8 - Overview Presentation - CCS and PostCap

Siemens’
Carbon Capture Technology
March 2011
Siemens Energy Sector

Fossil Division
New Technologies
© Siemens AG 2011
Energy Sector
Siemens preferred solutions for CO2 capture
IGCC / Pre-combustion carbon capture Post-combustion carbon capture

“Technology units proven or ready”, integration in new “Scalable” market introduction, for new build and
build IGCC plants retrofit power plants
 Gasification technology with multi-fuel capability  Enhancement potential for solvents, scrubbing
process and for integration into the power plants
 Scrubbing Technologies from oil & gas
 Siemens has developed proprietary process based on amino
 F-class LC Gas Turbine acid salt formulations (PostCap)
 Alternative route for chemical / fuel production /  Preferred solution for CCS demo projects
SNG and hydrogen economy
Mastering technological / contractual complexity. Mastering scale-up from pilot to demo plant.
Siemens Fuel Gasifier Siemens IGCC technology applied in Siemens scrubbing process Post-Combustion carbon capture
Puertollano (E) test lab plant design
Siemens solutions are ready for the implementation in the

upcoming CCS demonstration projects.
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Siemens Post-Combustion Carbon Capture
Technology for Steam Power Plants
CO2 Absorption, SIEMENS PostCap Process

Desorption based on: AMINO ACID SALT Formulations
is proven technology
in chemical processing
and oil & gas industry
SPP with PostCap Process
validated in pilot plant

Requirements for “best in class” carbon capture
technology, e.g. Post Combustion.
“Zero emission” solvent, no additional

washing steps required
State of the art reclaiming system with very

limited solvent losses
Limited solvent degradation

(O2, SOx, NOx, thermal)
Energy consumption for regeneration

< 2.7 GJ/tCO2
Optimal integration in power plant

… < 6% efficiency drop
… < 30min response time to full
capacity in gas-fired CCPP

Siemens lab plant for CO2 capture tests at
Frankfurt Hoechst Industrial Park
Synthetic gas flue

Desorption gas mixtures
column
Absorption column
with operating
Reboiler made of pressure up to 10 bar
glass so that boiling
retardation effects
can be recognized
Fully automated
DCS system
NDIR CO2 analytic
Siemens Energy runs a fully automated lab plant for

CO2 capture for 24/7 test operation.
Siemens CO2 Capture Process
Based on Amino Acid Salts
+ -
K O R’ H Solvent slip nearly zero,
C C N no additional washing
H unit required
O R
Amino acid salt
Salts have no
vapor pressure
Environmental
• No thermodynamic Friendly Low Energy
solvent emissions Demand
• Not flammable
• Not explosive
• Odorless
• No inhalation risk
• Chemically stable,
low degradation (O2) 2.7 GJ / ton CO2
• Naturally occurring
The efficiency is < 6 %-pts. lower than the reference hard-coal fired power plant*,
w/o CO2 compression. *SSP5-6000 (800 MWel,net, 600°C/610°C/270bar)

Upscaling: Lab to Pilot Plant
Carbon Capture Pilot Plant at E.ON SPP„Staudinger“
Flue gas downstream
of FGD (140 Nm3/h)
Footprint of capture plant for
800 MW SPP, approx.: 25,000 m2
FGD
CO2 Upscaling via slip-

Absorber/ stream demo plants
Desorber
Status March 2011:

> 3,500 operating
hours
Start of operation
September 2009

DOE-funded Pilot Plant in the USA
Operation start planned mid 2012
CCS Pilot Plant Information and Timing

 Flue gas from a coal-fired power plant
 Pilot plant size: approx. 2.5 MWel slip stream
 Funding by DoE: 15 million US$
 DOE award: September 2010
 Project start: October 2010
 Operation: mid 2012 - mid 2013

Post-Combustion Capture for Combined Cycles
Main driver for Natural Gas CCS

• EU legislation calls for capture ready feature
for new plants with an output > 300 MWel
• Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
Post-Combustion Development Challenges
• Low CO2 concentration in flue gas (3.8v-%)

• High oxygen content in flue gas (12.6v-%)
• High flue gas flow rate
• Operation with frequent load changes
• Little integration options for low temperature
heat from the capture plant
Siemens has adapted the PostCap process

for combined cycle power plants

Siemens Power Plant and CCS Solutions
Partner from process development to EPC supply
Strengths Experience
Power
Environmentally friendly solvent Generation
Integration into power plant Chemical Oil & Gas

and system optimizations Processing Industry
Minimizing solvent losses

and emissions  is state-of-the-art power plant and CCS technology
provider
 Efficient “Green Power Plant”  Project execution from a single point of responsibility
Carbon Capture Process Engineering & Construction of

Development Post-combustion Carbon Capture Demo Plant
Process- and FEED /

Piloting and Detail Construction Comis- Plant
Modell- Basic Licensing
Optimization eng. & Installation sioning support
Development eng.

Summary
Fossil fuels will maintain a big share in global electricity production and carbon
capture is one important and necessary measure to cope with climate change
Siemens offers an unique portfolio of high efficient power plants as well as pre- and
post-combustion carbon capture solutions to reduce and/or avoid CO2 release
Post-combustion capture technology comprises a proprietary chemical absorption

process which is retrofittable to coal- and gas-fired power stations
The PostCap process exhibits an outstanding environmentally friendly character

and is very energy efficient.
The advantages of the PostCap process have successfully been verified in the
Staudinger pilot plant. Siemens’ technology is ready to be applied in large-scale
demonstration projects.

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Siemens’

Carbon Capture Technology

Siemens Energy Sector

IGCC / Pre-combustion carbon capture Post-combustion carbon capture

Siemens solutions are ready for the implementation in the

CO2 Absorption, SIEMENS PostCap Process

SPP with PostCap Process

validated in pilot plant

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“Zero emission” solvent, no additional

State of the art reclaiming system with very

Limited solvent degradation

Energy consumption for regeneration

Optimal integration in power plant

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Synthetic gas flue

Siemens Energy runs a fully automated lab plant for

Amino acid salt

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CO2 Upscaling via slip-

Status March 2011:

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CCS Pilot Plant Information and Timing

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Main driver for Natural Gas CCS

Post-Combustion Development Challenges

• Low CO2 concentration in flue gas (3.8v-%)

Siemens has adapted the PostCap process

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Integration into power plant Chemical Oil & Gas

Minimizing solvent losses

Carbon Capture Process Engineering & Construction of

Process- and FEED /

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Post-combustion capture technology comprises a proprietary chemical absorption

The PostCap process exhibits an outstanding environmentally friendly character

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