Energies (Feb 2019)

Comparison of Technologies for CO<sub>2</sub> Capture from Cement Production—Part 2: Cost Analysis

  • Stefania Osk Gardarsdottir,
  • Edoardo De Lena,
  • Matteo Romano,
  • Simon Roussanaly,
  • Mari Voldsund,
  • José-Francisco Pérez-Calvo,
  • David Berstad,
  • Chao Fu,
  • Rahul Anantharaman,
  • Daniel Sutter,
  • Matteo Gazzani,
  • Marco Mazzotti,
  • Giovanni Cinti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en12030542
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3
p. 542

Abstract

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This paper presents an assessment of the cost performance of CO2 capture technologies when retrofitted to a cement plant: MEA-based absorption, oxyfuel, chilled ammonia-based absorption (Chilled Ammonia Process), membrane-assisted CO2 liquefaction, and calcium looping. While the technical basis for this study is presented in Part 1 of this paper series, this work presents a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of these CO2 capture technologies based on a capital and operating costs evaluation for retrofit in a cement plant. The cost of the cement plant product, clinker, is shown to increase with 49 to 92% compared to the cost of clinker without capture. The cost of CO2 avoided is between 42 €/tCO2 (for the oxyfuel-based capture process) and 84 €/tCO2 (for the membrane-based assisted liquefaction capture process), while the reference MEA-based absorption capture technology has a cost of 80 €/tCO2. Notably, the cost figures depend strongly on factors such as steam source, electricity mix, electricity price, fuel price and plant-specific characteristics. Hence, this confirms the conclusion of the technical evaluation in Part 1 that for final selection of CO2 capture technology at a specific plant, a plant-specific techno-economic evaluation should be performed, also considering more practical considerations.

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