Research on the Performance of Coal-fired Power System

Integrated with Solar Energy

Coal-fired power plants seek ways to increase the efficiency and extend the working lives of their plants
by improving the operational flexibility and reducing the environmental impact. This paper reviews the
utilization of solar thermal energy technology in assisting coal-fired power plants. Solar-aided power
generation (SAPG) makes the large-scale use of solar energy possible. It not only overcomes the
deficiency of intermittent and instability of solar energy, but also relieves the power system of solo solar
power plant to save the generation costs. A coupling analysis of solar field, turbine and boiler is studied
in the system SAPG, and Matrix Thermal Balance Equations are utilized in the thermal calculation of the
system with the advantages of fast calculation speed. For a system SAPG running in coal-saving mode,
the introduction of solar power leads to the variation of the mass flow rate of superheat steam and
reheat steam. The mass flow rate of superheat steam and reheat steam decreases and increases
respectively, reaches to an equivalent value, and then both increases as the solar power output
increasing.

Power Plant Bromide Discharges and Downstream Drinking

Water Systems in Pennsylvania
Bromine species emitted by power plants could also be deposited onto the surface of bodies of water.
There they may transform and react with chemicals introduced to disinfect drinking water. Some of the
by-products produced by these reactions are considered possibly carcinogenic after long-term exposure.

The present analysis identified 21 river locations for 23 intakes providing source water for 22 drinking
water systems in Pennsylvania that are downstream of at least one wet FGD discharge from 9 power
plants in Pennsylvania and West. These 22 drinking water systems serve 2.5 million people, or 20% of
the PA population. The service areas for all public water systems in Pennsylvania, and the service areas
for the drinking water systems identified in this analysis are highlighted to show the geographic extent
of potentially affected populations.