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Coal Testing

"Coal Quality & Combustion" CUG Webinar, October 20, 2020

"Practicalities of Coal Blending" CUG and Power Webinar, August 2020

"Can You Improve Coal Quality" Coal Conference of The Americas: Cartagena,Colombia, March 19-21, 2019

"Degradation of Coal Quality" TNB Regional Coal Buyers Conference, October 8-10, 2018, Putrajaya, Malaysia

"100% Test Burn of Torrefied Wood Pellets at a Full Scale Pulverized Coal Fired Utility Steam Generator" ASME2018, 12th International Conference on Energy Substainability, June 24-28, 2018, Lake Buena Vista, FL

"Coal Quality & Combustion Class" RMCMI Meeting, May 8, 2018, Price, UT

"Coal Quality & Combustion Class" RMCMI Meeting, May 2, 2018, Farmington, NM

"Coal Quality & Combustion Class" Coal Power Asia Conference, October 3-6, 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Proximate Means Approximate” NCCI Technical Session, October 23-24, 2013, Mid Pines, NC

Coal Sulfur and Combustion” 5th Annual Dry Hydrate Users Group meeting March 20-21, 2013, Nashville, TN,

Coal Quality” Stephan Storm 1st Combustion and Technical Workshop Dec 10, 2012, Orlando, FL

“Coal Quality & Combustion” 2nd Annual ASBCUG, Hong Kong

CCI Coal Quality & Combustion Workshop Oct 3-5, 2012, Lexington KY

"Understanding Coal" Coal Institute, October 23-25, 2013, Fall Meeting Southern Pines, N.C.

"It's the Coal"  1st International Illinois Coal Conference , Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 2011

 SGS Gillette WY Sept 21-22, 2011

"Coal Quality Impacts Primer" Fuel Flexibility Strategies & Tactics for Coal Consumers by American Coal Council and Hellerworx,  Baltimore Inner Harbor, MD, July 29 - 30, 2008

 World Coal, "Looking Even Closer", Rod Hatt, Coal Combustion, Inc., US, looks at the future of coal analysis, December 2007

 ILLINOIS BASIN Coal Symposium "Technical Challenges with Illinois Coal" Palm Beach Gardens, FL PGA National, Nov 5-7 2007

PRB Coal Users' Group: Annual Meeting, Coal Degradation Causes and Cures, Chicago, IL April 5-7, 2005

PRB Coal Users' Group: Annual Meeting, "Coal Quality as the Boiler Sees It", Baltimore, MD, March 30-April 1, 2004

Power-Gen 2003 Coal-Fired Combustion Discussion Group, Las Vegas, NV, December 8, 2003

Chemistry and Coal Combustion University of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry, Fall Seminar Series, Lexington, KY, October 31, 2003

PRB Coal Quality Issues (or why I'm opening an espresso coffee shop), SGS Minerals 10th PRB Coal Conf., Gillette, WY, September 17, 2003

"The Value of Coal Quality", National Weighting and Sampling Association, Columbus, OH, August 18, 2003

Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

Coal-Gen 2002, Coal Quality and Combustion Class, St. Louis, MO, July 31, 2002

CoalTrans - Clean Coal Technologies can they PAY - Industrial Panelist member , London, England, February 2002

“Impact of Coal Quality on Power Plant Performance” Pre-Conference Workshop, COALGEN 2001, Chicago, IL, July 25-27, 2001

“NOx” North Carolina Coal Institute Conference on Environmental Issues , Mid Pines, NC October 26-27, 2000  www.nccoal.org

“New Fuel Tests for the Power Industry”, American Power Conference, Chicago, IL, April 10-12, 2000

“Washed Coal from a Utilization Perspective” Coal Prep India 2000, New Delhi, India, March 9-11, 2000 www.coalprepshow.com

"New Fuel Tests for the Power Industry" American Power conference, Chicago, IL April 10-12, 2000

"Step into my Laboratory, Ms. Biuminous." Energy in the News, NYMEX Publication Spring '99. www.nymex.com

"Coal Properties, Sampling & Ash Characteristics" PRB Coal Users Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, Aug. 3-4, 1999, St. louis, MO

“PRB Coal Quality Considerations: Impacts on Power Plant Operation and Cost”, PRB Coal Use Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, March 23-24, 1999, Dallas,

Coping with Changes in Coal Quality” The Eleventh Utility Coal Conference, February 23-25, 1998, St. Louis, MO.

 “Significance of Testing Low Rank Coals”, Engineering Foundation Conference - Economic and Environmental Aspects of Coal Utilization, Santa Barbara Calif., Feb 1997

 “Sticky When Wet” a paper about moisture in coal published in World Coal, August 1997

"Utilizing Microscopic Techniques for Characterizing and Solving Ash Deposit Problems." POWERGEN International 1996 Orlando, FL,

 “Correlating the Slagging of a Utility Boiler with Coal Characteristics”, Eng. Found. Conf. on Application of Advanced Technology to Ash-Related Problems in Boilers, Waterville Valley, NH, July 16-21, 1995.

"Retrofitting Coal Handling Systems for Improved Performance" EPRI, Coal Handling Systems: The State of the Future III, Pensacola, Fl, Feb. 3-5, 1993.

"Coal Quality Impact Models - A Suppliers View" CQIM Users Group Meeting, San Francisco, Ca, March, 1992.

"Laboratory Methods for Predicting Coal Performance" Utility Coal Conference, St. Louis. MO, Feb., 1992

"Utility Experience Handling Fine Washed Coal" EPRI Coal Handling Systems: State of the Future II, Pensacola, Fl, Feb. 1991.

"Evaluation and Testing of a Low Volatile Bituminous Coal at New England Power" American Power Conference, Chicago IL, April 29 - May 1 1991, pp.855 - 866.

"Coal Mining and Preparation Practices - Impacts on Plant Performance" EPRI Conference on Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 1990.

"Classification and Sampling of Deposits from Coal‑Fired Boilers."  Journal of Coal Quality April-June 1989, Vol 8, No 2.

"A Classification of Coal‑Fired Boiler Deposits." Preprints 179th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Dallas, TX, April 9-14, 1989

 "Improving Coal Quality Solves Problems for Power Plants". Joint Power Generation Conference, Dallas TX, Oct. 1989.

"Fuel Quality for Fluidized Bed Combustors." Journal of Coal Quality, Oct‑Dec 1988, Vol 7, No. 4, pp 114‑116.

"Improving Coal Quality: An Impact on Plant Performance." 1988 Joint Power Generation Conference, Coal Quality Control, Fact V.2

"Morphological and Chemical Relationships of Deposits Formed in a Full Scale Steam Generator." Engineering Foundation Conference on Ash deposits from Coal, Santa Barbara, CA, Feb 1988.

"The Role of Calcium in Fouling of Western Coals." EPRI Coal Quality Conference, Atlanta, GA, Oct 1987.

"Prediction and Evaluation of Coal Performance Based on Laboratory Analysis." 5th International Coal Testing Conference, Lexington, KY, Feb 1986.

Moisture and Coal Handling

"PRB Coal Degradation, Causes and Cures" PRB Users Group: Annual Meeting Chicago, IL April 5-7, 2005

PRB Coal Users' Group: Annual Meeting, Coal Degradation Causes and Cures, Chicago, IL April 5-7, 2005

“Sticky When Wet” a paper about moisture in coal published in World Coal, August 1997

Efficiency and Heat Rate

Coal Combustion Process

"Coping with Changes in Coal Quality" The Eleventh Utility Col Conference, February 23-25, 1998, St. Louis, MO

"Evaluation and Testing of a Low Volatile Bituminous Coal at New England Power." American Power Conference, Chicago IL, April 29-May 1, 1991,pp. 855-866.

 

Ash deposits, slagging, and fouling

"Understanding Slags & Fouling Deposits" TNB Regional Coal Buyers Conference, October 8-10, 2018, Putrajaya, Malaysia

"Coal Quality Impacts on Slag" Asian SBC Users Group, July 25-26, 2018, Surabaya, Indonesia

Utility Experience Utilizing Northern PRB Coals” 17th Annual PRB Users Group, April 10-13, 2017, Chicago, IL

 “Splat Factor Quantified" Asian Sub Bituminous User Group - 2016

“Pulverizers Minimize SPLAT FACTOR” 7th Illinois Coal Conference Nov 3-5, 2013, PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Coal Quality & Combustion” & “Splat Factor Quantified” 3rd Annual Asian Sub-Bituminous Coal Users Group, ASBGUG, October 1-3, 2013, Penang, Malaysia

“Splat Factor Quantified” Philippine Coal Plant Users Group 10th Technical Forum PCPUG. September 26-27, 2013, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila

Coal Blending” & “Ash Deposits” PCPUG 8th Technical Forum, Nov 8-9, 2012, Manila, Philippines

"It's the Coal"  Understanding Coal Quality and Slag, PowerPoint Presentation American Coal Council Meeting July 2009

"Basic Slag Formation" First Annual Coal Combustion Inc. Slagging Conference Versailles, KY April 17-18, 2007

"Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist" Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI January 14, 2003

"Influence of Coal Quality and Boiler Operating Conditions on Slagging of Utility Boilers", Power Production in the 21st Century: Impacts of Fuel Quality and Operations. Snowbird, UT Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2001 www.engconfintl.org/pastconf/1bgfin.html

"New Fuel Tests for the Power Industry" American Power conference, Chicago, IL April 10-12, 2000

"Coal Properties, Sampling & Ash Characteristics" PRB Coal Users Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, Aug. 3-4, 1999, St. louis, MO

"Utilizing Microscopic Techniques for Characterizing and Solving Ash Deposit Problems." POWERGEN International 1996 Orlando, FL, Dec 3-6

"Correlating the Slagging of a Utility Boiler with Coal Characteristics." Eng. Found. Conference on Appliction of advanced Technology to Ash-Related Problems in Boilers, Waterville Valley, NH, July 16-21, 1995

"Fireside Deposits in Coal-Fired Utility Boilers." Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 1990, Vol 16, pp. 235-241

"Classification and Sampling of Deposits from Coal‑Fired Boilers."  Journal of Coal Quality April-June 1989, Vol 8, No 2.

"A Classification of Coal‑Fired Boiler Deposits." Preprints 179th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Dallas, TX, April 9-14, 1989

“Influence of Coal Quality and Boiler Operating Conditions on Slagging of Utility Boilers, Power Production in the 21st Century: Impacts of Fuel Quality and Operations", Snowbird, UT, Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2001 www.engconfintl.org/pastconf/1bgfin.html

"Splat Factor Quantified" Asian Sub Bituminous User Group - 2-13, 2016

"It's the Coal" 1st International Illinois Coal Conference , Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 2011

"It's the Coal" Understanding Coal Quality and Slag, PowerPoint Presentation American Coal Council Meeting July 2009

ILLINOIS BASIN Coal Symposium Technical Challenges with Illinois Coal Palm Beach Gardens, FL PGA National, Nov 5-7 2007

First Annual Coal Combustion Inc. Slagging Conference, Basic Slag Formation, Versailles, KY April 17-18, 2007

First Annual Coal Combustion Inc. Slagging Conference, Basic Slag Formation, Versailles, KY April 17-18, 2007

7th Annual CoalTrans Americas, Boiler Efficiency: Sulfur Equals Slag and the Trends in Coal Burning, Miami, Florida, January 31-February 1, 2007

Clyde-Bergemann 2006 Boiler Cleaning Symposium, Cause of Fuel Related Inefficiencies, Atlanta, Georgia, June 6-7 2006

Western Fuels Conference, The Effects of Coal Chemistry on Boiler Slagging and Fouling, Chicago, Illinois, August 7-9, 2006

Coal: Managing Risk in an Uncertain Environment Conference, Coal Quality-the Fuzziest Numbers of All, Philadelphia, PA, June 1-2, 2006

Clyde Bergman's 2005 Boiler Cleaning Symposium, Coal Quality, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23-24, 2005

"Sloppy When Hot" World Coal, July 2004

Power-Gen 2003 Coal-Fired Combustion Discussion Group, Las Vegas, NV, December 8, 2003

PRB Coal Quality Issues (or why I'm opening an espresso coffee shop), SGS Minerals 10th PRB Coal Conf., Gillette, WY, September 17, 2003

“Impact of Coal Quality on Power Plant Performance” Pre-Conference Workshop, COALGEN 2001, Chicago, IL, July 25-27, 2001

“Coal Properties, Sampling & Ash Characteristics” PRB Coal Use Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, Aug. 3-4,1999, St Louis, MO www.americancoalcouncil.org

“PRB Coal Quality Considerations: Impacts on Power Plant Operation and Cost”, PRB Coal Use Seminar, Sponsored by WCC, March 23-24, 1999, Dallas, TX.

“Utilizing Microscopic Techniques for Characterizing and Solving Ash Deposit Problems”, POWERGEN ‘96 International, Orlando, FL, Dec. 3-6, 1996.

“Ash Deposit Workshop” 12th International Coal Testing Conference, Cincinnati, OH, Sept. 8-11, 1996.

Correlating the Slagging of a Utility Boiler with Coal Characteristics”, Eng. Found. Conf. on Application of Advanced Technology to Ash-Related Problems in Boilers, Waterville Valley, NH, July 16-21, 1995.

"Laboratory Methods for Predicting Coal Performance" Utility Coal Conference, St. Louis. MO, Feb., 1992

"Pocahontas #3 Seam - The Bifusional Coal" Engineering Foundation Conference, Palm Coast, Fl, March 1991.

"Fireside Deposits in Coal-Fired Utility Boilers" Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 1990, Vol. 16, pp. 235 - 241.

"Classification and Sampling of Deposits from Coal‑Fired Boilers." Journal of Coal Quality April‑June 1989, Vol 8, No 2.

"A Classification of Coal‑Fired Boiler Deposits." Preprints 179th Amer. Chem. Soc. Nat. Meeting, Dallas TX, APR 9-14, 1989.

"Morphological and Chemical Relationships of Deposits Formed in a Full Scale Steam Generator." Engineering Foundation Conference on Ash deposits from Coal, Santa Barbara, CA, Feb 1988.

"The Role of Calcium in Fouling of Western Coals." EPRI Coal Quality Conference, Atlanta, GA, Oct 1987.

"Prediction and Evaluation of Coal Performance Based on Laboratory Analysis." 5th International Coal Testing Conference, Lexington, KY, Feb 1986.

 

Chlorine, Mercury, Trace Elements and Pollution Control

"Operational Considerations When Using High-Chlorine Coal" Rod Hatt and Charlie Mann, Power Magazine February 15, 2015 www.powermag.com

"Trace Elements" NCCI, October 20-21, 2013, Fall Meeting Southern Pines, N.C.

"A Little Bit of Trouble" World Coal by Rod Hatt

Coal Buying and Selling

"Technical Coal Buying & Selling" Asian SBC Users Group, July 25-26, 2018, Surabaya, Indonesia

"100% Test Burn of Torrefied Wood Pellets at a Full Scale Pulverized Coal Fired Utility Steam Generator" ASME2018, 12th International Conference on Energy Substainability, June 24-28, 2018, Lake Buena Vista, FL

"Changing Basins, Changing Expectations."  Eastern Fuel Buyers Conference, Lake Buena Vista / Orlando, Florida, May 8, 2014.

Can CAPP Coal Survive” Doyle Trading Consultants – 17th Lunch, Coal and Q&A, December 11, 2013 Princeton Club NYC

Coal Combustion 101 with emphasis on ILB Coal” 42nd Annual Eastern Coal Buyers Conference, May 8-10, 2013, Disney Yacht Club Resort,

Fuel Flexibility Strategies & Tactics for Coal Consumers by American Coal Council and Hellerworx, Coal Quality Impacts Primer Baltimore Inner Harbor, MD, July 29 - 30, 2008

ILLINOIS BASIN Coal Symposium Technical Challenges with Illinois Coal Palm Beach Gardens, FL PGA National, Nov 5-7 2007

7th Annual CoalTrans Americas, Boiler Efficiency: Sulfur Equals Slag and the Trends in Coal Burning, Miami, Florida, January 31-February 1, 2007

Coal: Managing Risk in an Uncertain Environment Conference, Coal Quality-the Fuzziest Numbers of All, Philadelphia, PA, June 1-2, 2006

PRB Coal Users' Group: Annual Meeting, Coal Quality as the Boiler Sees It, Baltimore, MD, March 30-April 1, 2004

The Value of Coal Quality, National Weighting and Sampling Association, Columbus, OH, August 18, 2003

CoalTrans - Clean Coal Technologies can they PAY - Industrial Panelist member , London, England, February 2002

“NOx” North Carolina Coal Institute Conference on Environmental Issues , Mid Pines, NC October 26-27, 2000  www.nccoal.org

"Coal Contracting: Trends in Coal Specifications" Coal Marketing Strategies 2000, Scottsdale, AZ October 23-26, 2000 www.americancoalcouncil.org

"Washed Coal from a Utilization Perspective" Coal Prep India 2000, New Delhi, India. March 9-11, 2000

"Step into my Laboratory, Ms. Biuminous." Energy in the News, NYMEX Publication Spring '99. www.nymex.com

"Increasing Fuel Flexibility At Power Plants" Commercial Testing & Engineering Co. PowerGen 1998

"Coping with Changes in Coal Quality" The Eleventh Utility Col Conference, February 23-25, 1998, St. Louis, MO

"Changing Fuel Specifications for Improved Fuel Cost and Flexibility." EPRI Conference on The Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, 4th Conference, Charleston, SC August 17-19, 1994

"Improving Coal Quality: An Impact on Plant Performance." 1988 Joint Power Generation Conference, Coal Quality Control, Fct V.2

"Coal Quality Impact Models - A Suppliers View" CQIM Users Group Meeting, San Francisco, Ca, March, 1992.

"Evaluation and Testing of a Low Volatile Bituminous Coal at New England Power" American Power Conference, Chicago IL, April 29 - May 1 1991, pp.855 - 866.

"Low Fusion, Low Volatile Coals for Utility Use" Low Sulfur Coal Conference, The Forest, Norfolk Southern Co. Jan. 1991.

"Utilization of Low Volatile Coal in Steam Plants" POWER - GEN '90, Orlando, Fl, December 4-6, 1990, Vol. 6, pp. 939 - 945.

"Coal Mining and Preparation Practices - Impacts on Plant Performance" EPRI Conference on Effects of Coal Quality on Power Plants, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 1990.

"Improving Coal Quality Solves Problems for Power Plants" Joint Power Generation Conference, Dallas TX, Oct. 1989.

"Fuel Quality for Fluidized Bed Combustors." Journal of Coal Quality, Oct‑Dec 1988, Vol 7, No. 4, pp 114‑116.

"Improving Coal Quality: An Impact on Plant Performance." 1988 Joint Power Generation Conference, Coal Quality Control, Fact V.2

 

Archaeology

Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

 

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Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

 

Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

Coal and Slag Characterization for Archaeologist, Society for Historical Archeology, Providence, RI, January 14, 2003

 

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