Advancements of Shell Cansolv in Post-Combustion CO₂ Capture Technology Available to Purchase

An affordable and reliable Carbon Capture&Storage (CCS) technology is the key step to reduce CO₂ emission from new and existing coal-fired and Gas power plant, as well as large industrial sources. With the milestone start-up of the Boundary Dam Carbon Capture and EOR project (Saskatchewan Canada, 2014), Shell Cansolv's technology became the world's first technology deployed in post-combustion carbon capture at commercial scale in the coal-fired power industry. This coupled with on-going operations in post-combustion CO₂ capture for utilization in the industrial and chemical market, as well as an on-going front end engineering design (FEED) for CO₂ capture from a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station. The Shell Cansolv CO₂ capture technology has accumulated a spectrum of experience and learnings covering Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), CCU and CCS.

To open, this presentation will provide a project summary of Shell Cansolv in an on-going EOR, CCU and CCS application. Moreover, it will focus on the Shell Cansolv CO₂ capture technology, providing a detailed technical description of how the line-up is adapted per application and provide rationale and relative performance indicators in each. A summary of the balance required to deliver the best Net Present Value (NPV) solution will be provided, such as the important considerations of optimization trade-offs on a per project basis, including:

• Increasing NPV

• Operations simplicity

• Acceptable Scale-up instead of multiple trains

• Evolution in CANSOLV new solvents, their specifications and applications

• Integration complexity vs. stand-alone robustness

• A design for maximized availability, flexibility and cost-effective

In conclusion, a description of some of the key learnings accumulated in each application will be discussed, as well as an indication of where we think the next breakthrough changes can and will be made.