Deployment of infrastructure configurations for large-scale CO2 capture in industrial zones: A case study for the Rotterdam Botlek area (part B). (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berghout, Niels; van den Broek, Machteld; Faaij, André
• Is Part Of: International journal of greenhouse gas control. Volume 60(2017)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 50
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: CCS -- Industry -- Techno-economic -- Regional case study; ASU air separation unit -- BEP break-even points -- CC carbon capture -- CCS carbon capture and storage -- CHP combined heat and power -- DPC drying purification cooling -- EB east Botlek -- El electricity import -- FGD flue gas desulphurization -- IEA international energy agency -- LCAC levelized CO2 avoidance cost -- LHV lower heating value -- MEA monoethanolamine -- NGCC natural gas combined cycle -- NOV not oversizing -- NPV net present value -- OV oversizing -- P phase -- PPC process plant cost -- Recsor remote central solvent regeneration -- RAP Rotterdam aromatics plant -- SCR selective catalytic reduction -- SER specific energy requirement -- t metric ton -- TCR total capital requirement -- TPC total plant cost -- WB west Botlek; Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Air -- Purification -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Gaz à effet de serre -- Périodiques; Gaz à effet de serre -- Réduction -- Périodiques; Air -- Purification -- Technological innovations; Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects; Periodicals; 363.73874605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.02.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-5836

Abstract

Highlights: Analysis of deployment pathways for CO2 captures configurations in industrial zones. Case study: cluster of 16 industrial plants in the Dutch Botlek area (7.1 MtCO2 /y). Pathways vary a.o. regarding order and timing in which industrial plants start CCS. Optimal configurations from part A can be realized cost effectively in three phases. Fast CCS deployment results in lower levelized avoidance costs over 20-year period. Abstract: This article presents a method to assess deployment pathways for CO2 capture infrastructure configurations in industrial zones. This method was demonstrated for the Botlek area consisting of 16 emitters (7.1 MtCO2 /y). Pathways were developed for two optimal infrastructures: Post-Recsor based on post-combustion capture and Oxy-Hybrid based on oxyfuel capture (see part A). The pathways vary regarding the sequence and timing in which industrial plants are equipped with CCS, number of buildout phases, and whether capture equipment is oversized or not. Results show that Post-Recsor and Oxy-Hybrid can be realized in three phases while maintaining most cost advantages of an 'all-at-once' strategy (Post-Recsor: 94–97 €/tCO2 ; Oxy-hybrid: 61–64 €/tCO2 ) compared to CO2 capture at industrial plant level (Post-Decentral: 100 €/tCO2 ; Oxy-Decentral: 66 €/tCO2 ). A fast deployment results in lower levelized avoidance costs (Post-Recsor: 86–88 €/tCO2 ; Oxy-Hybrid: 55–58 €/tCO2 ) and higher cumulative avoided emissions (Post-Recsor: 120–122 MtCO2 ; Oxy-Hybrid: 116–117 MtCO2 ) over a period of twenty years. This strategy requires a sufficiently high CO2 price and a rapid replacement of the capital stock. Oversizing is economically interesting for oxyfuel pathways with a fast deployment, regardless of the discount rate. For post-combustion, oversizing is only feasible under a fast deployment and low discount rate.