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CO2 MITIGATION ECONOMICS FOR EXISTING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Presented at the U.S. Dept. of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) First National Conference on Carbon Sequestration May 14-17, 2001 Washington, DC by Dale R. Simbeck Vice President Technology SFA Pacific, Inc. Mountain View, CA

ABSTRACT Electric power generation represents one of the largest sources of CO2 emissions in North America. A major issue in the analysis of CO2 mitigation options is the fact that over 45% of total electric power generation in North America is from coal. These existing coal-based power plants have the highest CO2 emissions of any power systems yet are the lowest cost electric generators. Retrofit CO2 reduction or recovery of existing coal-based power plants has definite advantagesusing the existing site infrastructure, having facilities that are mostly paid-off or However, retrofits also have amortized, and having high baseline CO2 emissions. disadvantagessignificant capacity and efficiency losses that require replacement capacity addition, and increased fuel use depending on the choice of CO2 mitigation technology. TransAlta is a major coal-based electric power generator in Canada and the United States. As discussed at www.transalta.com in the Sustainable Development section under Our Actions, TransAlta has a goal of zero net greenhouse gas emission (including trading and offsets) for its Canadian operations by 2024. As part of this ambitious goal, TransAlta funded site-specific analysis by engineering vendors of two noteworthy PC retrofit CO2 capture options: flue gas CO2 scrubbing (amine) and oxygen combustion with flue gas recycle. SFA Pacific standardized and summarized these two analyses into single-page evaluation spreadsheets that include mass and energy balances, capital cost buildups, and economics. Additional options are developed in this simplified format for easy comparison on a consistent and transparent basis. This approach facilitates the objective identification of specific situations, innovative options, and R&D opportunities that could significantly improve CO2 reduction, capture, separation, and utilization.

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BACKGROUND North America has over 320,000 MWe of existing coal-based power plants, or 35% of the total installed capacity. However, this coal capacity generates over 45% of the total annual power in North America. Assuming typical CO2 emissions of 1.0 metric ton (mt) per net MWh of coal power plant generation and 79 % annual capacity factors, the existing coal-fired power plants in North America generate 2.2 billion metric tons per year (mt/yr) CO2 emissions or 0.6 billion mt/yr carbon equivalent. Therefore, existing coal-fired power plants represents one third (33%) of the total North American CO2 emissions which are estimated at 1.8 billion mt/yr carbon equivalent in 2000. SFA Pacific concluded that power plants will be required to meet a disproportionate share of any CO2 reductions in the future [1]. This is because power generators cannot move to China, as many CO2 intensive industries would be economically forced to do if faced with CO2 reduction mandates or carbon taxes for only Annex 1 nations. In addition, power plants are the largest point source CO2 emitters with large potential for CO2 reductions and all electric consumers would share the resulting costs of CO2 reductions. Most of the existing coal-based power plant capacity is PC boilers that are 25-35 years old (1965-1975 start-up) and in the 200-600 MWe unit size range with subcritical single reheat steam cycles. Emission controls vary greatly depending on where and when the power plant was originally built and the sulfur content of the coal. Nevertheless, the typical existing PC power plant uses low sulfur subbituminous coal, low NOx burners, and an electrostatic precipitator (ESP)but with no flue gas desulfurization (FGD). The age of these typical existing PC power plants means the original capital costs are mostly paid-off or amortized. This 320,000 MW of existing coal-based power plants in North America represents a major challenge and uncertainty in the economic analysis of CO2 mitigation options since these plants have the highest CO2 emissions, yet are the lowest cost electric generators. The high CO2 emissions are due to the use of high carbon content fuel and the relatively low thermal efficiency of the older existing PC power plants. The low electric costs are due to the lower cost of coal relative to other generation types and the fact that these existing facilities are mostly paid-off. It is possible to recover the CO2 from an existing PC power plant. The most commonly considered CO2 retrofit options are add-on PC flue gas CO2 amine scrubbers or conversion of the PC boilers to oxygen combustion with flue gas recycle to match temperature and heat/mass flow rates of the original boiler design. TransAlta contracted engineering vendors to assess each of these options. Fluor Daniel analyzed the PC flue gas add-on CO2 amine scrubber retrofit. ABB Combustion Engineering (now Alstom Power) and ABB Lummus analyzed oxygen combustion PC boiler retrofit with Air Liquide supplying the oxygen data. These engineering studies showed that both options are technically sound with minimal technical risk. However, the economic analysis was more complex due to the many options and assumptions in calculating the retrofit CO2 emissions avoidance economics. A way to compare these and other CO2 mitigation options for existing PC power plants on a simple, consistent, and transparent basis would be a valuable tool. Such an approach has already been developed by SFA Pacific for new power plants [2,3]. The original TransAlta retrofit studies were reviewed and converted to single-page spreadsheets with standardized performance,

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capital cost, and economics. Other technologies and fuels were then added so a variety of options could be compared on a consistent and transparent basis for various economic input assumptions.

ECONOMIC BASIS FOR COMPARISON OF CO2 EMISSIONS AVOIDANCE COST Calculating the cost of CO2 emissions avoidance options for an existing PC power plant first requires baseline CO2 emissions and a baseline cost of electricity. Figure 1 is the single-page spreadsheet developed for the existing PC power plant baseline. The technical performance is from ABB Combustion Engineering, the original PC boiler power plant vendor that was also utilized by TransAlta for the oxygen combustion retrofit analysis. SFA Pacific then developed capital and operating costs (current dollars). A key economic issue involves the remaining capital of the existing power plant yet to be amortized and how to treat this old capital in a way that is consistent with the new capital for CO2 retrofits. We chose the approach of refinancing the old capital that is not yet amortized along with the new capital to keep it simple, consistent, and transparent. Therefore, the existing PC baseline economics in Figure 1 include fuel, operating and maintenance (O&M), and only a fraction of the original power plant capital at current dollar value that is refinanced based on a simple annualized capital charge rate. Figures 2 4 are examples of the single-page spreadsheet developed for several of the many CO2 reduction options. Figure 2 is for conversion of the existing PC baseline power plant to oxygen combustion with flue gas recycle and CO2 recovery/compression. The performance is from the original TransAlta analysis. Capital costs were only slightly modified to reflect on-site oxygen manufacturing, power purchased during the retrofit tie-in shutdown time, and the remaining capital yet to be amortized for the original power plant. For effective CO2 transport and utilization or disposal, all CO2 recovery options include CO2 drying and compression to 135 atmospheres pressure (2,000 psig). Non-condensable gases such as N2, O2, SO2 and NOx are stripped from the liquid CO2 during compression. Additional power generation capacity is added in all CO2 recovery options to maintain the same net power output as the original PC power plant. This is quite important due to the large power requirements associated with oxygen manufacturing and CO2 compression to high pressure. The additional power generation capacity is based on natural gas combined cycle (NGCC), as this is currently the option of choice for most new power plants. Furthermore, the capacity addition is too small for coal technology and the NGCC capital cost and emissions are much lower. Figure 3 summarizes CO2 recovery by a retrofit amine scrubber on the PC boiler flue gas. A small natural gas boiler with low-pressure extraction steam turbine generator is added to meet the additional power of CO2 compression and large stripping steam needs of the CO2 amine stripper. This avoids major retrofit costs to the existing PC boiler and steam turbine generator. A high efficiency FGD system is added to protect the amine from degradation by SO2. High efficiency NOx removal was not required based on discussion with the Fluor Daniel, which has commercial experience with flue gas CO2 amine scrubbers. Figure 4 summarizes CO2 recovery by conversion of the PC boiler to hydrogen fired coal gasification combined cycle (H2-CGCC) power plant. This design assumes minimal reuse of the

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existing coal-based power plant facilities. The H2-CGCC and NGCC options are based on the new state-of-the-art H class gas turbine, as was the basis for the original SFA Pacific analysis of CO2 mitigation options for new power plants [2,3]. The CGCC designs are also based only on commercially well proven: coal gasification process, CO water gas shift, (to convert CO + H2O into CO2 + H2), and CO2 recovery technologies. It is significant to note that the retrofit H2CGCC becomes larger net capacity and higher efficiency than the original PC power plant, even with the oxygen requirements, CO2 recovery and CO2 compression. High-pressure gasification reduces the CO2 compression cost and power requirement, as the CO2 is flashed from the CO2 stripper at a lower but still significant pressure. It is also interesting to note that the oxygen requirement of H2-CGCC is only one-forth that of the oxygen combustion option per net MW of electricity. Table 1 is the summary spreadsheet, which contains economic inputs that links all the CO2 mitigation options spreadsheets. This permits changing economic input at one location and observing the impact on all options. The retrofit economics for CO2 reduction are presented in several ways in Table 1. Most important is the new electricity cost, which is shown in $/kWh and as a percent of the original existing PC baseline power cost. The electricity cost includes capital charges, fuel, O&M, and CO2 disposal or credits. Table 1 includes CO2 avoidance in $ per metric ton ($/mt) CO2 (avoided to the atmosphere, not recovery) which is also an important value due to potential for CO2 emissions trading in the future. This is calculated for each option from the $/MWh net electricity cost increase (due to CO2 reduction) divided by the net mt CO2 per MWh emissions reduction. It should be noted that calculating $/mt CO2 emissions avoidance at constant net MWh of electricity generation is much different and more important than calculating $/mt CO2 capture, especially if the CO2 capture significantly reduces capacity or efficiency. Cost of CO2 emissions avoided in this retrofit power plant analysis are significantly lower than the previous SFA Pacific analysis of new power plants [2,3]. This is principally due to the baseline CO2 emission assumptions. The previous SFA Pacific analysis of CO2 mitigation options for new power plants assumed a baseline CO2 emission per MWh for a new state-of the-art NGCC power plant, which is only one third that of an existing coal-fired power plant and about half that of new state-of-the-art coal power plants.

RESULTS A number of additional single-page spreadsheet cases were added to the two modified TransAlta cases. This expanded model enables direct comparison of various fuel and technology options on a consistent economic basis. There are three general groupings of retrofit options presented in this analysis: 1. Conversions to lower CO2 emission technologies without CO2 recovery. This includes total coal replacement with: 100% natural gas (via NGCC), natural gas with coal (via gas turbine hot windbox repowering), biomass with coal (via cofiring), continued 100% coal use with replacement high efficiency coal technology (coal gasification combined cycle, CGCC).

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2. Conversions with CO2 recovery technologies. This includes new replacement H2-fired CC power plants via NG and coal gasification plus the previously discussed retrofits of the existing PC power plant. In all cases the recovered CO2 is purified and compressed to high pressure. The H2-fired CGCC and amine CO2 flue gas scrubber retrofit cases include second options of partial CO2 reduction to the same CO2 emission as a new NGCC power plant without CO2 recovery. 3. Conversions to technologies with no net CO2 emissions. This includes nuclear, 100% biomass (assuming the biomass is replanted), and wind turbines. However, all three are impractical for various reasons and are included only for reference. Nuclear is questionable until decommissioning, waste, and liability issues are resolved. Biomass is limited by high energy cost, supplies, land requirements, and transportation. The low energy content per hectare of land limits biomass to about a 50-mile radius and thereby only about 50 MW of power. Wind turbines are limited by inherently low annual capacity factors and requirement for back-up power when there is no wind. It should be noted that no credits have been taken for the inherent reduction in NOx, SOx, Hg and fine particulate emissions (including sub-2.5 micron particles) for existing PC power plant conversion for CO2 reduction. Most of the CO2 recovery options reduce all of these emissions to very low levels. Finally, all options are compared on the same economic basis. No special subsidies have been given to any option, including renewables, to preserve a level playing field and objective analysis. Table 1 is the summary sheet of various existing PC retrofit options for CO2 reduction or capture. All the economic input variables are clearly shown by shading and placing in boxes. The economic input assumptions with the greatest impact on the results are the cost of capital (annual capital charge rate), original PC plant capital yet to be amortized, natural gas price, and CO2 disposal cost or especially credits. There are large beneficial applications for CO2 sequestration such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) or recovery of coal bed methane (CBM) once the CO2 is available at high pressure. Therefore, a CO2 credit assumption can be quite real in several areas of North America such as Alberta, Illinois, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas, and Wyoming. There are already commercial CO2 utilization projects in these areas. Specifically, over 28 million mt/yr of CO2 is currently being sequestered for EOR in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico [4]. This existing CO2 sequestration is equivalent to the CO2 generated by about 4,000 MWe of coal power plants or 9,000 MWe of NGCC power plants. Furthermore, there are already six process plants recovering anthropogenic CO2 for use in EOR including 1.8 million mt/yr CO2 from the large coal gasification plant in North Dakota. In fact, two CO2 emission credit trades have been made for anthropogenic CO2 recovery from process plants that is sequestered via EOR [5]. Finally, there are many potential CO2 mitigation projects based on EOR and CBM in planning, driven by the recent rise in oil and gas prices. Any CO2 avoidance value or trading credits would further improve the economics and environmental benefits. It is interesting to note that at 8,500 standard cubic feet (scf) of (or 0.45 mt) CO2 per barrel (or 0.14 mt) of incremental oil recovery (EOR), the CO2 from burning that oil is equal to the CO2 sequestered in the EOR. There are currently CO2 EOR projects operating at this rate and any value for CO2 avoidance would increase the CO2 use per barrel of oil recovered.

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The results in Table 1 can be varied significantly with the key economic input assumptions. Nevertheless, we found the following results of most use: 1. Only moderate CO2 credits make the continued use of coal-based power with CO2 recovery significantly more economic than renewables and even more economical than the conversion to NGCC when natural gas prices are greater than about $3 per million Btu. However, if there is a moderate ($10/mt) CO2 disposal charge (added to the plant-gate highpressure CO2), natural gas conversion is more economical until natural gas prices reach about $6 per million Btu. Co-firing natural gas or biomass with coal adds only moderately to costs but also provides only moderate CO2 reductions. Coal with CO2 capture or conversions to 100% natural gas or 100% renewables represent much larger CO2 reductions. Assuming continued coal use with CO2 recovery for both cases, replacement or repowering with a new H2-fired CGCC was more attractive than an existing PC retrofit with amine CO2 flue gas scrubbing or oxygen combustion. This is due to the large capacity and efficiency losses of PC retrofits, whereas H2-CGCC increases both capacity and efficiency relative to the original PC unit. In addition, the gasification option is essentially an all new power plant and the traditional emissions (SOx, NOx, Hg and fine particulates) are all reduced to near zero. The challenge of gasification is the larger first costs and fundamental suspicion of this complex chemical process by traditional coal boiler utilities. Nevertheless, we expect that more power generators will consider gasification repowering for existing coal power plant upgrades in the future, forced by the increased competition of deregulation. In addition, the dominant gasification vendor, Texaco, has already made equity investments in five of their last 12 commercial gasification projects [6]. Partial CO2 reduction of an existing coal power plant to the same CO2 emissions level as a new NGCC system (65% reduction) helps the retrofit fuel gas amine CO2 scrubber option the most.

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CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION The results of this analysis are useful in illuminating important characteristics of the various options and show that retrofits of existing coal power plants must be included in any objective analysis of CO2 reduction options. The key economic issues appear to be the potential of CO2 utilization producing a byproduct value as in the case of EOR or CBM. This opportunity already exists along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains of North America where large commercial CO2 utilization projects already exist and new projects are being considered [4,5]. The foregoing conclusion is significant in view of the fact that only commercially available technologies were considered for this paper. Current development work by various organizations has the potential to improve both costs and performance. It is reasonable to assume that some of this development work can lead to capital cost and performance improvements of at least 10% over the next 5-10 years. Key organizations involved in this development work include: Alstom, ABB Lummus, Air Liquide, Air Products & Chemicals,

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Alberta Innovation and Science, AOSTRA, American Electric Power, Argonne National Laboratory, BP Amoco, CANMET Energy Technology Center, Fluor Daniel, General Electric, U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory, Praxair, Shell Oil, Texaco, TransAlta, and U.S. Department of Energy. Key technologies that appear to have good opportunities for additional improvements include: CO2 scrubbers (both low-pressure flue gas and especially high-pressure syngas from gasification), air separation (oxygen production), and gas turbines. There also appear to be potential improvements in technology integration. For example, small amounts of natural gas can be effectively used to consume all the residual oxygen in flue gas, thus reducing the costs of amine CO2 scrubbing and oxygen-combustion flue gas compression. Furthermore, the new lower cost and simplified CGCC designs being developed by Texaco/General Electric/Praxair should also reduce CO2 capture costs [7]. This design is based on higher pressure gasifiers with direct water quench cooling that will reduce the cost of water gas shifting of CO to H2, CO2 recovery and CO2 compression. The evaluation work addressed in this paper is ongoing. Cases are now being developed for various integration options and assumptions including advanced technology improvements. This approach is being taken not to promote, but to facilitate the objective identification of specific situations, innovative options, and R&D opportunities that could significantly improve CO2 capture, separation, utilization, and applications. We would like to acknowledge the financial support from the U.S. Department of Energy for this work and the encouragement and insights provided by the project manager, David Beecy.

REFERENCES 1. 2. SFA Pacific, Inc., CO2 Emissions Control and Mitigation, a privately funded multisponsored analysis, Mountain View, California, to be published April 2001. D. R. Simbeck, Update of New Power Plant CO2 Control Options Analysis, presented at the Fifth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-5), Cairns, Australia, August 2000. D. R. Simbeck, A Portfolio Selection Approach for Power Plant CO2 Capture, Separation and R&D Options, presented at the Fourth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-4), Interlaken, Switzerland, September 1998. S. H. Stevens and J Gale, Geologic CO2 Sequestration, Oil & Gas Journal, May 15, 2000. Press Release by Petro Source Corporation, Houston, Texas, www.petrosourcecorp.com, November 22, 2000. W. Preston, Texaco Gasification Process Startups and Future Directions, presented at the 2000 Gasification Technologies Conference, San Francisco, California, October 2000. W. F. Fong, Texaco 550 MWe for Coal or Oil via 9H IGCC, presented at the 2000 Gasification Technologies Conference, San Francisco, California, October 2000.

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Figure 1 Baseline Existing Pulverized Coal (PC) Boiler

Basis: Matching vendor's performance data Size, steam conditions & emission controls typical 25-35 year old PC units Capital cost and electric cost estimates by SFA Pacific

5.36 mt/hr H2O in air 23.14% wt O2 in dry air to boiler 15.0% excess air

407 MWt to cooling water superheat 308.6 MWe gross 6.62 lb/kWh misc. power 17.1 MWe 3.0%ST+1.0%coal Net Electricity 291.5 MWe 36.2% LHV 35.0% HHV 9,740 Btu HHV per kWh CO2 emissions to the atmosphere 0.971 mt/MWh 2.108 million mt/yr Flue gas 1,220 827 283 76 33 0.43 0.76 1,220 mt/hr including mt/hr N2 mt/hr CO2 mt/hr H2O mt/hr O2 mt/hr SO2 mt/hr NOx

Subcritical reheat Dry Air reheat steam ST/gen 1,080 mt/hr 250 mt/hr O2 PC Boiler 715.4 43.1% 88.8% MWt Raw Subbit. Coal 806 MWt, LHV 926 mt/hr steam 832 MWt HHV 2,041,109 lbs/h steam 2,750 MM Btu/hr, LHV Flue gas-wet 1,220 mt/hr 2,839 MM Btu/hr, HHV 152.6 mt/hr coal @ 8,435 But/lb HHV 25.0% coal N to NOx coal ash 17 mt/hr 33 mt/hr O2 2.7% wt.O2

ESP

wt.% 67.80% 23.20% kg/MWh 1.5 2.6 6.26% 2.67% 0.04% 0.06% 100.02%

lb/MM Btu SO2 0.33 NOx 0.59

Capital Costs if new key unit costs Solids handling/prep 8,000 $/mt/d raw coal PC boiler 60 $/lb/hr reheat steam ST/gen & water sys 200 $/kWe gross ESP 4,000 $/mt/hr raw flue gas Subtotal of process units captial cost General facilities 20% of process units capital Eng. fees & contingencies 10% of process units capital Total capital cost of original new plant 10% of original capital Partially paid-off existing PC remaining to be amortized Inputs for summary 85% ann. capacity factor 15% of capital per yr 4% of capital per yr $ per mt CO2 $ 0.52 per MM Btu LHV

US dollars $ MM $/kW net 29 101 122 420 62 212 5 17 218 749 44 150 22 75 284 28 974 97

Notes

New PC Plant Electricity Cost Capital charges O&M CO2 emissions tax Coal

US dollars $ MM/yr $/MWh 43 19.6 11 5.2 11 4.9 65 29.7 Power Costs 12.1 CO2 Emissions mt/MWh 0.971

New PC Power Plant Partially paid-off PC costs 15% /yr of remaining capital + fuel, O&M & CO2 costs Marginal load dispatch costs Source: SFA Pacific, Inc. 50% of O&M + fuel & CO2 costs

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Figure 2 Retrofit Existing PC Boiler with O2 and Recycle CO2

1.18 mt/hr O2 per MW net power capacity from coal or ASU 6.5% excess air Air 1,009 mt/hr plus vacuum Air from PC & pulverizers 10 mt/hr 1.0% of total Existing PC boiler Raw Coal 820.7 MWt, LHV 2,801 MM Btu/hr, LHV 2,892 MM Btu/hr, HHV 155.5 mt/hr coal @ 8,435 But/lb HHV 20.0% coal N to NOx Flue gas-wet Coal ash 18 mt/hr 1,308 mt/hr 14 mt/hr O2 1.1% wt.O2 0.50 lbs NOx/MM Btu 0.33 lbs SO2/MM Btu 174% excess air Air 604 mt/hr Natural Gas NGCC 6F class 15 atm 53.0% Existing ESP 1.0 atm 91.9% HP steam 754 MWt Existing ST/gen 42.2% Reuse existing FD fan New CO2 drying & compres wt. 92.2% 4.7% 2.7% 0.1% 0.2% 44 MWe misc. power 15.4 MWe 318 MWe gross LP O2 61 MWe 23.14% 234 mt/hr oxygen @ 1.36 atm 20.3% wt O2 in O2/CO2 to boiler 436 MWt CW Net Electricity 292 MWe (with NGCC) 198 MWe (x-NG) 29.2% LHV (with NG) 27.9% HHV (with NG) 12,216 But/kWh HHV (+NG) 14,632 Btu/kWh (x-NG) CO2 emissions to the atmosphere 0.124 mt/MWh 0.269 million mt/y HP Impure CO2 Captured 303 mt/hr total including 279 mt/hr CO2 14 8 0.44 0.62 mt/hr O2 mt/hr N2 mt/hr SO2 mt/hr NOx CO2 total gas 94 MWe from new NGCC below 0.96 mt CO2/MWhr recov 4.65 times the H2-CGCC Nitrogen 776 mt/hr

919 mt/hr 1.0 atm

77 mt/hr H2O

126 MM scf/d 146 MM scf/d Additional power for O2 & CO2 compression 94.2 MWe 0.9 GE 6FA key unit costs $ MM 9 106 47 47 209 42 21 271 28 7 306 Inputs for summary US dollars $ MM/yr 41 4 1 22 (21) 20 11 78 net change 85% 15% 15% 15% 4% (10) 4.43 0.52 ann. capacity factor of new capital per yr of PC capital per yr of power cost per yr of capital per yr + PC per mt CO2 per mt CO2 per MM Btu LHV per MM Btu LHV $/kW net 29 365 161 160 715 143 72 930 93 22 1,049 modify fans, air heaters, economizer & pulverizers added to above Flue Gas @ 1.0 atm

178 MWt, LHV 606 MM Btu/hr, LHV 673 MM Btu/hr, HHV 13.3 mt/hr @ 22,895 But/lb HHV Capital Costs

618 mt/hr including 36 mt/hr CO2 0.03 mt/hr NOx 0.1 lb NOx/MM Btu Notes

Existing solids handling $/mt/d coal Existing PC modification 7% of original boiler cost Existing ST/gen $/kWe gross Modified ESP? $/mt/hr flue gas 19,000 $/mt/d oxygen New ASU & LP O2 compre New small NGCC 500 $/kW net CC 1,050 $/kWe power New CO2 drying & compres Subtotal of new & retrofit process units capital cost General facilities 20% of process units capital Eng. fees & contingencies 10% of process units capital New Capital Payoff existing PC Retrofit outage power Total Capital Electricity Cost Capital charges Payoff existing PC Retrofit outage power O&M CO2 emissions tax CO2 disposal or use Natural gas Coal Baseline existing PC reference O2 retrofit of existing PC Source: SFA Pacific, Inc. relative to existing PC 10% of original capital 30 $/MWh for 0.10 year

high purity to reduce N2 & Ar trace O2, N2, SO2 & NOx increase compression costs

$ $ $ $

$/MWh 18.7 2.0 0.4 10.2 (9.6) trace O2, N2, SO2 & NOx may 9.2 impact value 5.0 CO2 Emissions 36.0 $/MWh 12.1 23.9 298% $ $ 0.124 mt/MWh 0.971 -0.847 -87.2% 28 /mt CO2 avoided or 103 /mt carbon avoided

O2 retrofit of existing PC

Figure 3 Retrofit Existing PC Boiler with Amine Flue Gas CO2 Scrubber
18 mt/hr ash 15% excess air Air 1,079 mt/hr 250 Raw Coal 806 MWt, LHV 2,751 MM Btu/hr, LHV 2,840 MM Btu/hr, HHV 152.7 mt/hr coal @ 8,435 But/lb HHV 25.0% coal N to NOx or 0.59 lb/MMBtu Existing ESP new FGD/SCR flue gas 469 mt/hr 5% excess air 443 mt/hr Air Natural Gas 341 1,164 1,289 25.5 Capital Costs 5 mt/hr O2 1.0% wt O2 New SH NG steam boiler 310 91.0% MWt 248 MWt LP steam or 1.27 ton steam/ton CO2 New backpress ST/gen 20% 403 mt/hr steam (no reheat) 62 MWe added above Existing PC Boiler 88.8% SH steam 716 MWt Flue gas 1,215 mt/hr 32 mt/hr O2 2.7% wt O2 New CO2 scr/strip 90% 1.0 atm CO2 New CO2 Compres dryer 33 MWe 3.0% ST+ 2.0% coal 46 MWe Existing ST/gen 43.1% 308 MWe gross Electricity 291.5 MWe 25.4% LHV 24.1% HHV 14,169 Btu/kWh HHV CO2 emissions to the atmosphere 0.121 mt/MWh 0.262 million mt/y HP CO2 Captured 317 mt/hr 1.09 mt/MWhr 143 MM scf/d Flue gas 1,366 mt/hr total 1,172 35 124 37 1,368 $/kW net 63 46 64 144 141 159 617 123 62 802 97 22 921 $/MWh 16.2 2.0 0.5 9.5 (10.9) 17.7 4.9 39.8 12.1 net change CO2 retrofit of existing PC+ new NGB Marginal load dispatch costs relative to existing PC 50% of O&M + fuel & CO2 costs CO2 retrofit of existing PC+ new NGB Baseline existing PC reference Source: SFA Pacific, Inc. 16.5 7.5 27.7 330% $ $ CO2 Emissions mt/MWh 0.121 0.971 -0.850 -87.5% 33 /mt CO2 avoided or 120 /mt carbon avoided mt/hr N2 mt/hr CO2 mt/hr H2O mt/hr O2 mt/hr SO2 mt/hr NOx 407 MWt to cooling water 62 MWe below 1.09 mt CO2/MWh capture Net

22,895 But/lb HHV key unit costs Existing solids handling $/mt/d raw coal Existing PC boiler $/mt/hr flue gas Existing ST/gen $/kWe gross New FGD-caustic wash 15,000 $/mt/hr PC flue gas New SCR ? $/mt/hr PC flue gas Existing ESP $/mt/hr PC flue gas New NG boilers 15 $/lb/hr no RH steam boiler New extraction ST/gen 300 $/kWe ST New CO2 scrubber 25,000 $/mt/hr PC+NG flue gas New CO2 stripper 130,000 $/mt/hr CO2 New CO2 drying & compress 1,000 $/kWe power Subtotal of new & retrofit process units capital costs General facilities 20% of process units capital Eng. fees & contingencies 10% of process units capital New Capital Payoff existing PC Retrofit outage power Total Capital Inputs for summary 10% of original capital 30 $/MWhr for 0.10 year

MWt, LHV MM Btu/hr, LHV MM Btu/hr, HHV mt/hr @

$ MM 18 13 19 42 41 46 180 36 18 234 28 7 269 US dollars $ MM/yr 35 4 1 21 (24) 38 11 86

Electricity Cost Capital charges Payoff existing PC Retrofit outage power O&M CO2 emissions tax CO2 disposal or use Natural gas Coal Baseline existing PC reference

85% ann. capacity factor 15% of capital per yr 15% of PC capital per yr 15% 4% (10) of power cost per yr of capital per yr + PC per mt CO2 per mt CO2

$ $ $ $

4.43 per MM Btu LHV 0.52 per MM Btu LHV

CO2 retrofit of existing PC+ new NGB

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H2-Fired CGCC with CO2 Recovery from Syngas

311 MWe GT Air 2,284 mt/hr "H" class GT 23 atm 41.1% 0.25 mt/hO2/MW HP ASU O2 & N2 Compress 23.20% O2 40 atm 104 mt/hr net steam/water 36 mt/hr MAF Coal 1,033 3,526 3,638 109.0 15,140 0.4% MWt, LHV MM Btu/hr, LHV MM Btu/hr, HHV mt/hr MAF @ But/lb HHV sulfur gasifier 95% 35 atm 1,000C syngas Quench 95% CO shift cooling 343 mt/hr N2 445 MWt 2,331 mt/hr 29 atm 756 21 26 H2 MWt mt/hr H2 mt/h others SH steam 456 MWt reheat HRSG 87.1% Sat. Steam 68 MWt 3 atm CO2 AGR/SRU H2S/CO2 98% 95% Mt/hr CH4 mt/hr H2 mt/hr CO mt/hr CO2 mt/hr-dry MWt LHV @ ISO US dollars Capital Costs key unit costs Solids handling/prep 10,000 $/mt/d coal HP ASU & N2/O2 compressors 22,000 $/mt/d O2 Gasifier 220,000 $/mt/hr raw syngas Quench, shift & cooling 140,000 $/mt/hr product gas Acid gas scrubber 50,000 $/mt/hr syngas Acid gas stripper 60,000 $/mt/hr H2S&CO2 Sulfur recovery units 900,000 $/mt/d sulfur Gas turbine 300 $/kW GT gross HRSG boiler 95 $/kWt SH steam ST/gen & water systems 220 $/kWe ST gross CO2 drying & compress 1,000 $/kW Subtotal of new & retrofit process units capital costs General facilities 20% of process units capital Eng. fees & contingencies 10% of process units capital New Capital Payoff existing PC Total Capital Inputs for summary Electricity Cost Capital charges Payoff existing PC O&M CO2 emissions tax CO2 disposal or use Fuel Baseline existing PC reference net change H2-CGCC with CO2 control relative to existing PC 85% 15% 15% 4% (10) 0.52 ann. capacity factor of capital per yr of PC capital per yr of capital per yr per mt CO2 per mt CO2 per MM Btu LHV 10% of original capital $ MM 26 55 63 48 17 18 9 93 43 39 27 437 87 44 569 28 597 US dollars $ MM/yr 85 4 23 (22) 14 104 $/MWh 28.1 1.4 7.5 (7.3) 4.5 34.2 $/MWh 12.1 22.2 284% $ $ Marginal load dispatch costs 50% of O&M + fuel & CO2 costs 1.0 7.5 H2-CGCC with CO2 control Baseline existing PC reference Source: SFA Pacific, Inc. Power 27 MWe Sulfur 0.4 mt/hr Cold gas LHV effic Coal to syngas 80.4% Coal to H2 73.2% Coal to H2 & steam 79.7% 487 MWe 176 MWe ST Steam turbine & generator 38.6% CO2 Drying & Compres Net Electricity 407 MWe 39.4% LHV 38.2% HHV misc. power 32 MWe 3.5%ST+2.5%fuel Flue gas 2,331 mt/hr 34 mt/hr CO2 0.083 mt/MWh CO2 HP CO2 296 mt/hr 0.727 mt/MWhr 134 MM scf/d

GT Extraction HP Air 446 mt/hr power 21 MWe

cold H2/CO2 1.3 21.4 8.8 311.5 343.0 756

net water 94.5 mt/hr hot syngas 284 mt/hr-wet 981 MWt, LHV

Notes $/kW net 64 saving from existing coal systems 134 154 118 42 44 23 229 air extraction 106 95 65 1,074 215 potential saving of existing GF 107 1,396 70 1,466

$ $ $

CO2 Emissions 0.083 mt/MWh 0.971 -0.888 -91.5% 25 /mt CO2 avoided or 91 /mt carbon avoided

H2-CGCC with CO2 control

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Table 1 Summary Economic for CO2 Reduction from Existing Coal Power Plants
Technical basis is explained in detail on Existing PC worksheet Recovered CO2 is dried and compressed to 135 atmospheres (2,000 psig) Simple mass and energy balances based on mt/hr and MWt(LHV)/MWe Capital cost basis is explained in detail on Existing PC worksheet In summary, all costs are constant 1999 US dollars with no escalation or interest during construction Assumed baseline is an existing PC unit that is partially paid-off & refinanced for CO2 modification Therefore, total capital includes added capital for old PC payoff & power during shutdown Consistent unit cost from mass and energy balances Key economic input variables $ $ Sub-Bituminus Coal 0.50 /MM Btu HHV 0.52 /MM Btu LHV 50.58% C by wt 2.89% H 14.32% O 0.61% N 0.14% S 11.46% ash 20.00% moisture 100.00% total shaded and located in black boxes $ $ Natural Gas 4.00 /MM Btu HHV 4.43 /MM Btu LHV 80.00% CH4 by wt 17.00% C2H6 1.00% N2 2.00% CO2 100.00% total Operating factor Capital charges Yet to amortize Non-fuel O&M Variable O&M cost Replacement power General facilities CO2 emissions tax $ CO2 disposal costs or EOR ( - credits) $ plus linked to all worksheets 85% Annual capacity factor 15% of capital per yr 10% of original capital 4% of capital per yr 50% of total O&M 30 $/MWh for retrofit shutdowns 20% of process units capital 10% of process units capital /mt CO2 or $ $ /mt carbon (10) /mt CO2 or (36.67) /mt carbon

Engineering fees, contingencies & startup

$ (0.53) /1,000 scf Electric costs including any CO2 tax or credits Worksheet Name Description/comments If new (cost & performance reference) Existing PC NGCC NG-Repower Bio-cofire CGCC H2-NGCC H2-CGCC H2-CGCC-65% O2-PC PC-CO2 PC-CO2-65% Nuclear Wind Turbines Baseline PC assuming partially paid-off Subcritical steam cycle & no SO2 or NOx controls Replacement NGCC State-of-the-art "H" class GT Retrofit hot windbox NG-GT repowering Aero GT due to size, lower exhaust temp. Biomass cofiring in existing PC 10% biomass energy mixed with coal feeding Replacement CGCC with minimal reuse Conventional gasifier, cleanup &" H"-GT Replacement H2-CC with CO2 recovery Conventional O2-ATR with H2/N2 fired H-GT Replacement H2-CGCC with CO2 recovery Conventional O2-gasifier, shift & N2/H2 fired H-GT H2-CGCC only to same CO2 as new NGCC Conventional O2-gasifier, shift & N2/H2 fired H-GT Retrofit PC with O2 & CO2 recycle Add NGCC for O2 & CO2 power needs Retrofit PC with flue gas CO2 scrubber Added NG boiler for CO2 power & steam needs PC-CO2 only to same CO2 as new NGCC Added NG boiler for CO2 power & steam needs Replacement nuclear uranium at $ 0.40 per MM Btu 715 62.0 514% -100% $ 51 Replacement wind turbine farm 25% annual capacity factor 991 MW required for the same MWh/y as the original 292 MW PC Bio-GCC Replacement biomass GCC Delivered biomass @ $ PCFBG Based on: $ 500 $ 50.00 /bone dry ton (BDT) or based on below assumptions 5 mt carbon/yr 50% wt. carbon 8,000 Btu/lb LHV bone dry bone dry 383 sq. Miles for 292 MW existing PC 2.83 per MM LHV 1,661 63.4 525% -100% $ if replanted 53 1,977 59.2 490% -100% $ 48 744 34.2 284% -65% $ 35 921 39.8 330% -88% $ 33 1,049 36.0 298% -87% $ 28 1,374 34.4 285% -67% $ 35 1,466 34.2 284% -91% $ 25 931 49.4 410% -96% $ 40 1,171 33.2 275% 188 16.7 139% -8% $ if replanted -31% $ 70 62 324 25.2 209% -29% $ 46 523 38.2 316% -65% $ 41 Capital $/kW 974 97 $/MWh 29.7 12.1 relative to existing PC % power 246% baseline baseline baseline % CO2 $/mt CO2 avoided of baseline of baseline

/hectare per yr

gross revenues required for land + O&M costs thereby requires 340 hectares/MW or Source: SFA Pacific, Inc.

per hectare 1.31 sq. Miles per MW or

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