ABSTRACT
Pulverized fuel (PF) fi ring is the most dominant type because of its great versatility and scalability. Since coal and lignites are the most competitive fuels in large parts of the world, the growth and dominance of PF fi ring for the last eight decades has almost been unassailable. The bulk of power generation has been and continues to be by PF fi ring. Only since the early 1990s, gas turbines (GTs) and circulating fl uidized bed (CFB) boilers have gained market share. As the environmental friendliness has improved in along with the lowering of costs of milling, fi ring, and gas cleaning equipment, PF fi ring is now competing with the newer technologies with renewed vigor.
