Understanding the Cost of Co2 Capture and Storage for Fossil Fuel Power Plants
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As part of the USDOE’s Carbon Sequestration Program, we have developed an integrated modeling framework to evaluate the performance and costs of alternative CO2 capture and storage technologies for fossil-fueled power plants, in the context of multi-pollutant control requirements. This model (called the IECM-CS) allows for explicit characterization of the uncertainty or variability in any or all model input parameters. This paper reviews the major sources of uncertainty or variability in CO2 cost estimates, then uses the IECM-CS to analyze CO2 mitigation costs and uncertainties for currently available CO2 capture technologies applicable to coal-based power plants.
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