Layout drawing of the 200 TPD large pilot membrane skid

Project Description

The overall goal of this project is to advance a membrane-based, post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture process to a large pilot stage. Membrane Technology and Research (MTR) will construct and operate a large pilot system of the MTR membrane post-combustion CO₂ capture technology. MTR will build this system at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (WITC) at Basin Electric’s 422-megawatt (MW) Dry Fork Station located in Gillette, Wyoming. This station processes sub-bituminous coal from the Western Fuels’ Dry Fork Mine. Successful operation of the MTR large pilot membrane system will result in capturing 70% of the CO₂ from a 10-MWe equivalent slipstream, representing capture of approximately 150 metric tons of CO₂ per day at the station.

MTR subcontractor Sargent & Lundy (S&L) will perform the detailed design; Trimeric Corporation (another MTR subcontractor) will perform detailed design of CO₂ compression and purification, as well as conduct a techno-economic analysis; and Graycor (another MTR subcontractor) will provide construction services.

The overall project has five budget periods (BPs): Phase I/BP1—Feasibility (completed in 2019); Phase II/BP2—Front-End Engineering Design (FEED; completed in 2021); Phase III/BP3—Detailed Design and Construction (Initiated in 2021); Phase III/BP4—Operation; and Phase III/BP5—Decommissioning.

Project Benefits

The Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots effort supports the design, construction, and operation of large test facilities for transformational technologies. The pilots supported by DOE will be used to assess the scalability and commercial potential of transformational technologies, helping mitigate risk and aiding in commercial adoption.

Predecessor Project(s):

• FE0005795
• FE0026414

Presentations, Papers, and Publications

• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Capture Process (Sep 2024)
  Budget Period 3 Review Meeting at the WITC
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion Capture Process (Aug 2024)
  Presented by Brice Freeman, MTR
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Aug 2023)
  Presented by Brice Freeman, Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., 2023 FECM / NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting
• Project Technology Sheet (Sep 2022)
  
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Aug 2022)
  Presented by Brice Freeman, Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., 2022 Carbon Management Project Review Meeting - Point Source Carbon Capture
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Nov 2021)
  Presented by Richard W. Baker and Brice C. Freeman, Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Phase III Kickoff Meeting
• Phase III: Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Aug 2021)
  Presented by Richard Baker, Membrane Technology and Research Inc., 2021 NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Aug 2020)
  Presented by Richard Baker, Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Oct 2019)
  Presented by Richard W. Baker, Brice C. Freeman, Jay Kniep, and Tim Merkel, Membrane Technology and Research Inc., DOE Project Kickoff Meeting Phase II
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Aug 2019)
  Presented by Richard Baker, Membrane Technology and Research Inc., 2019 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (Aug 2018)
  Presented by Richard Baker, Membrane Technology and Research Inc., 2018 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
• Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Process (May 2018)
  Kick-off meeting presentation

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