Economical appraisal of the energetic application of hard coal in co-combustion process with biomass in system power plants

The profitability analysis of co-firing biomass with coal is an important issue from the view point of possible increase and the development of biomass utilization for electricity production. The paper deals with the economic appraisal of co-firing biomass with coal. Utilization of biomass in large power plants is analyzed with special emphasis on the impact of additional cost of biomass feedstock on final cost of electricity and on the benefit resulting from reduced payments for emission as well as from selling green certificates in large system power stations.