Clean Energy Seminar on Biomass CFB, Dry FGD and Calcium Looping for Carbon Capture

K&A hosted a clean power technology seminar on the topic “Technology Options to Address India’s Changing Energy Needs: A Clean Energy Seminar on Biomass CFB, Dry FGD and Calcium Looping for Carbon Capture.” The event was held at the ITC Maurya Hotel in New Delhi, India.

Some of the Important Points discussed during the Seminar:

  • India is expected to commission another 30,000 MW of new muti-fuel power plants over the next 8 years averaging around 3-4,000 MW per year

  • Largely CFB or PC plants with biomass co-firing to meet CO2 protocols

  • NOx and SO2 regulations and biomass co-firing favour CFB over PC in many cases

  • FGD markets continue to grow with nearly 80,000 MW available for retrofit

  • Smaller projects less than 300 MW in size are distinctly favourable for Semi-Dry systems due to low CAPEX – this opportunity totals ~25,000 MW over 4 years

  • Carbon capture is emerging as a major priority for Indian energy producers, cement companies and refineries

  • Lack of CO2 market regulations and incentives are causing Indian energy companies to focus on carbon capture and not so much on transport or storage

  • Conversion of CO2 to chemicals, methanol and derivatives, polyurethane, jet fuel, plastics value chain, bio-fertilizers, combining CO2 & green hydrogen to produce green jet fuels etc. remain key to justify the economics of the projects

  • NTPC currently engaged in a 20 ton per day pilot to convert the captured CO2 into methanol

  • Several pilot opportunities and follow-up discussions emerged from the seminar for CO2 capture opportunities in India

  • Several opportunities for boilers and service opportunities emerged for ISGEC

Seminar Agenda

9:00        Networking & Registration (All)

9:30        Welcome and Introduction of SFW - ISGEC Team (Ravi Krishnan, K&A)

9:45        Brief Overview of SFW & ISGEC (Asif Hussain / N Shastry)

10:00     CFB: Making the Most of India’s Indigenous Fuels (Asif Hussain)

11:00     Tea / Coffee Break (All)

11:30     Project References & Global Experience (Asif Hussain)

12:00     Key Application in India: Stubble Burning (N Shastry)

12:30     Lunch (All)

13:30     Dry FGD: Why Dry is Better than Wet (Soumik Saha)

14:30     An Indian CFB Scrubber (Dry FGD) Case Study (Soumik Saha)

15:00     Negative CO2 Technologies from Thermal Assets (Asif Hussain)

15:30     Q&A Session (All)

16:30     Tea / Coffee Break - Networking & Adjourn (All)