{"id":93311,"date":"2023-07-30T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/clean-energy-michigan-coal-plant\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T21:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T02:25:23","slug":"clean-energy-michigan-coal-plant","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/clean-energy-michigan-coal-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan coal plant could become a clean energy generator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inspenet, July 30, 2023.<\/p>\n\n

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<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n

The TES Filer City<\/strong> 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).<\/p>\n\n

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. .<\/p>\n\n

converted coal plant<\/h3>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

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<\/strong> while generating net negative carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cBECCS projects have great potential to help the world reach net zero carbon emissions<\/a><\/strong> by 2050,\u201d said Joe Buckler, B&W’s senior vice president of clean energy. \u201cThe capture of CO 2<\/sub> 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cFor 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,\u201d added Buckler.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cNorthStar Clean Energy brings our experience and creativity to help our customers achieve their business and decarbonization goals quickly,\u201d said Brian Hartmann, president of TES Filer City Station, co-owner of NorthStar Clean Energy. \u201cThe 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.”<\/p>\n\n

clean hydrogen from coal<\/h3>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

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<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAs the United States and much of the world transition to near-zero emission fuels, our BrightLoop technology captures CO 2<\/sub> and other pollutants while producing hydrogen,\u201d said Jimmy Morgan, B&W executive vice president and chief operating officer.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n\n

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.”<\/p>\n\n

Source and photo: https:\/\/petrobanca.com\/bw-planea-convertir-la-planta-de-carbon-de-michigan-en-un-generador-de-energia-limpia\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inspenet, July 30, 2023.
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