FirstEnergy ECO2® Pilot Facility
| Project Partner | FirstEnergy Corp. |
| Plant | R.E. Burger Plant |
| Size | 1-MW slipstream from a 156-MW unit |
| Location | Shadyside, Ohio |
| Technology | ECO2 |
| Amount of CO2 Capture | Designed for 20 tons per day |
| Type of CO2 Storage | N/A – Sequestration-ready |
| Online Date | December 2008 |
Background
Commissioning was completed and testing began at the ECO2 pilot facility in December 2008. The ECO2 pilot processes a one megawatt (1-MWe) slipstream drawn from the outlet of the 50-MW Burger Plant ECO unit. It is designed to produce approximately 20 tons of sequestration ready CO2 per day while achieving a 90 percent capture rate. The pilot system is expected to run through 2010.
During extended runs, the pilot facility averaged greater than 90 percent CO2 capture at design gas flow rate and inlet CO2 conditions with net regeneration energy less than reported for other post-combustion capture technologies. The product CO2 was purified to meet industrial pipeline specifications using equipment that is part of the pilot installation. The pilot facility has demonstrated that it can adapt to the normal changes of an operating power plant, a necessary step in moving toward commercial scale systems. The results indicate that the ECO2 process economics will be attractive for new and retrofit installations.
In December 2010, global engineering firm WorleyParsons Group Inc. conducted a detailed assessment of the ECO2 pilot test facility and evaluated the technology’s readiness for commercial deployment on existing coal-fired electric power plants.
Our ECO2 pilot system is installed at FirstEnergy’s R.E. Burger Plant near Shadyside, Ohio. The pilot unit draws flue gas downstream of our 50-MW ECO unit.