Analysis of CO2 Separation from Flue Gas, Pipeline Transportation, and Sequestration in Coal (original) (raw)

This task will begin to assess the costs associated with separating the CO 2 from flue gas and then injecting it into a coal seam. The technical challenges and costs associated with CO 2 separation from flue gas and transportation of the separated CO 2 from the point source to an appropriate sequestration target will be analyzed. An interim status report will be prepared that details the data generated and analysis performed in FY-06, as described as follows: 1) The report will include the selection of a specific coal-fired power plant for the application of CO 2 separation technology. An appropriate CO 2 separation technology will be identified from existing commercial technologies. 2) The report will also include a process design for the chosen technology tailored to the selected power plant that will be used to obtain accurate costs of separating the CO 2 from the flue gas. In addition, an analysis of the costs for compression and transportation of the CO 2 from the point-source to an appropriate coal bed sequestration site will be included in the report.