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    The document discusses combining solar and coal-fired power generation by using solar thermal energy to generate high-temperature steam that can be integrated into an existing coal plant's steam cycle. This allows reducing coal use and increasing power output. Advantages include balancing the higher solar investment with reduced fuel or more power, allowing existing coal plants to use some renewable energy, and boosting output during peak times.

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    The concept of combining solar and coal-fired power generation provides a way to combine

    renewable energy with low-cost, reliable output from existing thermal generation facilities.
    Solar thermal energy can be utilised to generate high-pressure, high-temperature steam,
    which can be integrated into an existing power plant's steam cycle in a variety of ways to
    increase power output and/or minimize coal use.

    Most present solar thermal designs work at temperatures of 300–400°C, which is lower
    than a typical modern coal-fired power station (which operates at temperatures of 500°C or
    more). As a result, the temperature of the steam from the solar field is insufficient, and it
    requires additional heat before it can be given to the plant's steam turbine (s). Solar thermal
    energy can also be used to heat the feedwater before it enters the boiler. Less steam is
    extracted from the turbine when solar heat is provided to the feedwater; this reduces coal
    input, increases unit electrical output, or both.

    Advantages of coal-solar hybridisation


    Hybridization is typically deemed more effective, reliable, and cost-efficient than relying
    entirely on PV-based generation

    ● the higher initial investment is balanced by reduced fuel consumption or increased


    power output;
    ● combining the two technologies allows ‘greening’ of existing coal-fired power assets;
    ● solar thermal augmentation can lower coal demand, reducing plant emissions and
    fuel costs per MWh generated;
    ● Solar augmentation can boost plant output during times of peak demand. According
    to US studies carried out by EPRI, potentially, a solar trough system could provide
    20% of the energy required for a steam cycle;
    ● hybridisation will reduce the level of coal and ash handling, reducing load on
    components such as fabric filters, pulverising mills, and ash crushers.

    Now Binaya will talk about disadvantages and challenges of deployment

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