COORETEC: The German R&D-Initiative for Clean Coal Technologies 4 th International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies and 3 rd International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XTL Technologies Dresden, 18 May 2009 Dr. Arne Höll Assistant Head of Division Energy Research www.bmwi.de
Outline energy research in Germany: looking back current situation of energy research: the Governments 5 th Energy Research Programme role of fossil energy carriers in Germany COORETEC: the clean coal R&D-initiative summary
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 politicoeconomic task to update the programme and adapt it to changing situations." Bonn, 26 September 1973
German Energy Research Programme 1973-2010 1973-1980 1981-1989 1990-1995 1996-2005 2005-2010
German R&D-Efforts in Energy Research Government s strategic outline of energy research in Germany: 5 th Energy Research Programme Innovation and New Energy Technologies duration: 2005 2008, extended to 2010 budget: 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 sector renewable energies clean coal technologies and CCS fuel cells and hydrogen energy-optimized construction
Importance of Fossil Energy Carriers in Germany German Gross Electricity Production in TWh 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Other Waste PV Biomass Water Wind Nuclear Gas Oil Lignite Hard Coal BMWi - IIIA1 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 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 : CO 2 Reduction Technologies R&D of low-co 2 -emission power plant technologies collaborative research between science and industry reduce risks and follow market-oriented developments focus on two strategic developments: Improvement of Efficiency CO 2 -Capture Natural Gas Coal Natural Gas Coal Combustion Coal Gasification Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) Steam Power Plant (SPP) IGCC NGCC with Post-Combustion Capture SPP with Post-Combustion Capture Oxyfuel Chemical Looping Combustion IGCC with Pre-Combustion Capture Chemical Looping Gasification
COORETEC Advisory Council R&D Initiative COORETEC of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology WG 1 Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant COORETEC Advisory Council Chairman: Prof. Alfons Kather, TU Hamburg - Harburg WG 2 Steam Power Plant and Post- Combustion Capture WG 3 IGCC with Pre- Combustion Capture WG 4 Oxyfuel * WG 5* CO 2 - Storage In collaboration with the Fed. Ministry of Education and Research Industry Science and Research Federal Policy State Policy Project Management Organisation
COORETEC Resources: Funding 2004-2008 COORETEC-Funding p.a. in Mio. 35 30 25 20 15 Industry Research Centres Universities 10 5 0 BMWi - IIIA1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 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 Graduations from Universities in 1,000 Students 16 14 12 10 8 Physics Process Engineering 6 4 Engineering 2 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 BMWi - IIIA1, Source: Federal Statistical Office demand for highly-qualified specialists negative trend of graduations in engineering is reversed
Selection of COORETEC-Projects ADECOS: Advanced Development of the Coal-Fired Oxyfuel Process with CO 2 Separation Hamburg POSTCAP: pilot plant for tests with different solvents for CO 2 -capture USC-Power Plant: 725 C-test-loop made by different materials in a commercial power plant for hard coal Ketzin Freiberg Frankfurt Mannheim CO2SINK: injection of CO 2 into an aquifer under a settled area HP-POX: pilot plant for gasification and partial oxidation experiments
Implementation of COORETEC-Results by Demonstration Wilhelmshaven 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) Hürth Schwarze Pumpe 30 MW th Oxyfuel pilot project in Schwarze Pumpe (Image: courtesy of Vattenfall) Extended gas turbine tests at E.ON location Irshing (Image: courtesy of Siemens) Irsching
Innovations in the Turbo Machinery Sector AG Turbo: a well established and COORETEC largest R&D collaboration Universities Industry Research Centres and Institutions Quelle: AG-Turbo
AG-Turbo: 22 Years of Innovation 22 Years of Innovation Progress Launch of AG Turbo COORETEC-turbo COOREFF-T AG-Turbo II 9.5 21.2 19.0 AG-Turbo I 43.3 Year COORETEC-Funding in Mio. comprehensive development of turbo machines for clean coal technologies total support: more than 93 Mio. from COORETEC and 88 Mio. from industry funds significant stimulus of innovations in turbo machinery production creation 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-co 2 - 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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