Potential use of oil shale for direct production of power in Jordan

Lawrence J. Hill and Carl H. Petrich

Natural Resources Forum, 1989, vol. 13, issue 4, 310-318

Abstract: Up until the present, Jordan has relied almost exclusively on imported petroleum for its primary energy requirements. Encouraged by emerging technologies and recent fossil fuel discoveries, Jordanians are seriously examining exploitation of their own indigenous energy resources to meet projected mid‐ and long‐term power requirements. The most prominent of the known resources is oil shale. This report addresses the oil shale‐for‐power‐production option in Jordan. Under consideration are 20 MW and 50 MW demonstration units and a 400 MW commercial‐scale plant. The report focuses on three areas: (i) the engineering feasibility of using Jordan's oil shale in a circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC) boiler; (ii) environmental aspects of the proposed oil shale‐for‐power plants(s); and (iii) the economic feasibility of the proposed plant(s). The results could be useful for other low‐ to middle‐income countries considering oil shale as an option for power production.

Date: 1989
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