摘要
Recent initiatives by the Victorian State Government, under their Energy Technology Innovation Strategy (ETIS) program, have seen a significant capture research hub develop. This project combines the facilities and support of two power companies, Loy Yang Power and International Power, and the resources and expertise of the capture research programs of CO2CRC and CSIRO to conduct research and pilot scale deployment of prospective technologies for the post combustion capture (PCC) of carbon dioxide. This is an essential step on the pathway to large scale abatement of greenhouse gases by carbon dioxide capture and storage.This project is unique in that it provides multiple sites where novel and conventional CO2 capture techniques are being trialled at a range of sizes to support innovations in the technology. The capture modules range in size from 10, 100, 1000 to 10,000 tpa in varying configurations. The project is comprised of a number of research themes designed to research, test and demonstrate absorption/stripping processes (with a range of current and emerging solvents), membrane systems (both gas separation and gas absorption membranes) and vacuum swing adsorption processes. Flow sheets for both cost effective retrofit and new build configurations will be developed based on the research findings, with heat integration being given high priority.