Less GHG with new Oxyfuel combustion

The agreement signed by Air Products is part of the OxyCoal 2 project, which was held at Renfrew, Scotland, and will demonstrate the benefits of the technology of combustion with pure oxygen, called 'oxyfuel' in the capture of the carbon dioxide in thermal power stations of coal. Combustion 'oxyfuel', using pure oxygen instead of air, and increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in the flue gases, reducing the costs of capture.

'oxycoal 2' is a pilot of great importance, because it has a thermal capacity of 40 megawatts. Design and operation data will make it possible to implement the technology 'oxyfuel' both in thermal coal plants existing as new design around the world. In this project of millions of dollars, Doosan Babcock will make several changes in its pilot plant of Renfrew to oxy-combustion of pulverized coal with recycle of combustion gases. The installation is expected to be completed early 2009, and start the first test in March of next year.

"Air Products is proud to be part of the Oxycoal 2 project, and we anticipate that the results of these tests have global consequences." Our advanced technology of oxycombustion promises to be a critical component in the issues of climate change. Air Products has been a leader in the development of technology oxycombustion, from a preliminary study that we perform with Doosan Babcock more than a decade ago. This latest project of research and development of technology is an important step to be ever more closely to find a viable solution to the capture of CO2 ", seen Steve Carney, Director of development and the Group's business.

"Our conceptual development of a thermal power station of oxycombustion with CO2 capture, is based on extensive experience with the technology of thermal power stations of combustion with air." This development of oxycombustion with CO2 capture allows us to trust that this technology will be marketed successfully. "Working with our partners in this new project, are able to get the knowledge needed to accelerate the implementation of projects of combustion technology clean coal, both the United Kingdom and the rest of the world" says Ian MillarChief Executive Officer of Doosan Babcock.

The Oxycoal 2 project is sponsored and funded by the Department for business, Enterprise and regulatory reform of the United Kingdom. Doosan Babcock Energy Limited is the company which leads the project, while Scottish and Southern Energy is the main sponsor, along with other sponsors and participants, which include Air Products Plc, EDF Energy, Dong Energy Generation, Drax PowerE.ON UK P, and Scottish Power, as well as the Imperial College of London and the University of Nottingham.

The Renfrew demonstration project continues the long history of collaborations between members of the project Oxycoal 2. As part of another project, Air Products is investigating with Imperial College and Doosan Babcock key chemical reactions of an innovative process that recovers the CO2 in the combustion gases. This technology has recently been cited in a published study, and which is based on the result of two years of study and evaluation by the BERR and the Canadian Clean Power Coalition. He reveals that this technology offers capture and CO2 energy consumption costs are similar to conventional processes from capture through washing of gases.