Air Liquide to participate in major U.S. Carbon Capture & Storage project
空气液化工艺和施工, Inc. (Air Liquide), part of the Air Liquide Engineering & Construction organization, has been named by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in the development ofFutureGen 2.0 -- the world’s first full scale oxy-combustion power plant incorporating permanent CO2 capture and storage (CCS).
The recently executed cooperative agreement between the DOE and Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC (AER) is part of a commitment by the DOE to美国联邦授予10亿美元的清洁煤电项目, which includes sub-awards to Air Liquide and its technology partner Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG).
Capture and storage of CO2 is critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and making clean energy a reality. This project represents the使用氧气燃烧技术和CCS的清洁煤能量的首次全规模生产计划。The project is designed to capture and store approximately每年130万吨二氧化碳，90％的植物二氧化碳排放量。
10月1日项目开始第一阶段2010, which includes engineering studies and economic analysis to re-powerAER’s Meredosia, Illinois 200 MW power plantusingclean-coal technology。该项目的后续阶段将解决进一步的工程和施工活动。
Theoxy-combustion processbeing deployed is a result ofinnovative technologydeveloped by Air Liquide and B&W PGG, which substitutes氧气和再生烟气for normal combustion air in coal-fired boilers and incorporates an innovative CO2 purification process to produce a stream of CO2 suitable for direct capture and storage.The process helps reduce greenhouse gases from industrial activities that use carbon-based fossil fuels.
Air Liquide has been investing in oxy-combustion technologyfor more than a decadethrough R&D and successful participation in pilot projects in theU.S., France and Australiathat demonstrate its technological viability. These include the operation of a 30 MW unit in collaboration with B&W PPG in Alliance, Ohio; the successful implementation of natural gas oxyburners and key CO2 purification equipment for theLacq projectwith Total in southern France; and partnership in theAustralian Callideoxyfuel project, designed to demonstrate integrated CO2 purification. Oxy-combustion is one of many innovations from Air Liquide designed to help meet the world’s clean energy needs, including products and technologies in biofuels, photovoltaics and hydrogen.
Michael J. Graff, President & CEO of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. and member of Air Liquide Group’s Executive Committee in charge of the Americas, commented,“We thank the U.S. Department of Energy for the opportunity to apply our clean energy technology. Air Liquide looks forward to working with its partners and the State of Illinois on this extraordinary project. Oxy-combustion is one of the main paths for reducing CO2 emissions from coal and other combustion processes. FutureGen 2.0 will help set the stage for future applications of this promising carbon capture technology.
With the Environment as a growth driver for Air Liquide, we are proud to contribute to helping the global industrial community meet its energy needs while reducing its carbon footprint.”
