Economic Benefits

Once a power plant has been built, the cost of electricity or steam is aggregated into three cost areas. Envirocoal brings economic benefits to each of these:

Fuel cost
Market conditions determine the fuel cost. With its expanding sales Envirocoal has shown itself to be competitive with higher rank coals on a per unit of energy basis.

Maintenance cost
Maintenance costs of pulverizes, coal pipes, boiler tubes and other equipment along the coal path are reduced because of the lessened impact of the ash.

Operating cost
Envirocoal  can be  used to meet environmental regulations without the need for  flue gas desulphurization (FGD). This brings significant reductions in capital and operating costs by eliminating the need for a limestone scrubbing plant and its operating costs.

Also in many cases it is possible to eliminate the cost of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for NOx removal as Envirocoal's emissions are low enough to meet the most stringent standards.

• Impact on equipment decreases
• No FGD required, or not required to operate
• No SCR, or less NH3 and catalyst
• More net power for sale
• Unit availability increases
• Less wastes for disposal