Coal Transport.
Obviously a more realistic figure in which carriers would show more interest. Sorry that I cannot advise on US transport costs.
Lyn ■
Cost Of Coal Transport
My first reaction is that 4.5 tons per day seems very small for a coal fired power plant. Drax in the UK, for example, consumes 40,000 tonnes of coal each day. For this small quantity rail would seem a poor option for Kentucky/Kentucky transport due to the capacity of a single rail wagon and the need for multiple handling. Likewise, a part load of a barge may not be economic.
I suggest that appropriate carriers be approached to discuss a realistic delivery batch size and route and they will no doubt provide budget costs.
I ■
Re: Question
I apologize-- I wasn't paying attention and the values I posted were off by an order of magnitude (*embarrassed blush*). It is 4,500 tons/day of coal, not 4.5. My fault entirely. ■
Re: Question
I have done lot of work on coal degradation. My articles may help you to calculate the fines generation during drop from 3 height. ■
Coal Shipping Costs
greetings,
You will find that every rail link here charges by the net ton and in addition there is a fuel surcharge as well, if you are shipping by water I would assume the same set of parameters.
One would assume you are planning to burn at least 30000 tons per week and it might be more benficial to consider coal fromm Columbia- the problem will always be logistics and the related onshore handling of product and waste byproduct.
I would contact Canada Steamship lines to get more of a feel for this as they ship and tranship all over the great lakes and Caribbeann, they have a fleet of self unloaders that they use year round as far as I know.
I would also ask them if coal is still being mined under the seabed in the maritimes as this would be even closer for you to purchase coal and avoid additional handling.
lzaharis ■
Question
I am an undergraduate engineering student working on a final design project that involves the shipping of raw materiel for a coal fired power plant. I would like to request some basic information on typical costs of shipping coal in North America.
We are selecting from three alternatives for our initial design, and need a rough estimate for our shipping costs before proceeding with a thorough economic analysis. Our coal will come form Kentucky regardless of what site we choose, and we need to know roughly how much it will cost per ton to:
1) Ship by rail to another location in Kentucky
2) Ship by rail/barge (Tenn-Tom waterway) to Mississippi
3) Ship by rail/barge/transport ship to Nicaragua
[Edit-- I mistyped] We will be proccessing roughly 1.5 billion kg per year, or 4.5K tons per day of coal.
This is only a preliminary estimate and we don't need a full-blown analysis by any means (an order-of-magnitude estimate would be sufficient), but information on where we should look for finalized costs and what elements will factor in to it would be greatly appreciated.
My deepest thanks in advance for your assistance. ■