Large-Scale Demonstration of pressurized Chemical Looping Technology (CLC) in Natural Gas Power Generation with CO2 Capture

Our proposal describes a five-year knowledge-building project with user-involvement (KMB) that builds on the ongoing BIGCLC Phase I KMB project managed by SINTEF Energy Research. Through our core team we have created a plan for a national research platfor m for CLC . This technology is not a mature technology, and the industry actors in the project consortium may benefit from the possibility of developing knowledge and business opportunities through their participation in the proposed BIGCLC Phase II arena . The idea is to bring Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) technology to the next level of maturity and deliver a competitive option for large-scale power generation with CO2 capture. Building on the knowledge and results from BIGCLC Phase I, our team pro poses to build the world's largest pressurised CLC reactor for gaseous fuels. Combining our team's knowledge on reactor and material technology, system simulation, environmental impact and advanced process control our goal is to deliver CO2 capture at low cost, high capture rate, non-pollutive and low efficiency penalty compared to even the newest combined cycle plants of today (< 15Euro/ton, > 90% capture rate, efficiency penalty < 6 %). Our team has proposed to build up this groundbreaking and cost-effi cient CLC capture technology that is scalable to the size needed by the power generating sectors. The idea of chemical looping has on several occasions been characterized as a breakthrough technology, which signifies that it has the potential to provide " leap frog" performance and cost advances in comparison to existing technologies. Breakthrough Concepts R&D is focused on the pursuit of revolutionary and transformational approaches with the potential for low cost, permanence, and large global capacity.