ECO2^® Pilot Testing at R.E. Burger Plant

Pilot scale testing of the ECO2 process began in December 2008 at FirstEnergy’s R.E. Burger Plant.  The ECO2 pilot processes a 1-megawatt (MW) slipstream drawn from the outlet of the 50-MW Burger Plant ECO commercial unit.  It is designed to capture 90 percent of incoming CO2, which translates to approximately 20 tons of CO2 per day.  Captured CO2 will be dried and compressed to demonstrate that the required quality CO2 can be made available for pipeline transport and sequestration. The ECO2 pilot will demonstrate CO2 capture through integration with the ECO multi-pollutant control process and will:

• confirm process performance and control energy requirements
• confirm the adequacy of the process equipment
• provide the basis for cost estimates
• provide data that is critical in preparing the technology for commercial scale CCS demonstration projects