Electric energy supply systems: description of available technologies

Abstract

PNL-3277 UC-97 PNL's assessment consists of two parts. The first part, which is the subject of this document, is a detailed description of the technical, cost, resource and environmental characteristics of each system component and technologies available for these components. The second part is a computer-based model that PNL has developed to simulate construction and operation of alternative system configurations and to compare the performance of these systems under a variety of economic and technical conditions. This document consists of six chapters and two appendices. A more thorough description of coal-based electric energ~ systems is presented in the Introduction and Chapter 1. Each of the subsequent chapters descrihes technologies for five system components: Western coal resources (Chapter 2), coal vii transportation (Chapter 3), coal gasification and gas transmission (Chapter 4),