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To achieve significant reductions of CO2 in the US over the next few decades, it will be necessary to reduce CO2 emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. Carbon capture and sequestration will be a necessary and critical component of a larger electric power sector strategy that includes efficiency improvements, demand management, as well as other sources of energy. In this presentation, Dr. Staudt will examine the state of carbon capture technologies with a specific emphasis on technologies applicable to existing coal-fired generation. The technologies that are likely to be deployed by the first users of carbon capture technology will be discussed, including performance of these technologies, obstacles to deployment, and retrofit issues, along with a discussion of advanced technologies that in the longer term will improve the performance of carbon capture systems. |
