brian curtis corporate development calera corporation november 10 th, 2008 sequestering carbon...
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Brian CurtisCorporate Development
Calera Corporation
November 10th, 2008
Sequestering Carbon Dioxide in the Built Environment
JUCCCE China Energy Forum
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Power Calera
Clean Air (reduced or zero CO2)
Flue gas
Cooling seawater(or alternative direct source)
Cooling seawater Green
Cement
Demineralized Water (stripped of Ca & Mg)
Calera Process
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Calera Process as Biomimicry
+ =
Coral
Coral processSeawater absorbs CO2
CO2 minerals
Calera’s process is similar to coral reef formation
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Carbon Capturing Materials
“Being less bad is not good enough”
Normal Concrete
Carbon Capturing Concrete
Carbon Footprint
+
-
With 50% Fly Ash
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Calera’s Pilot Facility
>3.4 million tons CO2 per year
Source: EPA (2007)
CO2 Source: Largest Power Provider in California
Moss Landing, CA>1000 MW base load
>1500 MW peakingNatural Gas
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ResearchLab Testing
Pilot Testing
Demo Testing
Commercial Maturity Level
Pre-Combustion
Oxy-Combustion
Sources: URS Washington Division, CCS Presentation, IEA GHG R&D Programme, EERC Research Center
47-50$/tCO2
Amine Scrubbing
16-30$
IGCC
AmmoniaAlstom (Chilled) – 20$/tCO2
Powerspan (ECO2) – 11$/tCO2
GreenFuel (Algae)Sorbents/Solvents
Membranes
32$/tCO2
Solid Sorbents
Membranes
Mitsubishi MHI (KM CDR)Fluor (Econamine)Cansolv
CarbozymeCO2Solution
SelexolRectisol
GE EnergyMitsubishi MHI E-GasShell
Retrofit New36-67$
AlstomBabcock & Wilcox Hitachi
Siemens
Post-Combustion
Carbon Capture (80% cost of CCS)
Siemens
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Geologic Storage
Saline aquifers(1,000Gt)
Depleted oil & gas field EOR (900-1,200Gt)
Declining oil fields(15Gt)
Un-mineable coal beds
Mineral storage
Ocean storage(5,000Gt)
Injection MonitoringTransport
4.5-30$/tCO2
50-100$/tCO2
Potential Benefits
0.5-8$/tCO2 0.5-8$/tCO2
5-70$/tCO2 0.1-0.3$/tCO210-15$/tCO2
Carbon Sequestration (20% cost of CCS)
ResearchDemo Testing
Commercial Maturity LevelProven
Also required