Economic Valuation of Low-Load Operation with Auxiliary Firing of Coal-Fired Units

It is often claimed that coal-fired units are highly inflexible to accommodate variable renewable energy. However, a recently published report illustrates that making existing coal-fired units more flexible is both technically and economically feasible. Auxiliary firing is an effective and promising...

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Main Authors: Gang Wang, Daihai You, Suhua Lou, Zhe Zhang, Li Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/9/1317