Contract objectives are as follows: Develop fuel specifications to serve combustor requirements; Select coals having appropriate compositional and quality characteristics as well as an economically attractive reserve base; Provide quality assurance for both the parent coals and the fuel forms; and deliver premium coal-based fuels to combustor developers as needed for their contract work. Progress is described.

Under the Department of Energy`s Advanced Combustor Technology Program, approximately 11 combustor contractors (under 13 contracts) are developing combustion systems (during 1987--1989) for use in residential, commercial, light industrial and industrial retrofit markets. Sufficient quantities of well-characterized, coal-based fuels possessing specific, appropriate specifications are required by the contractors. Fuels may be dry pulverized coal or coal liquid fuels. In support of these equipment development efforts, the team of Energy International and Dravo Engineers will provide such fuels. During the first quarter of this contract effort, the primary activities were involved with: (1)``Analysis of Fuel Needs`` which includes a market analysis, a resource assessment, and development of specifications for fuels. (2) Completing the initial version of those analyses and reviewing the preliminary coal selection recommendations with DOE-PETC project management. (3) Initiating the procurement of coal supplies for initial candidates. (4) Determination of supply requirements (i.e., specifications, quantities, schedule) with combustor developers. (5) Development and scoping of coal supply and process strategies. The progress on the above activities is reported here. The major coal fields of the US were reviewed to correlate with the market needs analysis. The coals selected for developmental testing will need to satisfy the most stringent fuel requirements …