http://www.energyefficiencynews.com <p>The US <a rel="external" href="http://www.energy.gov">Department of Energy</a> has announced $36 million in funding to develop new and cost-effective technologies of carbon capture from existing coal-fired power plants.</p> <p>The 15 projects will focus on five key areas: membranes, solvents, oxycombustion (flue gas purification and boiler development) and chemical looping. These include:</p> <ul> <li>Membrane Technology and Research will develop commercial-scale membranes, while the Research Triangle Institute will research novel fluorinated polymer membranes.</li> <li>Georgia Tech, GE Global Research and Illinois State Geological Survey will investigate different aspects of solvent-based CO₂ capture from flue gases. The technology is currently used for scrubbing industrial flue and process gases, but has not been applied to large volumes of CO₂ until now.</li> <li>ADA-ES, SRI International and TDA Research will investigate using solid particles to capture CO₂ from flue gases.</li> <li>Air Products and Chemicals and Praxair will investigate oxycombustion, with Alstom Power, Foster Wheeler North America and Reaction Engineering International focusing on boiler technology.</li> <li>Alstom Power and Ohio State University Research Foundation will look at chemical looping, where a solid oxygen carrier particle is used.</li> </ul> <p>The projects are part of an ongoing effort of the Bush Administration to clean up coal-fired power plants, which generate half of the country's electricity.</p> <p>For further information:<br /> <a rel="external" href="http://www.energy.gov">www.energy.gov</a></p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/power-generation/i/905/ 2008-08-04T00:00:00-00:00 US policy, Department of Energy, carbon capture