Tasks

• Technical and economical assessment of new power plant technologies
• Assessment of new and enhanced power plant components
• Analysis and assessment of measures to increase the efficiency of power plants
• Initiation and accompaniment of research projects for the economical, environmental and reliable production of power and heat
• Exchange of operational experience
• Appropriation of factual information for policy maker and the society

Service

• Advisory service for the planning of new power plants
  - Conventional power plants with pulverized combustion systems (PC plant)
  - Combined cycle power plants with gas turbine and steam turbine (CCPP)
  - Power plants with atmospheric fluidized bed combustion systems (AFBC)
  - Power plants with pressurized fluidized bed combustion systems (PFBC)
  - Combined cycle power plants with coal gasification (IGCC)

Current Topics

• Ascertainment of benchmarks for power plants

• Concept study - Reference Power Plant North Rhine-Westphalia -Brief overview RPP NRW