Steam coal supplies for power generation – the concept of a mathematical model

Kamiński Jacek () and Saługa Piotr ()
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Kamiński Jacek: Dr hab. inż., prof. IGSMiE PAN, Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN, Kraków
Saługa Piotr: Dr hab. inż., prof. AGH, AGH Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Wydział Zarządzania, Katedra Zarządzania w Energetyce, Kraków

Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi / Mineral Resources Management, 2014, vol. 30, issue 1, 39-52

Abstract: Given the historically shaped fuel mix of electricity generation in Poland, the main primary energy source used for power generation is still steam coal and lignite. This fuel mix directly impacts the cost structure of electricity production, the predominant component of which is the cost of fuel. The mainpurpose of this paper is to develop the concept of a mathematical model that could be applied to reduce the cost of fuel supplies to a power generation company. The starting point for further research is an analysis of fuel costs in the hard coal-fired part of the electricity generation sector. The quantities consumed for power generation are then considered together with fuel costs, based on available data from two energy companies whose power generating units utilize mainly steam coal.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2478/gospo-2014-0005

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