2024 NCCC Brochure - Flipbook - Page 9
Carbon Management
Innovations
Due to the growing demand for carbon
management options, the NCCC added
significant infrastructure upgrades to support
carbon capture testing for natural gas power
plants and industrial facilities. A dedicated natural
gas-fired boiler supplies flue gas containing 4% to
10% CO2, depending on the amount of dilution air
added. Moisture content is controlled through flue
gas cooling on the boiler outlet.
NCCC testing also supports CO2 conversion,
which entails efficiently, economically and cleanly
transforming CO2 into value-added products.
Applications for CO2 conversion include fuels,
plastics, chemicals, food and feeds, building
materials, enhanced oil recovery, energy storage
and wastewater treatment.
Tests of enzymes, membranes, sorbents,
solvents and hybrid and cryogenic systems
have been conducted at the NCCC with over
12 technologies scaled up (or ready) to be
demonstrated at 10 megawatts (MW) or greater.
More than 12 technologies ready
for 10 MW+ demonstration
The NCCC provides testing and evaluation
of new technologies at Alabama Power’s
Plant Gaston, utilizing flue gas from a natural
gas testing system and Gaston Unit 5, a
commercial, 880-MW supercritical pulverized
coal-fueled unit. The center offers multiple test
bays that allow simultaneous pilot-, bench- and
lab-scale operation.
Finally, the NCCC’s scale allows technology
maintenance, safety and reliability issues to
be thoroughly investigated at far lower costs
than those incurred at alternative commercialscale demonstrations.
“
ION’s journey is a very special
story thanks to the National
Carbon Capture Center and
the DOE. Successful testing
of our lead solvent, ICE-31,
allowed us to identify an early
adopter like Calpine, which
made CCUS a major priority,
resulting in the Office of Clean
Energy Demonstrations Major
Demonstration Project award.
Looking back over the past
10 years, ION would not be
where we are today without
the support of the National
Carbon Capture Center.
”
Buz Brown, Founder and Chairman,
ION Clean Energy
