Energy Dept. to help develop coal-drying system

Energy Dept. to help develop coal-drying system to cut power plant emissions

WASHINGTON (June 28) -- The U.S. Department of Energy said it will participate in testing a new system that could dramatically reduce air emissions from certain coal-fired electric power plants while boosting overall generating capacity.

The Lignite Fuel Enhancement System uses waste heat from the burning of coal to dry nearly a quarter of the moisture in the coal before it is fed into a power plant´s boiler, which enhances the efficiency of the fuel and cuts greenhouse gas reductions.

Great River Energy, a Minnesota-based utility, is developing the $25.6 million project along with the Department of Energy. The department will provide $11 million in funding.

The technology will be tested at Great River Energy´s Coal Creek Station in Underwood, N.D.

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