ABSTRACT
ENCAP (ENhanced CO₂ CAPture) is a major technology development project under the 6th framework programme of the European Commission involving European fossil fuel end users, European technology providers, high ranked research institutes and universities aimed at developing cost efficient pre-combustion CO₂ capture technologies, including pre-combustion decarbonisation and Oxyfuel technologies, to substantially reduce the cost of CO₂ capture. ENCAP targets at least 90% CO₂ capture rate and 50% CO₂ capture cost reduction from current levels.
The goal of subproject 3 “Oxyfuel boiler technologies” within ENCAP is to show that Oxyfuel combustion of bituminous coal and lignite can deliver a CO₂ avoidance cost of 20€/tonne of CO₂ avoided, through the application of innovative design and utilisation of process integration opportunities.