CO2 Enhanced Separation and Recovery

Objective

CESAR aims for a breakthrough in the development of low-cost post-combustion CO2 capture technology to provide economically feasible solutions for both new power plants and retrofit of existing power plants which are responsible for the majority of all anthropogenic CO2 emissions (worldwide, approx. 5,000 power plants emit around 11 GtCO2/year). CESAR focuses on post-combustion as it is the only feasible technology for retrofit and current power plant technology. Moreover, analysis of the current R&D in Europe shows that there is yet no follow-up to the post-combustion work in the CASTOR project while R&D aimed at other types of carbon capture technologies have been accommodated for. The primary objective is to decrease the cost of capture down to 15€/tCO2. CESAR aims at breakthroughs via a combination of fundamental research on Advanced Separation Processes (WP1), Capture process modelling and integration (WP2) and Solvent process validation studies (WP3) with duration tests in the Esbjerg pilot plant. CESAR will build further on the successes and high potential ideas from the FP6 integrated project CASTOR. Moreover, the pilot built in this project will be used for CESAR. Novel activities and innovations CESAR focuses at are: -Novel (hybrid) solvent systems -New high flux membranes contactors -Improved modeling and integration studies on system and plant level -Testing of new solvents and plant modifications in the Esbjerg pilot plant In the Esbjerg Pilot novel technologies are assessed and compared with mainstream techniques to provide a fast track towards further scale-up and demonstration. CESAR unites leading organisations within the field of CO2 capture, covering the whole value chain from research institutes to end-users. The consortium consists of 3 research organizations, 3 universities, 1 solvent supplier, 1 membrane producer (SME), 3 equipment suppliers, 2 oil and gas companies and 6 power generators (= industrial commitment).

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology environmental engineering carbon capture engineering

Keywords

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• CO2
• Capture
• Capture CO2
• Combustion
• Energy Production
• Energy Production Separation Technology
• Plant Energy
• Post
• Post Combustion
• Post Combustion Capture CO2 Power Plant
• Power
• Power Plant
• Production
• Separation
• Separation Technology
• Technology

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

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• ENERGY-2007-5.1-03 - Advanced separation techniques

Call for proposal

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FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD
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Funding Scheme

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CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

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