Coal Power Plants

Anti-wear for coal-fired power plants | Ash and fly ash management SARO

Coal-fired thermoelectric power plants represent a historical and strategic component in large-scale electricity generation. Despite the ongoing energy transition, many plants continue to play a fundamental role in grid stability, requiring qualified maintenance, modernization, and performance optimization interventions.

Management of ash, coal dust, and solid recovered fuel (SRF) in thermoelectric power plants

In coal-fired thermal power plants, solid material management involves several operational phases concerning both the fuel and combustion residues. These include ash (fly ash and bottom ash), coal dust, and solid recovered fuel (SRF), which is increasingly used in co-combustion processes.

Pulverized coal is the primary fuel for the production process and requires dedicated systems for grinding, transport, and boiler feeding, operating under controlled conditions to ensure continuity and efficiency.

Ash, generated by combustion, must be collected, conveyed, and managed through specialized plants, often in environments characterized by a high presence of dust, abrasiveness, and critical operating conditions.

Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), derived from the treatment of non-hazardous waste, is used as a supplement to traditional coal. Its management requires particular attention during handling, dosing, and feeding stages, in order to ensure operational safety and process stability.

In this context, SARO operates in support of the plant engineering activities related to:

• Ash management and handling systems
• Transport lines and the use of coal powder
• infrastructure for the use of CSS

The interventions are carried out in complex industrial environments, in compliance with operating procedures and safety standards, contributing to operational continuity and plant efficiency.