Large Pilot Testing of Linde-BASF Advanced Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology at a Coal-Fired Power Plant [CWLP] [FE0031581]

OBrien, Kevin C; Brownstein, Stephanie

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Title

Large Pilot Testing of Linde-BASF Advanced Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology at a Coal-Fired Power Plant [CWLP] [FE0031581]

Author(s)

• OBrien, Kevin C
• Brownstein, Stephanie

Contributor(s)

• Springfield City Water, Light, and Power
• Linde LLC
• Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
• Affiliated Construction Services (ACS)
• Linde Engineering, North America (LENA)
• BASF

Issue Date

2019-10-01

Keyword(s)

• Carbon capture
• Carbon management
• Carbon utilization
• Coal-fired power plants
• Springfield City, Water, Light, and Power

Geographic Coverage

Springfield, IL

Abstract

Researchers at the University of Illinois, in partnership with the Linde Group, BASF Corporation, Affiliated Engineers, Inc., and Affiliated Construction Services, Inc., are designing an amine-based carbon dioxide (CO2) capture pilot-scale (10 megawatt-electric [MWe]) system at an existing coal-fired power plant. The system is based on the Linde-BASF advanced CO2 capture process incorporating BASF’s novel solvent with an advanced stripper inter-stage heater design to optimize heat recovery. In a previous U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project, the Linde-BASF CO2 capture technology showed the potential to be cost-effective and energy-efficient using actual flue gas during pilot-scale (1.5 MWe) testing at the National Carbon Capture Center. The aqueous amine-based solvent was optimized to exhibit long-term stability and a 20 percent reduction in regeneration energy requirements when compared to commercially available solvents; additional improvements in process design further reduce the cost of CO2 capture. Projects to design, construct, and operate large-scale pilots of transformational coal technologies are being conducted in three phases, with a down-select between phases. In Phase I of this project, the team completed preliminary design and engineering analyses for a 10 MWe capture facility installed at three potential host sites and selected the City, Water, Light and Power’s (CWLP) Dallman Power Plant as the host site based on the studies. The project team also completed an Environmental Information Volume (EIV) for the selected site, updated preliminary cost and schedule estimates, secured cost-share commitments for Phase II, and developed a plan for securing cost-share commitments for Phase III. The project was selected for Phase II (Design), in which the team will complete a front-end engineering design (FEED) study, including a detailed cost and schedule estimate for Phase III for the installation of the 10 MWe pilot at CWLP, complete the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and any required permitting processes at CWLP, secure Phase III (construction/operation) cost share funding, and complete an updated techno-economic analysis of the technology based on the most recent system design and cost information. The Phase III objectives are to complete detailed engineering, procurement of equipment and modules, and build and operate a 10 MWe large pilot of the Linde/BASF post-combustion carbon capture technology at the CWLP Dallman Power Plant in Springfield, Illinois. The Phase III scope of work includes: (1) obtaining construction and operating permits for all regulated activities occurring during Phase III; (2) finalizing functional specifications and completing detailed engineering; (3) procuring equipment and materials for inside and outside the boundary limits (ISBL and OSBL); (4) constructing and installing the large pilot; (5) commissioning of the large pilot plant followed by parametric and steady-state operating test campaigns; (6) analyzing test campaign results; and (7) updating the techno-economic analysis (TEA) based on the design and cost information developed during the Phase III test campaign. The approach used for design, construction, and commissioning is an important feature of the technology and will help enable the commercialization process. The regional economic benefit and the ability to repurpose some existing workforce at CWLP will also demonstrate how carbon capture can aid regional economies when it is deployed. If the technology performs as planned, there is a desire to have the capture plant remain in place and be utilized for future testing of capture and utilization technologies.

Publisher

U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory

Series/Report Name or Number

Large Pilot Scale Testing of Linde/BASF Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology

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• text
• other

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• U.S. Department of Energy ; DE-FE0007453 (predecessor project)
• U.S. Department of Energy ; DE-FE0026588 (predecessor project)
• U.S. Department of Energy ; DE-FE0031581

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