GE Gas Power’s study, Retrofittable Advanced Combined Cycle Integration for Flexible Decarbonized Generation, will receive $5,771,670 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.
The study will see GE Gas Power collaborate with Southern Company, Linde, BASF, and Kiewit to develop a plan for integrating carbon capture technologies with a natural gas combined cycle plant.
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The study will be focused on Southern Company subsidiary Alabama Power’s James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, located in Bucks, Alabama, which is powered by two GE 7F.04 gas turbines.
Said Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Power: “GE is pleased that the Department of Energy has recognized the importance of this study and grateful for their support.
“We look forward to joining forces with Southern Company, Linde, BASF and Kiewit to execute this study focused on the integration of carbon capture technologies on a fully functional natural gas combined cycle power plant to help lower the cost of carbon capture and improve the operability and flexibility of the integrated plant.”
GE will research technology and control concepts to integrate the combined cycle power plant with Linde’s Gen 2 carbon capture solution based on BASF OASE® blue technology.
According to GE, the project will also include enhancements to gas and steam turbine equipment to improve the carbon capture process while minimising its impact on the power plant’s output, performance, and equipment cost.
Ultimately, the study aims to serve as a template for lowering carbon emissions across more than 1,500 F-Class gas turbines worldwide, also providing a guide to accelerate deployment across other projects.
John Catillaz, Director of Decarbonization – Marketing, GE Gas Power, said: “To develop a sustainable and viable carbon capture solution integrated into the existing power plant, we will go beyond the scope of the study to consider the economics and the performance of the plant holistically, including a plan for the transportation and storage of the captured carbon dioxide emissions.”
