The project goal is to develop a 550 MW commercial-scale economic case study of Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) and The Ohio State University’s coal direct chemical looping (CDCL) process for CO2 capture and separation that can be used for retrofit, repowering, and/or Greenfield installations. Project objectives are to validate the CDCL process application for power generation through engineering system and economic analysis and an experimental, bench scale system suitable for addressing the identified technology gaps.
Presentations_plp
- Commercialization of the Iron Based Coal Direct Chemical Looping Process for Power Production with in situ Carbon Dioxide Capture (Aug 2017)
Luis Velazquez-Vargas, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, 2017 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Atmospheric Iron-Based Coal Direct Chemical Looping for Power Production: 250 kW Pilot Design (Aug 2016)
Luis Velazquez-Vargas, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, 2016 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Commercialization of the Iron-Based Coal Direct Chemical Looping Process for Power Production with In-Situ CO2 Capture (June 2015)
Luis Velazquez-Vargas, The Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., 2015 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Commercialization of the Iron-Based Coal-Direct Chemical Looping Process for Power Production with In Situ Carbon Dioxide Capture (July 2014)
Luis Velazquez-Vargas, The Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., 2014 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Commercialization of an Atmospheric Iron-Based CDCL Process for Power Production, Phase I: Technoeconomic Analysis (Oct 2013)
Final Report
- Commercialization of an Atmospheric Iron-Based Coal Direct Chemical Looping Process for Power Generation
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation, Inc., US DOE / NETL Kickoff Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2012.
Principal Investigator
Luis Velazquez-Vargas
lvargas@babcock.com
Project Benefits
This project focuses on development of an iron-based coal-direct chemical looping process (CDCL). The CDCL reactor design leverages high oxygen carrier conversion rates and improved solids separation, reducing equipment size and complexity and driving down capital and operating costs relative to conventional systems. Specifically, this project involves bench-scale testing and modeling to address solids handling, carrier capacity, and techno-economic analysis to provide a basis for small pilot-scale testing.
Website
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group
http://www.babcock.com/
