Project title:
FLEXible operation of FB plants co-Firing LOw rank coal with renewable fuels compensating vRES
Scope of the FLEX FLORES project is the development of new and innovative flexibility concepts for Circulating Fluidized Beds (CFB) technology, both in terms of fuels and operation. The proposed concepts are intended mainly for existing low rank fuel combusting power plants, not excluding new designed ones, supported by experimental and numerical studies. In addition, key materials performance indicators are addressed by experimental campaigns at both laboratory and pilot-scale facilities. The project consortium includes one well established EU CFB manufacturer, one full and one associate European utility and leading institutes in flexibility issues.
The FLEX FLORES project aims at obtaining some Key Results that can be synopsized as followings: Higher availability factor for the plant (achieved with steady plus reliable operational mode parameters)High ramp-up rates (up to 5%MCR/min) and faster start-up procedures of the plantThe plant will be available under a wide range of different blends of Low Rank Coal (LRC) and biomass (increase of biomass share, operational strategies for a wide range of LRC substitution)New operation strategies implementation and new devices assessmentIncrease of the components lifetime avoiding wastes of energy plus raw resources