MefCO2 Final dissemination event
Integrated Methanol SystemDr. Peter Moser, Emission Reduction Technologies, Research and Development, RWE Power AGDr. Arthur Heberle, Vice President, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems GmbHMr. Emeric Sarron, Principal Engineer, Carbon Recycling International
28th May, 2019
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
CO2 as feedstock for the production of methanol
CO2 infrastructure at Niederaussem
- Amine-based capture, availability >97%
- Capture rate: 7.2 t /day
- CO2 purity: 99.98% dry
Supply of power and utilities
CO2 capture plant
CO2
compression &
liquefaction
Supervision by own R&D shift
system 24/7
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Site and Erection of the MefCO2 Demonstration Plant
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
CRI Emissions-to-Liquid technology
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Methanol synthesis
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Reactor
CRI-designed reactor
Based on lessons learned in Icelandic plant
Optimized for heat distribution under load
changes
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Design
Design parameters
Design capacity 1 TPD
Rangeability 40-100%
Design Carbon Efficiency 85%
Crude methanol purity ~ 50%mol MeOH, 50%mol H2O
C − efficiency
= 𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑀𝑒𝑂𝐻𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐶𝑂2
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Test campaigns
The principal objective is to test operability under variable load
Design capacity production test
Turndown capacity production test
Load following test
Hot standby test
Real conditions test
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Results
Stable operation achieved within 40%-
90% range
Maximum rate of load change under testing
Challenges due to poor condenser
performance
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Results
Preliminary estimates indicate C-
efficiency > 90% in steady-state
However, full data collection and validation
has not been completed
Test campaigns will be completed in
~1000h
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
System Integration
• Engineering
• Procurement
• Construction
• Commissioning
MefCO2 – Methanol fuel from CO2
Power Plant with CCU
Contributions to
• Scale-up
• Power Plant and Heat Integration
• Design Data
• Business Models
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement
No 637016.
Thank you
