Modular CO2 Capture Units for Fleet Redeployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current CO2 capture systems are designed for individual assets, leading to high initial capital expenditures and inflexibility, as they are customized for specific power plants or industrial sources, and do not account for the potential benefits of redeploying modular CO2 capture units across a fleet of assets to optimize overall system performance.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing modular CO2 capture units that can be deployed across a fleet of CO2-producing assets, allowing for flexible deployment, redeployment, and reconfiguration to optimize CO2 capture rates and reduce capital costs, by initially deploying fewer units and adding more as needed, and relocating units from one asset to another as required.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If CO2 capture systems are customized for individual assets, then capture performance at individual sites is optimized, but initial capital expenditures increase and flexibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The CO2 capture system is divided into modular units that can be deployed independently at different assets. Each module captures CO2 from individual assets, and multiple modules can be aggregated to achieve fleet-level capture targets, resolving the contradiction between individual asset optimization and overall system cost
Solution Approach 2:
The modular CO2 capture units are designed to be universally applicable across multiple different assets within a fleet. A single module design can be deployed at various locations, reducing development and capital costs while maintaining capture performance through standardized configurations
2Adaptability or versatility
If modular CO2 capture units are deployed across a fleet, then flexibility and cost-effectiveness improve, but individual asset optimization may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows dynamic allocation and reconfiguration of modular CO2 capture units across different assets based on operational needs. Modules can be moved or redeployed between assets to optimize fleet-level performance while maintaining the ability to address individual asset requirements when necessary
3Productivity
If CO2 capture infrastructure is developed for each individual asset, then capture rates are optimized locally, but overall system costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple modular CO2 capture units are combined into an integrated fleet-level system. By merging individual asset capture efforts into a coordinated fleet system, the overall CO2 capture rate increases while capital costs are reduced through shared infrastructure, standardized modules, and economies of scale
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a system and method for CO2 capture. The system includes a fleet of CO2 producing assets comprising a fleet of assets having at least two individual assets that produce CO2 containing gas streams, and a set of modular CO2 capture units to capture the CO2 from the CO2 containing gas streams produced by the fleet of assets, wherein at least one of the individual assets is equipped with not less than two modular CO2 capture units, and at least one of the modular CO2 capture units is operated at more than one of the assets during the service life of the modular CO2 capture unit. The method for CO2 capture includes providing the fleet of assets and equipping them with a set of modular CO2 capture units. Advantage over current approaches is performance is optimized across a fleet of assets rather than at an individual site.