Transitional Power Generation

Project 3.3 - Oxy-Fuel Feasibility Study

Project Description
An oxy-fuel working group was established under the Australian Coal Association COAL21 program and includes the following organisations: CS Energy, Stanwell Corporation, Tarong Energy, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) , IHI Engineering Australia (IEA), Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development (CCSD), Center for Coal Utilization, Japan (CCUJ), Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), Xstrata Coal, Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP), & University of Newcastle. The group was formally ratified through the signing of an MOU in September 2004.

The main purpose of the Japan-Australia working group is to carry out a detailed 2 year engineering feasibility study on oxy-fuel technology with three specific deliverables:

1. A detailed assessment of oxy-fuel technology more generally and the specific requirements and costs for a retrofit of a 30 MWe PF boiler at Callide A;
2. A reference design for the Callide A oxy-fuel demonstration project; and
3. A broader evaluation of the potential applications of oxy-fuel technology on a retrofit and purpose designed basis, in Australia, SE Asia and Japan.
   

The overarching goals of the study are two fold: first, to provide a detailed engineering assessment of the potential application of oxy-firing for electricity generation, and to develop an engineering capability in Australia and overseas to build oxy-fuel plants in the future.
CS Energy’s No. 4 (30 MWe) Unit at Callide A Power Station located near Biloela in Central Queensland (Australia) has been selected as the basis of the study.

The Callide A Oxy-fuel Feasibility Study has been broken into 5 tasks:

• Fundamental testwork
• Techno –economics of oxygen production and CO2 capture
• Boiler retrofit design
• Techno-economics of CO2 storage
• Reference design for full scale oxy-fuel applications
  

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Project Leader:

Dr Chris Spero
Manager Engineering Technology
CS Energy

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