Inspenet, July 30, 2023.
Ohio-based company Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) has been contracted by Northstar Clean Energy to conduct an engineering study to convert a coal-fired plant to a biomass plant .
The TES Filer City coal-fired power plant, located in Michigan and with a capacity of 75 megawatts (MW), will be converted to use bioenergy through a carbon capture and storage system (BECCS).
The focus of the project is to retrofit the plant using B&W’s SolveBright post-combustion carbon dioxide scrubbing process, which “offers flexibility in the regenerable solvent used to isolate carbon dioxide for sequestration or utilization purposes,” the company reported. .
converted coal plant
This study represents the first phase of a commercial-scale project, partially funded by the US Department of Energy. Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co LLC will be responsible for managing the mechanical and construction scope of the study and commercial phase, B&W said.
Upon completion of the conversion to biomass and carbon capture, B&W said the Filer City TES Station will be able to power more than 70,000 homes while generating net negative carbon dioxide emissions.
“BECCS projects have great potential to help the world reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050,” said Joe Buckler, B&W’s senior vice president of clean energy. “The capture of CO 2 from the combustion of biomass allows a plant to generate energy and be a net negative emitter of greenhouse gases. This, in turn, allows the plant owner to offset emissions from other sources, such as the sale and trading of carbon credits.”
“For post-combustion carbon capture, B&W offers pretreatment technologies to clean flue gas prior to carbon capture and our SolveBright process that can be tailored to support our customers’ preferred solvent,” added Buckler.
“NorthStar Clean Energy brings our experience and creativity to help our customers achieve their business and decarbonization goals quickly,” said Brian Hartmann, president of TES Filer City Station, co-owner of NorthStar Clean Energy. “The Filer City carbon capture project is a great example of how we can use innovation to make that happen. We look forward to partnering with B&W to show the potential of this technology in Michigan.”
clean hydrogen from coal
In May, Black Hills Energy (BHE) joined B&W to conduct a feasibility study on producing clean hydrogen from coal and capturing carbon dioxide emissions at BHE’s Neil Simpson power plant in Gillette, Wyoming, as mentioned in a previous press release.
Both companies will investigate the economic feasibility of deploying B&W’s Brightloop chemical loop technology on a commercial scale to produce low-carbon hydrogen gas from coal in the Powder River Basin, along with a nearly pure stream of carbon dioxide that can be beneficially used or stored without the need for expensive carbon separation equipment, as mentioned in the press release.
“As the United States and much of the world transition to near-zero emission fuels, our BrightLoop technology captures CO 2 and other pollutants while producing hydrogen,” said Jimmy Morgan, B&W executive vice president and chief operating officer.
“We are excited to use our highly experienced US engineering team to work with BHE to develop a solution that will help them achieve their goals of creating and preserving jobs, diversifying Wyoming’s energy production, and establishing new markets for natural resources. of the state,” Morgan added.
Likewise, Mark Stege, vice president of Wyoming operations for Black Hills Energy said: “More than 30 years of research have led us to this opportunity to unite clean energy technology with Wyoming’s important and abundant energy resources.”
Source and photo: https://petrobanca.com/bw-planea-convertir-la-planta-de-carbon-de-michigan-en-un-generador-de-energia-limpia/
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