New coal power plant technology is being developed by various companies around the world, but there are some pretty efficient and reliable designs already commercially available. Circulating fluidized ...

In a major development for a novel carbon capture technology, developers are preparing to commission a 1-MWt oxy-fired pressurized fluidized bed combustion (oxy-PFBC) pilot test facility in Canada’s ...

The Global Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers Market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% between 2024 and 2034. Based on an average growth pattern, the market is ...

Fluidized beds is a technology used in a variety of industries and plays an important role in the transition to green energy and the production of food and drugs. However, the process that occurs ...

Back in the 1980s, circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology was a little like integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) today: coal generation’s technology of the future. Back then, CFB was ...

Precision Energy Services, Inc. (PES) of Hayden, Idaho, recently designed and supplied a recycled paper mill sludge-to-energy system for Atlantic Packaging in Ontario, Canada. This system is designed ...

A bed of granular material can be made to exhibit fluid-like properties by passing a liquid or gas through it. This process is referred to as fluidization, and the apparatus that supports this process ...

Editor’s Note: This article is based on a paper given at POWER-GEN International in Orlando in December 2010. The paper was recognized as one of the best presented at the 2010 conference. This ...

Professor Nimmo's background is in chemical and combustion engineering having gained his PhD in Fluidized Bed Waste Gasification Processes at Leeds University in the mid 1980’s. A period in industry ...