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Advanced Coal Wind Hybrid: Economic Analysis

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Advanced Coal Wind Hybrid: Economic Analysis

Published By Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

By Amol Phadke, Charles Goldman, Doug Larson, Tom Carr, Larry Rath, Peter Balash, and Wan Yih-Huei
Published December 2008
85 Page(s)

This scoping study explores the economic and technical feasibility of combining wind farms with advanced coal generation facilities and operating them as a single generation complex in the Western US. The key questions examined are whether an advanced coalwind hybrid (ACWH) facility provides sufficient advantages through improvements to the utilization of transmission lines and the capability to firm up variable wind generation for delivery to load centers to compete effectively with other supply-side alternatives in terms of project economics and emissions footprint. The study was conducted by an Analysis Team that consists of staff from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB).