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Praxair Oxy-coal demonstration project proposed for New York
Capture, Aug 28 2007 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- The project will assess the application of Praxair's oxy-coal technology to the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities's (BPU) proposed Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Clean Coal base project.
The Jamestown BPU is the largest municipally-owned energy generating utility in New York State, providing service to the City of Jamestown and the surrounding area for more than 115 years.
The proposed project aims to reduce air emissions by a factor of 10 compared to the best air based coal burning technology currently available. If successful, it will be the first demonstration project of its kind in the U.S.
Praxair's Oxy-coal technology involves the efficient combustion of coal in a mixture of oxygen and recirculated flue gas and lowers the cost of CO2 capture. Once captured, the CO2 is compressed and transported by pipeline to an underground storage site.
An initial study conducted by Ecology & Environment (E&E), a Buffalo-based environmental consulting firm, projects that the Jamestown oxy-coal initiative could have the potential to grow into one of the most significant economic development opportunities in upstate New York.
According to E&E, economic forecasts indicate that the global
demand for oxygen supply systems, CCS and compressors will
generate $900 million in annual economic impact and 3,500 new
jobs in future years (2012-2020) throughout New York State.
Initially the Jamestown base project will create 300 construction jobs and generate $29 million in short-term impact for the western New York region. The proposed cost for the project is $145 million.
Other partners in include Dresser-Rand, a leading supplier of carbon dioxide compression equipment with nearly one million horsepower of installed capacity globally.
The academic perspective is represented by the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which envisions the establishment of a UB Education and Research Center in Carbon Capture and Sequestration.
The Center would bring together a core group of research and education faculty and staff with CCS expertise to study carbon dioxide separation, byproduct utilization, sequestration methods and outcomes and the optimal production of alternative fuels.
