(IEA Energy Papers 2011_05) Matthias Finkenrath-Cost and Performance of Carbon Dioxide Capture from Power Generation (IEA Energy Papers)-OECD Publishing (2011)

© OECD/IEA 2011 Cost and Performance of Carbon Dioxide Capture from Power Generation
Table of contents
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ 5
Executive summary ........................................................................................................................ 7
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 9
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Scope of analysis ........................................................................................................................... 11
Analysed techno‐economic data and key target metrics ........................................................... 11
Evaluated CO 2 capture processes ............................................................................................... 12
Data selected for analysis ........................................................................................................... 12
Approach and methodology ......................................................................................................... 15
Cost of generating electricity calculation ................................................................................... 15
Conversion and calibration of cost data ..................................................................................... 16
Conversion and calibration of performance data ....................................................................... 18
Boundary conditions and assumptions ...................................................................................... 19
Cost and performance results and discussion ............................................................................. 22
Main case studies .......................................................................................................................... 22
Post‐combustion CO 2 capture from coal‐fired power generation by amines ....................... 23
Pre‐combustion CO 2 capture from integrated gasification combined cycles ....................... 27
Oxy‐combustion CO 2 capture from coal‐fired power generation ......................................... 30
Post‐combustion CO 2 capture from natural gas combined cycles ........................................ 34
Summary of results ..................................................................................................................... 37
Future cost and performance potential ..................................................................................... 38
Uncertainty and sensitivity of results ......................................................................................... 39
Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................. 41
References .................................................................................................................................... 43
Annex: Study cases with limited available data ............................................................................ 45
Post‐combustion CO 2 capture from coal‐fired power generation by ammonia ................... 45
Acronyms, abbreviations and units of measure .......................................................................... 47
List of figures
Figure 1. Illustration of the methodology for data analysis .......................................................... 15
Figure 2. Post‐combustion capture from coal‐fired power generation
by amines: CO 2 capture impact ..................................................................................................... 25
Figure 3. Pre‐combustion capture from integrated gasification combined
cycles: CO 2 capture impact ............................................................................................................ 28
Figure 4. Oxy‐combustion capture from coal‐fired power generation: CO 2 capture impact ....... 32