Assessment of the Use of Carbon Capture and Storage Technology to Reduce CO 2 Emissions from a Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant in a Polish Context

Lucia F. Pérez Garcés, Karol Sztekler (), Leonardo Azevedo, Piotr Boruta, Tomasz Bujok, Ewelina Radomska, Agata Mlonka-Mędrala (), Łukasz Mika and Tomasz Chmielniak
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Lucia F. Pérez Garcés: Independent Researcher, ul. Felicjanek 25/09, 31-103 Krakow, Poland
Karol Sztekler: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Leonardo Azevedo: Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Piotr Boruta: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Tomasz Bujok: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Ewelina Radomska: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Agata Mlonka-Mędrala: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Łukasz Mika: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Tomasz Chmielniak: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: This study investigates the crucial role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology in mitigating CO 2 emissions from Poland’s power systems, which is essential not only for meeting climate targets but also for maintaining energy security in the country. Acknowledging natural gas as a transitional fuel, the focus is on evaluating the decarbonization potential of the natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant. The NGCC with and without an amine-based carbon capture unit was modeled using IPSEpro (SimTech, version 7.0). It was found that the annual CO 2 emission from 435.68 MW e (net) NGCC can be reduced from 1,365,501 tons (357.8 kgCO 2 /MWh) to 136,556 tons (42.9 kgCO 2 /MWh). On the other hand, the CCS reduced the net electric power of the NGCC from 435.68 MW to 363.47 MW and the net energy efficiency from 55.60% to 46.39%. Nonetheless, these results demonstrate the potential of using the amine-based CO 2 capture technology in NGCC systems. This is especially important in the context of the decarbonization of the Polish power system.

Keywords: carbon capture and storage (CCS); power systems; decarbonization; natural gas combined cycle (NGCC); energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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