Repowering Options for Complying with Canadian CO2 Emission Intensity Limits on Existing Coal Plants

• Published in: Energy procedia Vol. 114; pp. 6386 - 6402
• Main Authors: Butler, David, Hume, Scott, Scott, Stephen, Lamprecht, Dieter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: CO2 capture; post combustion capture; Power plant repowering; techno-economics; Power plant repowering; CO2 capture; techno-economics; post combustion capture

The Canadian federal government has introduced carbon dioxide emission intensity limits of no greater than 420 kg/MWh net for new coal plants and existing coal plants more than 50 years of age. Many operating coal plants in Canada will be impacted by this legislation in the near future, requiring op...