| Title | On the cost of zero carbon electricity: A techno-economic analysis of combined cycle gas turbines with post-combustion CO 2 capture |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 69486 |
| Authors | Mullen, D; Lucquiaud, M |
| Title | On the cost of zero carbon electricity: A techno-economic analysis of combined cycle gas turbines with post-combustion CO 2 capture |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | To achieve a sustainable electricity grid, affordable and dispatchable power capacity that supports grid stability and does not increase atmospheric CO2 levels will be required. Combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) with postcombustion CO2 capture (PCC) can meet these requirements by capturing and permanently storing all combustion CO2 emissions and, coupled with negative emissions technologies, any remaining life-cycle emissions. For the first time, we present a comprehensive analysis of the technical and financial challenges of producing zero-carbon electricity from CCGTs on a life-cycle basis. We conclude that when the design is optimised, fossil CO2 capture fractions can be increased from 96% to 100% with minimal process modification, commercially available technology and an additional 0.5% decrease in thermal efficiency. This represents a significant 60-70% reduction in the additional efficiency penalty required to reach zero CO2 emission operation. The Cost of CO2 Avoided of 100% fossil CO2 capture is just 128 pound/tCO2, a 3 pound/tCO2 increase over the 95% gross CO2 capture fraction required to permit PCC projects in the UK. Indeed, within the bounds of the UK power CCS business model, we show that 100% fossil CO2 capture maximises both variable and capacity payments to the producer, resulting in a 2% decrease in the cost of power produced. For zero-carbon electricity on a life-cycle basis, the recapture and permanent geological storage of all remaining life-cycle CO2e emissions from plant construction & decommissioning, CO2 T&S network operation and the natural gas supply chain (operational CO2e emissions and methane leakage) increases the median Cost of CO2 Avoided to 178 pound/tCO2 (130-371 pound/tCO2), leading to the novel conclusion that a market mechanism equating to a CO2 price of over 178 pound/tCO2 is likely sufficient to incentivise the development of truly CO2-neutral CCGTs. |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.04.067 |
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