Techno-economic assessment and optimization of a solar-assisted industrial post-combustion CO2 capture and utilization plant

Shirmohammadi, R. ; Aslani, A. ; Ghasempour, R. ; Romeo, L.M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Petrakopoulou, F.

Resumen: This paper studies the techno-economic feasibility of the solar-assisted regeneration process of the largest industrial CO2 removal monoethanolamine-based plant in Iran. The plant incorporating parabolic troughs is modelled using System Advisor Model software and the weather data are derived from the European Commission''s Photovoltaic Geographical Information System. Sensitivity analyses are realized to evaluate the effect of important parameters, i.e., the solar multiple and the hours of storage, and to reveal the optimum case. The studied impacts are linked to the overall net energy generation and the levelized cost of heat (LCOH). The optimum case is found to have a solar multiple of 3.1 and 18-hours of storage, resulting in a solar share of 0.7 and a LCOH of 3.85 (¢/kWh). When compared to the base case (solar multiple of 2 and 6 h of storage), the optimum solution results in a similar LCOH but it achieves the generation of an additional 16, 112 MWhth annually. The thermal energy supplied by the solar system leads to an annual reduction in the natural gas consumption of approximately 3.8 million m3 that results in a CO2 emission reduction of 7.1 kton. © 2021 The Authors

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2021.10.091

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Energy Reports 7 (2021), 7390-7404
ISSN: 2352-4847

Factor impacto JCR: 4.937 (2021)

Categ. JCR: ENERGY & FUELS rank: 58 / 119 = 0.487 (2021) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.5 - Energy (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.894 - Energy (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Máquinas y Motores Térmi. (Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica)