Coal-Fired Power Global Markets, Technologies and Opportunities: 2008-2018 Analysis and Forecasts

Coal-fired power is the primary means for electricity generation worldwide. As a result, the market for coal-fired power generation equipment and services is very large, much larger in fact than the other generation markets, i.e. hydro, nuclear and renewable. Further, coal-fired power still will be the largest generation market in 2018, despite all the excitement about renewables. Coal-fired power is of interest both because it’s so big a market, but also because the development of new, “clean coal” technologies potentially holds the key to addressing the problem of global warming in a significant way.

The report examines coal-fired power technology, the global market for coal-fired generation equipment and engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) services, utility “clean coal” activities and coal-fired equipment and EPC services providers. The emissions problems associated with coal-fired power are discussed, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The technology of CO2 capture and sequestration (CCS) is presented, along with the market potential of CCS as it moves into the commercialization phase. The coal-fired generation market, along with the markets for thermal, nuclear, hydro and renewable generation are sized both in MW and US dollars, by region, during the 2008-2018 period. Global utility capex, along with CCS efforts, especially those of E.ON and RWE, are discussed. Profiles of leading global suppliers of generation equipment, as well as EPC services, are given, along with estimated market shares and financial comparisons.