Title:
Advancements in RDF Co-firing Demonstration Project at Enel Fusina Power Plant
Author(s):
Lattanzi, S., Rossi, N., La Marca, C., Gasperetti, S., Dalle Mura, D., Molina, G., Fantini, V., Cavaliere, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
ENEL is carrying out a demonstration project at Fusina Power Plant, aimed at proving the feasibility of high share RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel)/coal co-firing. Since 2004, RDF has been co-fired with coal on two 320 MWe boilers (units 3 and 4). From February 2009 the average share of co-firing has been increased up to 5% on thermal input. Fusina power plant is involved in the European Founded DEBCO (Demonstration of Biomass Co-combustion) project focused on the demonstration of large scale biomass co-firing and supply chain integration. In this framework long term monitoring of RDF quality and boiler performance is foreseen. Since October 2009 corrosion monitoring probes have been installed, both on boiler walls and convective pass. In order to monitor corrosion behaviour also in ultra-super-critical (USC) conditions, corrosion probes with advanced materials will be installed. Performances of main air pollution control devices (APCD) have been monitored as well, through an extended experimental measurement campaign carried out in October 2009. In this paper the ongoing activities are described including secondary fuel quality and milling performance monitoring, corrosion evaluation, slagging and flue gas cleaning system performance assessment. The aim of EU project is to demonstrate that RDF can be co-fired safely and with low impact on plant performance and will take to a general optimization of the fuel supply system and of the combustion process.
Keywords:
corrosion, quality, RDF, slagging, co-firing, gas cleaning (systems)
Topic:
Thermochemical conversion - Combustion and co-combustion
Subtopic:
Process monitoring and control systems in large biomass combustion and co-firing plants
Event:
18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
OA2.1
Pages:
1078 - 1084
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-56-1
ISBN-10:
88-89407-56-5
Paper DOI:
10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-OA2.1
Price:
FREE
