Srivastava, DK and Ramamurthy, VS
(2020)
Managing production-demand mismatch in thermal power plants.
Current Science, 119 (1).
pp. 15-16.
ISSN 0011-3891
| Abstract: |
The present policy of the Government asking regional electricity grids to absorb all the power generated by
renewable power installations, and the thermal power stations to run at lower capacities than their installed
values would not only force many thermal power plants to run at power levels much lower than their design
values, but also constantly ramp up and down their outputs every day causing more wear and tear of the
system. We suggest that the problem can be avoided by running the thermal power plants at their installed
capacities, and use the surplus electricity to produce and store onsite hydrogen and oxygen. The stored
hydrogen can be subsequently used not only to supplement coal in their own furnaces, but also for a variety
of applications such as production of ammonia for fertilizers, as automobile fuel or for any other industrial
applications. The ultrapure oxygen may be marketed for medical and other industrial applications. |
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Journal Paper
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| Additional Information: |
Copyright belongs to the Publisher |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Energy and Environment
Programmes > Energy and Environment Programme |
| Date Deposited: |
04 Aug 2020 10:57 |
| Last Modified: |
04 Aug 2020 10:57 |
| Official URL: |
https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/119/01/00... |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1996 |
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