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FuelTechnologyhrl:provideshigh-endconsultingandtechnologyservicestoclientsinthecoalandenergysectorswithexpertisethatincludesallaspectsoffuelutilisationandprocessing.hrl:rangeoffueltechnologyservicesinclude:• resourceevaluationandcharacterisation• desktopstudies,computermodellingandlaboratory

investigations• pilot-plantandfull-scaletrials• environmentalmonitoringandcompliance• measurementandoptimisationofprocessplant• greenhouseconsulting• materialsengineeringandplantintegrityservices• projectmanagementandimplementation.

Fueltypesincludecoal,biomass,oil-shaleandwastesthroughtoliquidandgaseousfuelstreams.hrl:specialistcapabilityinlowrankcoalsisinternationallyrecognised.Fuelprocessingtechnologiesmayincludedrying,sizereductionoragglomeration,fuelupgrading,combustion,gasificationandundergroundcoalgasification(UCG),carbonisation,retortingandconversionofcoal-toliquids.Planttypesincludeboilersandpowerstations,rotarykilns,movingandfluidised-beds,calciners,reductionfurnacesandsmelters.

Challenges

Understandingafuelanditsimpactsontechnologyselectionandprocessoperationcanbecriticaltoaproject’ssuccess.Specific challengesmayinclude: • understandingthefuelresourcequalityandvariability• selectionofanappropriateutilisationtechnology• optimisationormodificationofexistingprocesses• developmentofnewutilisationoptions• addressingenvironmentalissuesandgreenhousegas

impacts• economicevaluation,riskanalysisandproject

implementation.

Solutions

hrl:workscloselywithitsclientstounderstandtheirbusinessobjectivesandthechallengestheyface,andthendevelopscustomisedsolutionstomeetthoseneeds.Someareasofcapabilityareasfollows:

Liquidsfromcoalretorting

Resourceevaluationandfuelcharacterisation Performingcomprehensiveanalysisandcharacterisationfromasinglesamplethroughtoafull-borecoreanalysisprogram,hrl:canassistclientsbydrawingoncapabilitiesthatinclude:• chemical,physicalandthermalanalysisofcoals,biomass,

wastesandotherfuelstreams• inorganic,tracemetalandleachabilityanalysis• particlesizedistribution,densityandporosity

characterisation• rheologicalbehaviourofliquidfuelsandslurries• combustionandgasificationreactivity,and

devolatilisationbehaviour• spontaneouscombustion(selfheating)testingand

stockpilingadvice.

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Processevaluation,designandimplementation Drawingonafundamentalandpracticalunderstandingoffuelandmaterialsbehaviourinprocessingplant,hrl:canassistclientsindesigningandevaluatingvariousfuelutilisationtechnologies.Specificservicesinclude:• in-housetestingoffuelbehaviourincludingdryingand

milling,combustionorgasification,fuelupgrading,biomassco-firing,andconversiontoliquidfuels

• constructingandoperatingbenchandpilot-scaleequipmenttoinvestigatefuelutilisationproblemsortodevelopnewsolutions

• optimisingandde-bottleneckingtoimprovefuelutilisationorincreaseplantefficiency

• dustexplosibility,spontaneouscombustionandself-heating

• investigatingandcontrollingdepositformationandcorrosionprocesses

• plantconditionassessment,materialsselection,rootcauseoffailure

• evaluatingoptionsformitigatingemissionsofpollutantsandgreenhousegasesincludingcarboncapture

• developingprocessdesignsandcompletingtechnicalandeconomicevaluations

• implementingtechnicalsolutionsincludingdesignandconstruct.

Environmentalandgreenhouseconsultingserviceshrl:assistsclientstoachieveaneffectivebalancebetweeneconomicandenvironmentaloutcomeswithservicesthatinclude:

• environmentalanalysis,auditandmanagementservices• developingoptionstoreduceenvironmentalimpacts• providingassistancewiththedocumentationand

negotiationofenvironmental submissionswithregulatoryauthorities.

hrl:greenhouseconsultantsalsoprovidearangeofcompliancereportingservices,andworkwithitsprocessengineerstodevelopoptionstoabategreenhousegasemissions. Benefitshrl:clientswiththebenefitsthatflowfromworkingwithanorganisationthathasmorethan40yearsofexperienceinfuelutilisationandoptimisation.Clientbenefitsincludeaccessto:• astep-by-stepinvestigationprocessthatincludesclient

engagementandcontinuousconsultation• commerciallyfocusedsolutionswithpractical

applications• morethan120scientists,engineersandtechnicians• modernfuelstestingandanalyticallaboratorythatis

enhancedbyspecialistbench-andpilot-scalefacilities

• anorganisationwiththecapabilitytotakeaprojectfromconceptandinitialinvestigationthroughtosolutionimplementation.

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Telephone+61395659912Mobile+61407555330Emailnmiller@hrl.com.au

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