by ridgelinecenter | Feb 12, 2022
This report examines the technical feasibility of modifying coal-fired boilers to cofire gas and estimates the capital costs involved in making such modifications. It further discusses the impacts of gas cofiring on operations and maintenance costs and on CO2...
by ridgelinecenter | Aug 19, 2021
This analysis explores the technologies available for reducing emissions of hazardous metals (in the form of particulate matter) and mercury from coal-fired power plants. It finds that there have been significant developments since the U.S. Environmental Protection...
by ridgelinecenter | Aug 1, 2021
This report documents the technical capabilities of highly efficient heat pumps for heating water and supplying industrial heat, exploring potential applications of this technology in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. It then discusses barriers to...
by ridgelinecenter | Aug 1, 2021
This analysis of reported compliance data under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a 2011 regulation limiting emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants, finds that the regulated sources have largely surpassed the emission rate...
