2023-10-18 02:32:24
The French government says two of its coal-fired power plants will be converted to biomass by 2027.
The two plants – with a combined capacity of 1.8 GW – were originally slated for closure as part of the effort to phaseout coal. The government, reacting to energy supply challenges last year, allowed coal use to continue.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a video interview in late September the plants will be converted to biomass, Argus Media reported.
FutureMetrics published an analysis and dashboard estimating the potential pellet fuel demand from the new plants. With typical assumptions on capacity factors, plant efficiencies, co-firing ratios, and pellet fuel energy content, the annual demand is about 4.78 million tonnes per year.
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