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Coal Micro‐District Heating

Outline

• 1. oil and coal
• 2. costs
• 3. values
• 4. Conclude

Question: is coal

• il?

They are energy

used for heating

Made of hydrogen and oxygen

Therefore they are the same!

Compare

Comparison

Carbon and Hydrogen Oil Coal

Chemical Composition

Carbon and Hydrogen

Liquid

Oil Coal

Physical state

Solid

Comparison

$2,000

Oil Coal

Boiler cost

$20,000

Comparison

$1,000

Oil Coal

Installation

$10,000

Comparison

none, inside house

Oil Coal

insulation

$5,000

Comparison

80 cubic feet tank Oil Coal

Container

500 cubic feet bunker

Comparison

Underground tank $2,000

Oil Coal

Container Cost

Bunker $3,000

Comparison

Automatic free

Oil Coal

fill‐up

by appointment $150 fee

Comparison

Automatically Pumps Oil Coal

connection

Coal hopper must be filled by hand 2 hours per week

• r with

$2,000 Automated auger system 1 hour per week

Comparison

Only smoke

Oil Coal

tailings

Ash must be removed by hand 2 hours per week

• r with

$3,000 Automated auger system And ash bunker Ash removed once a month

Comparison

built‐in $500

Oil Coal

smoke stack

Tall stack $5000

Comparison

clean smoke no PM 2.5 Oil Coal

emissions

some smoke some pollutants

Comparison

180 oF ± 3 oF Under 70psi pressure

Oil Coal

Boiler Explosion Precision

180 oF ± 7 oF Under 0 psi pressure

Comparison

$30/MMBtu

Oil Coal

Fuel Cost

$10/MMBtu

Comparison

Question: is coal

• il?

Answer: both are energy

both used For heat

BUT NOT the same!

Question: is Tar‐Sand

• il?

NO