CFS eyeing coal upgrading facility project at Paiton
Monday, August 20 2012 - 11:47 PM WIB
Canada-based clean energy technology firm Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (CFS) reported Monday that it and nine other companies have been confirmed by PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) to meet requirement to advance to first qualification stage in a tender to design and install a MicroCoal facility at the PT PJB UNIT PEMBANGKITAN PAITON 2 X 400MW coal-fired power plant in Paiton, East Java.
CFS is currently working closely with an Indonesian firm PT Citicon Adinugraha to start analyzing data specific to the Paiton Plant and to prepare a more comprehensive construction and installation proposal, it said
Based on information provided by PJB, CFS is the only company among the cleared bidders that utilizes microwave technology as opposed to conventional steam and other thermal drying systems. ?CFS views this as a significant advantage and optimistically looks forward to the next round in the Paiton Plant bidding process?, it said.
Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc., through its subsidiaries MicroCoal Inc. has spent four years developing ?proven? and patented process to convert low-rank coal to more expensive high-rank coal. Potential cost savings for power plants that adopt this technology varies depending upon fuel types, capacity, and local conditions, it said.
Editing by David Mustakim