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ECONOMICS – COST STRUCTURE
Capture is generally responsible for the large majority of these additional costs
LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITY
$/MWh
Transport & storage
Fuel
Plant opex
Plant capex
72.4
13.7
1.0
+72%
124.3
5.5
19.6
7.2
Distribution the
increase of LCOE
11%
11%
12%
66%
500MW POST-COMBUSTION SYSTEM
92.0
57.7
Coal without CCS
Coal with CCS*
(post-combustion)
Whatever capture technology is used:
• Over two-third of the increase in LCOE comes from capture
• An energy penalty of 16% to 43% is incurred by the capture
system
Notes: *First-of-a-kind supercritical pulverized coal power plant with amine-based post-combustion capture and onshore aquifer storage at 100 km by pipeline
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance (2012);
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