Praxair Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Praxair Inc, has signed an agreement with Vattenfall AB of Sweden to provide technology and engineering in the joint development of technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired electricity generating power plants.
Vattenfall is one of Europe’s leading energy companies and the advanced power-generation project involves a conceptual study for a possible 500-megawatt combined heat and power plant in Germany that would incorporate Praxair’s oxy-coal technology.
It is intended that the technology will enable the capture of more than 90% of the carbon dioxide generated by coal-fired boilers.
The project would require approximately 8,000 tpd of oxygen and Praxair will develop the conceptual design, cost and performance estimates for both the oxygen production facilities and the carbon dioxide processing unit.
The captured carbon dioxide would be transported by pipeline to a sequestration site or enhanced oil recovery field.
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