BECCS with combined heat and power: Assessing the energy penalty

Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is widely recognised as an important dioxide removal technology. Nevertheless, BECCS has mostly failed to move beyond small-scale demonstration units. One main factor the energy penalty incurred on power plants. In previous studies, this been determined be 37.2 %–48.6 % for amine The aim of study quantify adding hot potassium carbonate (HPC) technology a biomass-fired combined heat (CHP) plant, connected district heating system. context, driving process partly recovered useful heating. Therefore, modified proposed, inclusion heat. This especially meaningful if substantial monetary value. system examined using thermodynamic analysis, coupled modelling in Aspen Plus™. Model validation performed data from test facility. results show that range 2%–4%. These findings could potentially increase attractiveness climate abatement option CHP setting.