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FutureGen
Zero Emissions Energy
Plant of the Future
2004 Indiana Energy Conference
“Perspectives on the Energy Puzzle”
September 16, 2004
University Place Conference Center at IUPUI
Indianapolis, Indiana
Victor K. Der
Director Office of Clean Energy Systems, Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
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FutureGen
What is the FutureGen prototype?
A global effort to build the world’s
first zero emission power plant:
 A Government/Industry cost shared
partnership
 Pioneer advanced hydrogen
production from coal
 Emit virtually no air pollutants
 Capture and permanently sequester
carbon dioxide
 Other nations invited to join in this research project (~1 billion dollars over
the next ten years)
 FutureGen will be an international test facility for breakthrough
technologies that addresses feasibility of zero emissions
U.S. Department of Energy
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Tomorrow’s Hydrogen
Why is Hydrogen from Coal Important?
 95% of U.S. hydrogen comes from natural gas
 Future “Hydrogen Economy” must have more
diversified sources
 Over longer term, hydrogen will likely come from
renewables, nuclear power, fusion, etc.
But coal can also be a major feedstock
 Most abundant U.S. fossil fuel (250-yr supply); if
transportation fuel today was hydrogen, potential for
additional 1.3 billion tons coal per year; by 2025 that
addition could grow to 2.4 billion tons
 Hydrogen from coal for transportation enhances
energy/economic security
 Can be environmentally clean source of hydrogen
U.S. Department of Energy
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Climate Change
Why is Sequestration Important?
Carbon Management Paths
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Switch to low- & no-carbon fuels
Renewables, Nuclear, Natural Gas
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Increase energy efficiency
Demand-Side & Supply Side
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Sequester carbon
 Since the world relies on fossil fuels
(~ 88%), sequestration is an
important option
 May be only option that removes
enough carbon to stabilize CO2
concentrations in atmosphere
 May prove to be lowest cost carbon
management option
The FutureGen plant will be a first-of-its-kind project by the U.S.
electric power industry to prove that large-scale sequestration is
safe and practicable, and one that encompasses all three carbon
management paths.
U.S. Department of Energy
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Project Performance Objectives
 Design, construct and operate a full – scale prototype
plant (integrated with CO2 sequestration) that
produces electricity and hydrogen with essentially
zero emissions
 Sequester at least 90 percent of CO2 initially and 100
percent sequestered eventually
 Prove the effectiveness, safety, and permanence of
CO2 sequestration
 Establish technology standards and protocols for CO2
measuring, monitoring, and verification
 Validate the engineering, economic, and
environmental viability of advanced coal-based, zero
emission technologies for commercial readiness in
2020
U.S. Department of Energy
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Features of the Project
 Coal-fueled gasification process that produces
electricity and hydrogen--275 MWe [net equivalent
output]
 Operational rate of 1 million tons per year of CO2
captured and sequestered
 Incorporates advanced technologies that will be
competitive in future zero emission energy plants
 Full-scale integrated operations
U.S. Department of Energy
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Project Concept
FutureGen
Refinery
Hydrogen
Electricity
CO2
Oil
And/Or
Enhanced Oil Recovery
U.S. Department of Energy
Geological Sequestration
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FutureGen Conversion Process
Converting Coal into Gas is Key
Oxygen
(from air)
 Up to 99%+ of Clear Skies pollutants
(sulfur/nitrogen/mercury) can be cleaned from
gasified coal
 Hydrogen is a primary product
 Carbon gases are in concentrated form for
easier capture and sequestration
Coal
+H2O
Hydrogen + Carbon Gases (CO2 , CO)
No coal-to-gas plant in the world today is configured
to optimize hydrogen production or to capture
carbon. The FutureGen prototype plant would be the
world’s first.
U.S. Department of Energy
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Technology Challenge
Traditional Advanced Technology
Emerging Research Inventions
Cryogenic Separation
O2 Membranes
Amine Scrubbers
Hydrogen Membranes
Amine Scrubbers
“Clathrate” CO2 Separation
Gas Stream Clean-Up
“Dirty” Shift Reactor
Syngas Turbine
Hydrogen Turbine
Fuel Cell ($4,000/kW)
SECA Fuel Cell ($400/kW design)
EOR based
Sequestration Technology
(including in-situ CO2 monitoring)
Existing Gasifier
Advanced Transport Reactor
System Integration
“First of a Kind” System Integration
Plant Controls
“Smart” Dynamic Plant Controls &
CO2 Management Systems
U.S. Department of Energy
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FutureGen Systems
Gasification
Oxygen
Gas Cleaning
Gas
Stream
Cleanup
Oxygen
Membrane
Power
High Efficiency Turbine
Gasifier
Coal
Fuel Cell
Process
Heat/Steam
Electricity
H2
Fuel + H2O
Products/
Byproducts
Utilization
CO2
Sequestration
Enhanced Oil Recovery
U.S. Department of Energy
CO2
H2/CO2
Separation
Liquids
Conversion
Fuels/Chemicals
Fuels and
Chemicals
Figure 2
Coal Seams
Saline Reservoir
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FutureGen
Research Initiative - Status
 February 27, 2003 - Presidential announcement
• Received strong support from states, industry, international
community and some environmentalists
 April 2003 – Initial project plan developed
 October 2003 - Completed DOE affirmation of Mission Need for
FutureGen (zero-emission coal option)
 FutureGen Program Plan submitted to Congress
 Fiscal Year 2004 funding of $9 million appropriated
 DOE ready to enter into negotiations with industry
U.S. Department of Energy
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Project Schedules --- Key Phases
Major Project
Milestones
Supporting Research*
Project Definition
&Site Characterization
Design / Construction
Shakedown / Operation
Fiscal Year 2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Follow-on
Testing
2015
* Supporting research includes research embedded in the FutureGen project and additional
research in FE’s carbon sequestration, IGCC, turbines, and fuel cell R&D programs.
U.S. Department of Energy
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Project Schedule
(FY)2008
(FY)2009
(FY)2010
(FY)2011
(FY)2012
(FY)2013
(FY)2014
(FY)2015
Oct.
(FY)2007
Oct.
Jan. 15
Apr.
Jul.
(FY)2006
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 13
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 14
Apr.
Jul.
BP0 – Project Definition,
(FY)2005
Oct.
Jan. 04
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 05
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 06
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 07
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 08
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 09
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 10
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 11
Apr.
Jul.
Oct.
Jan. 12
(FY)2004
Baselining and NEPA
NEPA (EIS)
Candidate Sites Identified
Site Selection
Permitting
Site Monitoring & Characterization
Technology Assessment
Preliminary Design
FE R&D Advanced Technology
(base plant design)
Cooperative Agreement
Award
BP1 – Plant Detailed Design,
Procurement & Construction
Detailed Design
Procurement
Construction
Base Plant
Sequestration (Phase 1)
BP2 - Shakedown, Full Scale
Operation, & Sequestration
Continuous Power
First Plant Revenue
Shake-down and Start-up
Full-Scale Operation
(inc. sequestration)
NEPA Record
of Decision
Design & Procurement
Construction
BP3 – Site Monitoring
( to
2018)
Phase 2
Sequestration
BP0 $61MM
U.S. Department of Energy
BP1 $571MM
BP2 $308MM
BP3 $10MM
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Potential For State and Local
Participation
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Compete for the FutureGen host site
Offer incentives to Industrial Participants (e.g., streamline siting
and permitting process, offer subsidies if project is sited in the
state, offer land for the site)
Cost-share in the project with the Federal Government
Conduct outreach and education; provide geologic data and
services via State geological offices
Continue participation in Sequestration Regional Partnership
program to assess and characterize future potential sites
U.S. Department of Energy
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Potential For International
Participation
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Participation on a cost-shared basis can be either on the industry
side or on the government side.
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Interest in participation from Carbon Sequestration Leadership
Forum members encouraged
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Mechanisms for participation can be through existing, modified,
or new international agreements or protocols
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Benefits and information negotiable depending on extent of costshared participation.
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FutureGen International Participation Prospectus
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Benefits to worldwide use of coal is enormous if zero emissions
coal option is proven and accepted.
U.S. Department of Energy
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FutureGen
Near-Term Next Steps
 Begin Environmental (NEPA) process for project
 Begin development of competitive site selection criteria and process
 Complete selection process for industry Consortium
 Once cooperative agreement in place with Consortium:
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Develop test scope for validating FutureGen
Assess cutting-edge technology readiness
Site characterization, evaluation and selection
Start preliminary design work
Conduct permitting activities
U.S. Department of Energy
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Summary Remarks
 FutureGen is a key research step towards proving the
feasibility of a zero-emission coal option.
 The goals are very challenging and it will collectively
require our best minds and resources to meet these goals.
 The cooperation and support of all stakeholders (federal
state, and local governments, industry; environmental;
NGO’s; and international) will be needed for FutureGen to
be successful and accepted.
 The potential benefits of a zero-emission coal option are
enormous with respect to energy, environmental and
economic security.
U.S. Department of Energy
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Web Sites For Additional Information
GENERAL
www.fe.doe.gov
www.netl.doe.gov
www.eia.doe.gov
www.epa.gov
www.climatescience.gov
SPECIFIC
http://fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_cslf_print.html
http://fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_futuregen1_print.html
http://fossil.energy.gov/events/speeches/03_sec_futuregen_022703.shtml
http://www.netl.doe.gov/coalpower/sequestration/index.html
U.S. Department of Energy
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