Co-firing, also called cofiring, complementary firing or co-combustion, is the burning of two different fuels together in the same combustion system. The fuels can be solid, liquid or gaseous, drawn from either fossil or renewable sources, so even using heavy fuel oil to assist a coal-fired power station is technically a form of co-firing. The term was popularized in the 1980s, when it referred specifically to burning waste solid residues such as paper, plastic, solvents and tars, or biomass, in coal power stations that had originally been designed to burn only coal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikipedia: Cofiring
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Uses Source: Coal, Lead
the use of waste solid residues (paper, plastic, solvents, tars, etc.) or biomass in coal power stations that were designed only for the combustion of coal
Uses Source: Biomass Energy, Lead
the use of waste solid residues (paper, plastic, solvents, tars, etc.) or biomass in coal power stations that were designed only for the combustion of coal
In Group: Boilers, Furnaces and Combined Cycle Plants, Lead
Co-firing (or cofiring, also referred to as complementary firing or co-combustion) is the combustion of two different fuels in the same combustion system.
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