for Reduced NOx Emissions and Improved Performance |
NYSERDA |
| Flame Signal Processing Smart Software for Tuxpan Unit 1 |
CIDESI (Mexico) |
| Improvements to Air Flow Measurements for Combustion in NOx Control |
Industry Consortium |
| CO2 MITIGATION |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
| Thermal Integration of CO2 Compression Processes in Coal-fired Power Plants With Carbon Capture |
US DOE |
| Use of Heat and Compression Heat to Reduce Penalty Due To Post-Combustion
CO2 Capture |
NYSERDA |
| Photo Reactor for Growing Algae from Municipal Wastewater for CO2 Capture |
Ben Franklin |
| EMISSIONS AND HAP COMPLIANCE |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
Development of Low Temperature SCR Catalysts
|
Industry Consortium |
| Combustion Optimization with Boiler OP of Panshan Unit 4 |
Xi’An Xingyi (China) |
| Combustion Optimization for NOx Control of Lakeview Units 1 and 2 |
Ontario Power (Canada) |
| Combustion Optimization of Monroe Unit 4 Using Boiler OP |
DTE Energy |
| Mercury Capture in Coal-fired Boilers |
Foster Wheeler |
| Mercury Emissions Reduction from Western Coals |
Industry Consortium |
| Screening of Sorbents for Mercury Emissions Control |
Covanta |
| Mercury Emissions Control at Brayton Point Unit 3 |
US Generating Co. |
| Boiler Optimization for Mercury Emissions Control |
Industry Consortium |
| Reference Method and Continuous Mercury Emissions Monitor Field Testing |
Industry Consortium and US EPA |
| Recovery and Regeneration of Activated Carbon used for Mercury Control |
PITA |
| Combustion Optimization for Particulate Emissions of Tuxpan Unit 1 |
CIDESI (Mexico) |
| Bridgeport Harbor Unit 3 Opacity Improvements |
PSEG Power |
| Modeling of SO3 Formation Processes |
EPRI |
| CFD Simulations for Designing Emissions Control Particle Injection Grids |
O’Brien & Gere |
| Development of Reduced Chemistry for CFD Modeling of the SNCR Process |
Research-Cottrell |
| POWER PLANT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
Assessment of Organic Rankine Cycles for Waste Heat Recovery from Power Company
|
Southern Plant Flue Gas |
| Assessment of Potential Heat Rate Improvement Opportunities as a Part of an Industry Consortium |
Industry Consortium |
| CO2 Reduction Strategy for Coal-fired Power Plants
Generation Efficiency Improvements |
ICCI |
| Combustion Optimization of a Unit at Huadian Zibo Thermal Power Plant to Reduce Emissions, Increase Efficiency and Minimize Costs |
Beijing TianYangTai Science and Technology Company |
| Improving the Quality of Dominion's Delivered Coal in Terms of Heavy Metals |
Dominion Power Generation Engineering |
| POWER PLANT OPERATIONS, AVAILABILITY, FUEL FLEXIBILITY |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
| Fluidized Bed Drying of High Moisture Coals |
ICCI |
Laboratory Testing of the Drying Characteristics of a High Moisture Coal
|
Harbin Boiler (China) |
Characterization of Lignite/PRB Coals Blends and System Analysis
|
Great River Energy |
| Lignite Fuel Enhancement at Coal Creek Station |
US DOE |
| Improvements in Unit Operations for Off-design Coal-firing at Brandon Shores Station |
Constellation Energy |
| Improving the Use of Biomass in Coal-fired Power Plants |
NYSERDA |
| Coal Flow Control Balancing System for Sammis Plant |
FirstEnergy |
| Balancing of Pulverized Coal Flows to Burners in Boilers with Vertical Spindle Mills |
Babcock & Wilcox |
| Balancing of Coal Flows to Burners with Pressurized Vertical Spindle Mills |
US DOE |
| Installation of Coal flow Control Mechanisms at Edge Moor Station Unit 3 |
CONECTIV Energy |
| Combustion Improvements in Coal-fired Boilers through Burner Balancing |
PITA |
| Combustion Modification of Brayton Point Unit 1 & 3 for Fly Ash Unburned Carbon |
Dominion Energy |
| Early Warning Advisor for Uncontrollable Furnace and Convective Pass Slagging |
Babcock & Wilcox |
| Harrison Power Plant Air Preheater Fouling Control |
Allegheny Energy |
| Modeling of Air Preheaters for Deposition of H2SO4 and Ammonium Bisulfate |
Mirant Mid-Atlantic |
| Sootblowing Optimization of Bridgeport Harbor Unit 3 |
PSEG Power |
| POWER PLANT WATER USE REDUCTION |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
Reducing Water Consumption in Coal-fired Power Plants
|
EPRI |
| Recovery of Water from Boiler Flue Gas using Condensing Heat Exchangers |
US DOE and PITA |
| Use of Coal Drying to Reduce Water Consumption in Pulverized Coal Power Plants |
US DOE |
| MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR POWER GENERATION APPLICATIONS |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
| Casting and Advanced Steel Technology |
Steel Founders’ Society of America |
| Continuous Cooling Diagram Development and Fusion Welding Of Eglin Steel SOW |
Science Applications
International Corp. |
| Casting Solutions for Readiness |
Advanced Tech. Inst. |
Fe-Cr-Al Coatings for Corrosion Protection in Boilers with Low NOx Burners
|
UT – BATTELLE, LLC |
| Center for Integrative Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications |
Industry Consortium and NSF |
| Tempering Behavior and Characteristics of Grades 23/24 Steels |
EPRI |
| Metallurgical Considerations in Reformer Weld Design |
Air Products & Chemicals |
| RENEWABLES |
| Project Title |
Sponsor |
| Supplemental Heat-Pipe Based Cool Storage System for ACC Systems |
Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT) / US DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-e) |
| Geothermal Power Generation Using CO2 Captured from Fossil-fired Power Plants |
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo/CONACYT (Mexico) |
| Technical Support for the Design of CIDESI’S Thermal Energy Storage System |
CIDESI (Mexico) |
Keywords:
Ben Franklin: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of NE Pennsylvania
CIDESI: Centro de Ingeniería y Dessarrollo Industrial
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
ICCI: Illinois Clean Coal Institute
NYSERDA: New York State Energy Development Authority
PITA: Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance
Modeling of Air Preheaters for Deposition of H2SO4 and Ammonium Bisulfate Mirant Mid-AtlanticUse of Coal Drying to Reduce Water Consumption in Pulverized Coal Power Plants US DOE
