GE to help NTPC cut carbon footprint of coal-fired power plants
NTPC aims to reduce the amount of coal fired in their units and replace it by co-firing of alternate fuel in boiler – both carboneous (methanol, Carbon neutral fuel- agri-waste, biomass, etc) and non-carboneous. This will make use of huge existing infrastructure and less new investment will not be required as compared to other decarbonisation options. As a primary goal, the collaboration is to support NTPC in co-firing of biomass pellets beyond 20 percent and up to 100 percent, as well as enabling the co-firing of methanol. It will also explore the possibility of introducing ammonia as a co-firing fuel, and also develop, test and demonstrate technologies that allow a total co-firing with lower carbon fuels in coal fired power plants.Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya, Director Projects, NTPC said: “We intend to minimize the carbon footprint of our 57+ GW coal-based units. We aim to decrease carbon footprint from our coal fired power plants by co-firing of alternative fuel such as carbon neutral fuel, Green Methanol and Green Ammonia.”