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COORETEC: The German R&D-Initiative for Clean Coal Technologies

4th International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies and 3rd International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XTL TechnologiesDresden, 18 May 2009

Dr. Arne HöllAssistant Head of DivisionEnergy Research

● energy research in Germany: looking back

● current situation of energy research:the Governments 5th Energy Research Programme

● role of fossil energy carriers in Germany

● COORETEC: the clean coal R&D-initiative

● summary

Outline

Orientation of Energy Policy

First German Energy Programme

„Energy policy must be oriented toward the long-term. Nevertheless, at the same time it must remain flexible in the medium-term in order to be able to adapt in case of fundamental changes in the situation. Therefore the energy policy cannot be a single, unique statement. On the contrary, it will be a continuous politico-economic task to update the programme and adapt it to changing situations."

Bonn, 26 September 1973

German Energy Research Programme 1973 - 2010

1973-19801981-1989

1990-19951996-2005

2005-2010

German R&D-Efforts in Energy Research

● Government’s strategic outline of energy research in Germany: 5th Energy Research Programme “Innovation and New Energy Technologies”

duration: 2005 – 2008, extended to 2010budget: about € 2.85 billion

● goal: provide a reliable, economic and environmentally compatible energy supply

● wide range of energy technologies:energy efficiency in the end use sectorrenewable energiesclean coal technologies and CCSfuel cells and hydrogenenergy-optimized construction

Importance of Fossil Energy Carriers in Germany

German Gross Electricity Production in TWh

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1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

Hard Coal

Lignite

OilGas

Nuclear

WindWaterBiomass

PVWasteOther

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Nearly 60 % of the gross electricity production in Germany is based on fossil energy carriers today.

The German R&D Initiative “COORETEC”

BMWi Initiative “COORETEC”: CO2–Reduction–TechnologiesR&D of low-CO2-emission power plant technologies collaborative research between science and industryreduce risks and follow market-oriented developmentsfocus on two strategic developments:

Natural Gas Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC)

Steam Power Plant (SPP)Coal

IGCC

Natural Gas NGCC with Post-Combustion Capture

SPP with Post-Combustion Capture

Oxyfuel

IGCC with Pre-Combustion Capture

Coal Combustion

Chemical Looping Combustion

Coal Gasification Chemical Looping Gasification

CO2-Capture

Improvement of Efficiency

COORETEC Advisory Council

Chairman: Prof. Alfons Kather, TU Hamburg - HarburgCOORETEC Advisory Council

FederalPolicy

Science and Research

StatePolicyIndustry

ProjectManagement Organisation

WG 4Oxyfuel

WG 3IGCC with

Pre-Combustion

Capture

WG 2Steam

Power Plant and

Post-Combustion

Capture

WG 5*CO2-

Storage

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R&D Initiative “COORETEC”of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

WG 1Natural Gas Combined

Cycle Power Plant In

collaboration with the Fed. Ministry of Education and Research

COORETEC Resources: Funding 2004 - 2008

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Industry

Research Centres

Universities

COORETEC-Funding p.a. in Mio. €

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From 2004 – 2008 a total of 239 projects have been approved. Funding: € 129 Mio. (COORETEC); € 104 Mio. (industry/other funds)

Human Resources: Young Specialists in Germany

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Engineering

ProcessEngineering

Physics

BMWi - IIIA1, Source: Federal Statistical Office

Graduations from Universities in 1,000 Students

demand for highly-qualified specialists negative trend of graduations in engineering is reversed

Selection of COORETEC-Projects

Ketzin

Mannheim

Freiberg

Frankfurt

Hamburg

USC-Power Plant: 725°C-test-loop made by different materials in a commercial power plant for hard coal

HP-POX: pilot plant for gasification and partial oxidation experiments

POSTCAP: pilot plant for tests with different solvents for CO2-capture

ADECOS: Advanced Development of the Coal-Fired OxyfuelProcess with CO2Separation

CO2SINK: injection of CO2 into an aquifer under a settled area

Implementation of COORETEC-Results by Demonstration

Schwarze Pumpe

Wilhelmshaven

Hürth

Irsching

550 MW, 700 °C coal-fired power plant(Image: courtesy of E.ON)

450 MW IGCC lignite-fired power plant with CCS (Image: courtesy of RWE)

30 MWth Oxyfuel pilot project in “Schwarze Pumpe”(Image: courtesy of Vattenfall)

Extended gas turbine tests at E.ON location Irshing(Image: courtesy of Siemens)

Innovations in the Turbo Machinery Sector

Quelle: AG-Turbo

Industry

Universities

Research Centres and Institutions

AG Turbo: a well established and COORETEC largest R&D collaboration

AG-Turbo: 22 Years of Innovation

COOREFF-T

COORETEC-turbo

AG-Turbo II

AG-Turbo I 43.3

19.0

9.5

21.2

COORETEC-Funding in Mio. €

Launchof

AG Turbo

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gres

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Year

22 Years of Innovation

comprehensive development of turbo machines for clean coal technologiestotal support: more than € 93 Mio. from COORETEC and € 88 Mio. from industry fundssignificant stimulus of innovations in turbo machinery productioncreation of highly qualified jobs, promotion of young engineers

Summary

● requirements for successful energy research in Germany:Concept, Infrastructure, Resources, Continuity⇒ provided by the Energy Research Programme

● fossil energy carriers will continue to play an important role

● COORETEC takes up the needs to support R&D for low-CO2-emission technologies and has proven a successful instrument ⇒ active participation of science and industry⇒ quick implementation of new results

● R&D efforts are supported by energy policies, such as:⇒ establish legal frameworks (CCS-legislation in Germany)⇒ public information on new technologies

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