Pilot testing of Chemical Loooping Combustion (CLC) in the LOUISE project

The researchers in the ACT3 LOUISE project have interesting results from pilot tests of waste and biomass in a 150 kW CLC unit. The results areimportant for exploring the scalability of CLC.

The results were presented at the 7th International Conference on Chemical Looping in Alberta October 2024.

Details are available at the LOUISE project web site

The US DoE promotes the CETP joint call

The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) has publish a new call for RD&D applications. This is a unique opportunity for applying for funding for CCUS projects. All details are available at the CETP web site. The due date for submitting applications is 21 November 2024.

USA is one of many countries that have joined the CETP and DoE presented the partnership and the new call for applications at the DOE/NETL Project Review Meeting/Conference in Pittsburgh on August 5-9, 2024.

See picture of Aaron Fuller and Andrew Hlasko from US DOE presenting CETP

US DOE requirements for US applicants are available from this presentation.

CETP also had an online event to promote the call in June. The recording is available here.

EverLoNG’s second demonstration campaign underway as SSCV Sleipnir sets sail

All facets of EverLoNG SBCC prototype unit will be rigorously tested over a 5-week period

The SSCV Sleipnir from Heerema Marine Contractors set sail in June 2024 with a very special cargo on board: the EverLoNG ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) prototype.

Installation of the unit, developed in the Netherlands by Carbotreat and VDL Carbon Capture, was completed following a recent consortium meeting where project partners gathered on board the vessel to discuss the finer details of the campaign.

Read more here and watch the video here

Final report from the ANICA project

The ANICA project has studied new concepts of the indirectly heated carbonate looping (IHCaL) process for CO2 capture from lime and cement plants. Test campaigns have been performed in a 300 kWth pilot test rig. Results from the experiments and comprehensive modelling work show that the IHCaL process has the potential to decarbonize lime and cement plants with low CO2 avoidance costs; 20–25 €/tCO2 for optimized configurations.

The ANICA project was coordinated by Technische Universität Darmstadt. The project consortium was composed by twelve partners from three different countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK), and Greece.

The final report from ANICA is available (download) and you can find more details at the ANICA project website.

The EverLoNG project demonstrates CO2 capture at ships

The EverLoNG project is developing a new concept for CO2 capture at ships. A prototype has now been installed at an LNG carrier and you can watch a video of this important milestone at the project website.

Public acceptance and communication of CCS

One of the biggest challenges for CCS is that the public often do not understand what the CCS technology is all about. The CCS community need to communicate to the public how CCS works. It is important to build public awareness about how CCS can become an important tool to reduce global CO2 emissions.

The ACT project ENSURE have addressed this and they arranged a large workshop together with another ACT project, the SHARP project, to define how public perception can be adressed and how we should communicate to make sure the public understand what CCS is all about.

You can read more about the workshop at the ENSURE website.

MeDORA - Amine-based CO2 capture with minimized solvent degradation

The ACT4 project MeDORA will combine amine-based CO2 capture with a membrane to remove oxygen. This will reduce the amine degradation considerably. The project and the new and interesting technology is described in the last newsletter from IEAGHG (page 12-13).

ACT LOUISE project webinar, 6February 2024, Can we capture CO₂ from waste-to-energy plants in a cost-effective way?

This webinar is organised by the LOUISE project, which aims to reduce the cost of CO2 capture by demonstrating CLC as an innovative method for delivering power and heat from waste-derived fuels, and CO2 ready for storage or utilisation. Read more here

Facilitating the design of a 10 MWth demo plant for Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC)

The LOUISE project aims to demonstrate how chemical looping combustion (CLC) technology can be implemented on waste-to-energy facilities as a means of avoiding their CO2 emissions.

The project team have performed a very interesting test campaign in a 150 kWth units. You can read more about what the project team learned about further upscaling at the LOUISE website.

Final report from the MemCCSea project

CO2 capture is one of the viable options for the decarbonization of the shipping industry. The MemCCSea project have studied compact membrane systems for flexible operational and cost-effective post-combustion CO2 capture at ships.

The technology are very promising and with further development it could be a future full-scale solution for ships with low carbon footprints.

The final report can be downloaded from the MemCCSea project web site.

Invitation to workshop on public acceptance 13-15 November 2023

Two of the ACT projects, ENSURE and SHARP, invite to a workshop on public acceptance of CCS. The workshop takes place in Amsterdam 15 November 2023. More details available here.

Final report from the AC2OCEM project

The AC2OCEM project has shown how oxyfuel technology can be implemented in the cement industry as a cost-efficient carbon capture solution. The project team have advanced key components of oxyfuel cement plants to TRL6 by performing a series of pilot-scale experiments as well as several detailed analytical studies. An innovative second generation oxyfuel technology for new-build cement plants is also studied, facilitating a leap from TRL2 to TRL6 in key technological components.

The final report from the AC2OCEM project is available and can be downloaded.