Amine Emission

282 Pages·2011·10.24 MB·English

The Electric Power
Research Institute
Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
Bryan J. Hannegan
Vice President, Environment & Renewables
Amines for Post-Combustion Capture
August 16, 2011
Introducing EPRI…
EPRI is a company that…
…brings together great people…
…with new and exciting ideas…
…to help energize the world!
“Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity”
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Our History…
• Founded in 1973
• Independent, nonprofit center for
public interest energy and
environmental research
• Collaborative resource for the
electricity sector
• Major offices in Palo Alto, CA;
Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN
– Laboratories in Knoxville,
Charlotte and Lenox, MA
Chauncey Starr
EPRI Founder
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Our Members…
• 450+ participants in more than 40
countries
• EPRI members generate more
than 90% of the electricity in the
United States
• International funding of more than
18% of EPRI’s research,
development and demonstrations
• Programs funded by more than
1,000 energy organizations
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Our Role…
Help Move Technologies to the Commercialization Stage…
Technology Accelerator!
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Our Value…
Providing the public, our members and the electricity sector…
Thought Leadership Industry Expertise
Collaborative Value
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EPRI’s Prism / MERGE Analysis...
Roadmap for a low-carbon future…
• Detailed analysis of the pathway to
reducing CO emissions across the
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electricity sector
• Provides guidance on the needed
generation mix to slow, stop and
reverse global CO emissions
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• Cited in numerous national and
international publications as pre-eminent
work on global climate and energy
“… A multi-faceted approach to meeting
the energy challenges of the future.”
– Tom Smith
President and CEO, Oglethorpe Power Corp.
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Carbon Capture Pilot Project
Crucial first step toward new CCS technology…
• 1.7-MW pilot at We Energies Pleasant Prairie (WI) Plant
• First test of new chilled ammonia CO capture
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technology using flue gas from operating
power plant
• We Energies hosts; Alstom provides technology;
EPRI collects and reports data
• EPRI collaborative includes 37 utilities
• Important R&D “next step” up from bench scale
• Data used in EPRI Industry Technology
Demonstrations of post-combustion
capture technologies
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EPRI…
Working to…
…know the industry challenges…
…understand our members’ needs…
…to help provide the best solution!
“Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity”
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Final Thought…Society’s Support of R&D…
“…the only justification for society
supporting R&D is not to keep
society happy at that time …
…but to make the world better
for the future…to create an
intellectual and technical
endowment for our children
and their children.”
Chauncey Starr
EPRI Founder
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