Coal and Gas Power Generation : Information sources

Angela Betts and Sarah Davis

E.ON UK, Power Technology and the Library Team One of the UK’s Leading Energy Suppliers

Second largest electricity generator Second largest distribution network

Centre for innovation, energy technologies & Engineering within E.ON UK

280 highly qualified engineers & scientist Work for E.ON UK and a Global portfolio of companies

A team of five serving mainly Power Technology Provide traditional library service and access to

online information Service has advanced over the last 5years

Power Technology

Our Portfolio

3 coal fired power stations: Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Ironbridge and Kingsnorth

Largest coal fired utility in UK (2005) – 4.9GW power

Environmental concerns New units at Kingsnorth

5 gas power stations: Connah’s Quay, Cottam Development Centre, Enfield, Killingholme and Taylors Lane

Gas fired combined heat and power plant: Grain Underground gas storage facility

Plus other power plants – wind, hydro and biomass

Internal Information Sources – Unique To Us Current reports Historical reports, documents, station manuals Standards Colleagues/person in the know

Internal/External Sources Modern Power Station Practice books Advances in Power Station Construction book Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) reports Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reports

External Sources – Hard Copy

Standards British Standards Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)

Standards Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Standards Foreign Standards – ASTM, DIN, VGB, ASME

Journals Coal UK UK Powerfocus Power UK Modern Power Systems

External Sources - OnlineUK DTI Coal Authority Energy Networks Association (ENA) Association of Electricity Producers (AEP)

Other Gas Technology Institute World Coal Institute International Gas Union International Energy Agency (IEA) US Department of Energy (DOE)

Databases/search engine Scirus Science Direct Scopus Dialog

Clean Fossil Fuels

Technologies which convert coal, gas & oil to energy with reduced emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Existing Plant

Low NOx burners fitted to all coal fired power stations to reduce any oxide of nitrogen emissions, which are associated with acid rain

All coal used at E.ON sites has a low sulphur content Biomass co-firing projects currently running at all three coal

fired stations in the UK. Flue Gas Desulphurisation unit fitted at Ratcliffe-on-Soar

which removes 90% of sulphur dioxide from the fumes

Areas of Research Cleaner Coal Combustion - Plant

efficiency improvements, advanced coal-fired supercritical boilers, fluidised bed combustion

Capture & Storage of Carbon Dioxide - pre & post combustion, capture of and transportation & long-term storage of CO2

Innovative Technologies - Integrated gasification Combined cycle, fuel cells, advanced combined cycle gas turbines.

Legislation & Standards BSI & Foreign Standards BSI Update Journal Legislation – UK, EU IHS

Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD)European Directive to reduce emissions of Sulphur Dioxide,

Nitrogen Oxide and dust from Large Combustion Plant

Information on LCPD available from:DEFRA, EUROPA and E.ON UK ‘s website

Journal of Cleaner Production International Journal for Greenhouse Gas Control IEA Clean Coal Centre Newsletter

Journals

Internal Information Current Reports Historical Reports

General Information Books Coal & Power Industry journals General Websites

Online Sources:

International IEA - Clean Coal Centre, coal

online, Greenhouse Gas R&D programme

World Council – Cleaner Fossil fuel systems

UK DTI – Clean Coal Technology

Programme Abatement Programme

European EU – Energy Research, CO2

Capture & Storage, Zero Emissions Fossil fuel Power Stations

USA DOE - Clean Coal Technology

Programme, Fossil Energy EPA – Clean Energy Programme Future Coal Fuels

Cycle of Coal & Gas Power Production in the UK

New Build

Operational Support

Life Extension

Decommission

Research