Electrical energy and the environment: Prospects and upcoming challenges of the World's top leading countries

S Molla, O Farrok, MJ Alam - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Most of the leading countries have already started mass scale electrical power production by
renewable energy sources (RESs) to meet global net-zero emissions target. Harvesting …

Theoretical and experimental investigation of ash-related problems during coal co-firing with different types of biomass in a pulverized coal-fired boiler

HP Putra, E Hilmawan, A Darmawan, K Mochida… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass waste can be utilized as a mixed co-firing fuel in power plants to reduce net carbon
emissions. However, understanding the characteristics of biomass and its blend before …

Design and application of the newly developed industrial biomass briquette hot air furnace system

Z Lu, Z Tang, L Wang, S Wang, X Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass hot air furnaces are extensively utilized in industrial production as essential energy
equipment. However, innovative designs on industrial biomass hot air furnaces in recent …

Comprehensive experimental assessment of Samanea saman wood and leaves waste combustion in the aspect of ash-related problem

S Suyatno, H Ghazidin, HP Putra, FM Kuswa… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research focuses on a comprehensive investigation of the combustion characteristics of
Samanea saman wood and leaves, especially addressing ash-related problems. The …

Understanding the effect of dolomite additive on corrosion characteristics of straw biomass ash through experiment study and molecular dynamics calculations

L Zheng, J Jin, R Zhang, Z Liu, L Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Experiments and molecular dynamics calculations were conducted to study the corrosion
characteristics of straw biomass ash with dolomite as an additive. The results showed that …

Challenges, technology drivers and the role of power boilers in rapidly decarbonizing energy systems

S Kalisz, F Miccio, G Besagni, CN Markides - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
This vision article accompanies a Special Issue of Applied Thermal Engineering dedicated
to the 14th International Conference on Boiler Technology (ICBT 2022) on 'Transition …

Biomass as a renewable energy source for power boilers

M Pronobis - Heat Transfer Engineering, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The development of photovoltaic systems and wind turbines reduces the carbon footprint
(CFP) of energy generation. However, these systems deteriorate the stability of the national …

Biomass/coal co-firing in a 600MW opposed wall-fired boiler: Impact of large non-spherical biomass particles on motion dynamics and boiler performance

J Wang, Y Xiao, Q Fang, L Ma, F Zhou, Z Peng, Q Ma… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the complex multiphase flow dynamics of large, irregularly shaped
biomass particles intended for co-firing in the heat and power sector. Existing simulation …

Torrefied and pyrolyzed pellets and their environmental impact in household heating

T Zlevorová, J Lachman, M Prchal, M Baláš… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition from original feedstock to torrefied and pyrolyzed biofuels was investigated on
a small-scale automatic pellet boiler. Thermal treatment significantly improves fuel quality; …

Modernization Potential of Pulverized Coal Boilers in Response to Contemporary Ecological Challenges

M Pronobis - Heat Transfer Engineering, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The paper presents an analysis of the possibility of modernization of pulverized coal (PC)
boilers fired with hard coal or lignite in order to meet contemporary ecological challenges …