Abstract
To limit the global rise in temperature to 1.5–2 °C, considerable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, especially CO2, are needed—challenging because of the continuous increases in energy demand and the large contribution from fossil fuels. Gas-fired power plants will be a significant part of power generation over the next few decades, and whilst CO2 emissions are significantly lower than for coal, they must still be addressed to lower carbon intensity. This can be achieved through carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a key enabling technology. This chapter aims to summarize the key research on state-of-the-art gas turbine technologies for enhanced post-combustion capture and oxy-turbine gas-CCS cycles, including the technical challenges and opportunities. For post-combustion systems, supplementary firing, humidification, exhaust gas recirculation and selective exhaust gas recirculation will be assessed, which outline the CO2 increases and electrical efficiencies achievable when considering the capture penalty. An alternative to post-combustion capture is the use of oxy-turbine cycles, where the relative merits are assessed. Lastly, this chapter discusses the impacts of the technical, policy, financial and social challenges on scaling-up these technologies for full-chain commercial-level deployment. Overcoming these will be a necessity to enable CCS to decarbonize energy for a sustainable future.
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Diego, M.E., Finney, K.N., Pourkashanian, M. (2018). The Sustainable Option of Power from Fossil Fuels with Carbon Capture and Storage: An Overview of State-of-the-Art Technology. In: De, S., Bandyopadhyay, S., Assadi, M., Mukherjee, D. (eds) Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7188-1_9
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