Gas-FACTS Project Overview - presentation by Eva Sanchez of the University of Edinburgh at the UKCCSRC Natural Gas CCS Network Meeting at GHGT-12, Austin, Texas, October 2014

1. Future Advanced Capture Technology Systems
Project overview
GasFACTS UKCCSRC
Gas-CCS Network. Austin
6th October 2014
Dr. Eva Sanchez Fernandez
on behalf of project PIs
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2. Project summary
►Three-year EPSRC-funded programme (£3m) that aims to provide important underpinning research for UK CCS development and deployment on CCGT power plants.
►Five academic institutions involved
►Industrial partners and expert panel includes utilities, equipment manufactures, small-medium enterprises and international research partners: SSE, EON, ESBI, Scottish Power, Howden, Doosan Power, Siemens, Sulzer, BG, HATS, Visage Energy, Carnegie Mellon University and cenSE.
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3. Work Packages
WP4: Impact delivery and expert interaction activities
WP3: Integration and whole systems performance assessment
WP2: Advanced post combustion solvent capture for future gas power systems
WP1: Gas turbine options for improved CCS system performance
1.1 HAT Operation
1.2 flue gas recycle
1.3 CO2 transfer and recycle
1.1 gas-specific solvents 1.2 flexible capture systems 1.3 advanced testing
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(Leeds)
(Imperial)
(Edinburgh)
(Edinburgh)

4. Work Integration
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5. Work package 1
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HAT systems concept modelling
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Flue gas recycle
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FGR tests on small scale GT at PACT facilities
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FGR modelling: implications for a range of GT sizes and configurations
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CO2 transfer and recycle
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Systems concept and modelling
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Membrane system performance and durability tests
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Application of rotary wheel with solid adsorbents
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6. Work package 2
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CO2 solvents specific for gas application
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Flexible capture systems for Natural Gas combined plants
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Real time control
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Novel sensors
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Fundamental liquid and gas behavior in packed columns
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Advanced testing for gas post combustion capture systems
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7. Selected outputs
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Gathering of baseline data for GT with FGR
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Turbine speed, inlet and outlet temperature
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Flue gas concentrations of CO2, O2, CO, NOx
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COMCAT sensor
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instrumentation setup to characterize capture solvents, quickly, cheap and online
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ACTTROM
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Portable unit for long term exposure of solvents to real flue gas conditions (20L solvent inventory)
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Modelling
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Integration study
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Use of rotary wheel heat exchangers
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8. Future Advanced Capture Technology Systems
THANK YOU!
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