Techno-Economic Evaluation on Solar-Assisted Post-Combustion CO 2 Capture in Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors

Junkun Mu, Jinpeng Bi, Yuexia Lv (), Yancai Su, Wei Zhao, Hui Zhang, Tingting Du, Fuzhao Li and Hongyang Zhou
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Junkun Mu: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Jinpeng Bi: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Yuexia Lv: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Yancai Su: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Wei Zhao: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Hui Zhang: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Tingting Du: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Fuzhao Li: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Hongyang Zhou: School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: In this study, a novel system which integrates solar thermal energy with membrane gas absorption technology is proposed to capture CO 2 from a 580 MWe pulverized coal power plant. Technical feasibility and economic evaluation are carried out on the proposed system in three cities with different solar resources in China. Research results show that the output capacity and net efficiency of the SOL-HFMC power plant are significantly higher than those of the reference power plant regardless of whether a TES system is applied or not. In addition, the CEI of the SOL-HFMC power plant with the TES system is 4.36 kg CO 2 /MWh, 4.45 kg CO 2 /MWh and 4.66 kg CO 2 /MWh lower than that of the reference power plant. The prices of the membrane, vacuum tube collector and phase change material should be reduced to achieve lower LCOE and COR values. Specifically for the SOL-HFMC power plant with the TES system, the corresponding vacuum tube collector price shall be lower than 25.70 $/m 2 for Jinan, 95.20 $/m 2 for Xining, and 128.70 $/m 2 for Lhasa, respectively. To be more competitive than a solar-assisted ammonia-based post-combustion CO 2 capture power plant, the membrane price in Jinan, Xining and Lhasa shall be reduced to 0.012 $/m, 0.015 $/m and 0.016 $/m for the sake of LCOE, and 0.03 $/m, 0.033 $/m and 0.034 $/m for the sake of COR, respectively.

Keywords: solar thermal energy; hollow fiber membrane contactor; CO 2 capture; techno-economic feasibility; levelized costs of electricity (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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