Engineering news
Carbon Clean Solutions Limited has launched a carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) project that will capture 60,000 tonnes of CO2 captured each year from a10MW coal-fired power station in Chennai, India. Post-start up, the power station is set to become a zero-emission plant.
The project, which Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL) said is the first of its kind, is privately financed and will capture CO2 at $30 per/tonne – lower than the $60-90 per tonne capture costs typically observed in the global power sector.
CCSL captures CO2 with its patented drop-in ‘APBS’ solvent, which has been found to dramatically reduce emission levels and lower corrosion, while improving system reliability.
The captured CO2 will then be used by Indian firm, Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers for soda ash production.
Aniruddha Sharma, chief executive at CCSL, said: “This project is a game-changer. By capturing and crucially, re-using, CO2 at just $30 per/tonne, we believe that there is an opportunity to dramatically accelerate uptake of CCU technology, with its many benefits, around the world. This is a project that doesn’t rely on government funding or subsidies – it just makes great business sense. We are delighted to be partnering with TACFL to make this project a reality.”
The announcement comes following the successful completion of CCSL’s pilot testing programme at Technology Centre Mongstad, the world’s largest and most advanced facility for testing and improving CO2 capture, in May 2016.
The test delivered successful results, with plant availability levels of 100% and no loss of run time due to solvent issues. Over the period, CCSL captured more than 25,000 tons of CO2. Most significantly, it demonstrated parts per billion solvent emissions compared to parts per million for traditional solvents, and aerosol emissions were 80 times lower than the permissible Health and Safety Executive limit.