Component Performance-driven Solutions for Long-Term Efficiency Increase in Ultra Supercritical Power Plants - MACPLUS

Project Information

MACPLUS

Grant agreement ID: 249809

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2011

End date 30 June 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy

Total cost € 18 204 522,20

EU contribution € 10 704 674,80

Coordinated by

RINA CONSULTING - CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA
Italy

Objective

The intelligent and cost effective use of CCS technologies requires new strategies to increase the net efficiency of coal fired power plants. Among them, the most promising are summarised as below:

- Increase working steam temperature and pressure in new USC power plants (350-370 bar, 700/720°C minimum), and hence increase the severity of fireside operating conditions,

- Promote clean coal technologies based (for example) on oxy-combustion + co-firing technologies (by a continuous increase of biomass % in mixture with coal), in order to reduce CO2 capture losses and the amount of CO2 to be captured and stored.



The project aims to increase the net efficiency of coal fired plants by increasing the performance and reliability of some critical components identified as follows:

- refractory materials of the combustion chamber (especially for oxy-combustion application), up to 1800 °C

- headers and pipework (avoidance of weld Type IV cracking phenomena, working temperature increase), up to 650-660 °C

- super heaters (optimised performance in high temperature oxidation/hot corrosion environments), up to 720 °C

- coated pipes and boiler components able to withstand co-combustion conditions (high temperature oxidation/hot corrosion, erosion-adhesion and wear),

- HP and IP steam turbine rotor components and turbine casing up to 750-780 °C

For each critical component, a full-scale prototype will be realised and installed into an industrial plant and/or in test loop(s) at known temperature, pressure and atmosphere conditions

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrolysis
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › coal
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass

Keywords

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Programme(s)

• FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy

Topic(s)

• ENERGY.2009.6.1.1 - Efficiency increases in existing and new build pulverised coal power plants with a view to CCS

Call for proposal

FP7-ENERGY-2009-2
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

RINA CONSULTING - CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VIA DI CASTEL ROMANO 100 ; 00128 Roma ; Italy
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Pietro Gimondo (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (23)

RWE POWER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RWE PLATZ 2 ; 45141 Essen
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ralf Mohrmann (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIPER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: COMPTON HOUSE 2300 THE CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM BUSINE ; B37 7YE Birmingham
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Solihull
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Richard Pomfret (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DOOSAN BABCOCK LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MANOR ROYAL CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER DOOSAN HOUSE ; RH10 9AD Crawley
• Region: South East (England) › Surrey, East and West Sussex › West Sussex (North East)
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: William Livingston (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SUMITOMO SHI FW ENERGIA OY

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: METSANEIDONKUJA 8 ; 02131 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Arto Hotta (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TUBACEX TUBOS INOXIDABLES SA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tres Cruces 8 ; 01400 Llodio
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Araba/Álava
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Diego Herrero (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TUV RHEINLAND WERKSTOFFPRUFUNG GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: IM KRAFTWERK JANSCHWALDE ; PEITZ
• Administrative Contact: Ansgar Kranz (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VIA PARAVERA ; AOSTA
• Administrative Contact: Marco Massazza (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FLAME SPRAY HUNGARY FEMIPARI SZOLGALTATO ES KERESKEDELMI KFT

Hungary

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: IPARI PARK UT 19 ; 2111 SZADA
• Region: Közép-Magyarország › Pest › Pest
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Simone Jurich (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RECHBAUERSTRASSE 12 ; 8010 Graz
• Region: Südösterreich › Steiermark › Graz
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Peter Mayr (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

VYSKUMNY USTAV ZVARACSKY - PRIEMYSELNY INSTITUT SR

Slovakia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RACIANSKA ; BRATISLAVA
• Administrative Contact: Anna Hambalkova (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HAMPTON ROAD TEDDINGTON ; TW11 0LW Middlesex
• Region: London › Outer London — West and North West › Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Robert Brooks (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BRINELLVAGEN 8 ; 100 44 Stockholm
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Linda Maansson (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ASHBY ROAD ; LE11 3TU Loughborough
• Region: East Midlands (England) › Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire › Leicestershire CC and Rutland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Raymond Kent (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Maximilian Steiert (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE ; 52428 Julich
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Düren
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Anne Bosch (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ENDESA GENERACION SA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AV DE LA BORBOLLA 5 ; 41004 Sevilla
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Sevilla
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Juan Carlos Ballesteros Aparicio (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 ; 2800 Kongens Lyngby
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Marcel Somers (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD ; SW7 2AZ LONDON
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Westminster
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Shaun Power (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION CIUDAD DE LA ENERGIA - CIUDEN, F.S.P.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA DEL PRESIDENTE RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO SN ; 24492 CUBILLOS DEL SIL
• Region: Centro (ES) › Castilla y León › León
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Vicente Cortes Galeano (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A ; 02044 VTT ESPOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Pertti Auerkari (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ALSTOM LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: NEWBOLD RAOD ; RUGBY
• Administrative Contact: Rodney Vanstone (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Goodwin Steel Castings Ltd

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ivy House Foundry ; Stoke-on-Trent
• Administrative Contact: Steven Birks (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: KEPLERSTRASSE 7 ; 70174 Stuttgart
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Eberhard Roos (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data