The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Canada's Natural Resources Canada have opened a 1 MWh facility to explore the use of oxy-fired pressurised fluidized bed combustion (oxy-PFBC) process in capturing CO2 more efficiently and economically from coal-fired power plants and how it can advance commercialisation of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the US and Canada. "The technology is very promising but there are still many challenges that need to be overcome before we see widespread commercial deployment," said Dr David Keith, Director General at DOE.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Canada's Natural Resources Canada have opened a 1 MWh facility to explore the use of oxy-fired pressurised fluidized bed combustion (oxy-PFBC) process in capturing CO2 more efficiently and economically from coal-fired power plants and how it can advance commercialisation of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the US and Canada. The pilot project has received $13m from the DOE's Office of Fossil Energy's advanced combustion programme and is managed by the Department's National Energy Technology Laboratory.