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CO2 Booster Plant for Transport in the Evaluate stage

Objective

Objectives of this activity include:

  • Evaluate the options for optimising the configuration of the CO2 transport  that should be able to deliver the business case.
  • To select the best option for the compression technology for booster plant and produce the preliminary design package to further develop into Front End Engineering (FEED) design in the Define stage.
  • To evaluate the suitability of the preferred location for the construction of the CO2 booster plant and select the final site location.
  • To specify the work required during the Define stage to ensure viability of integration full carbon capture and storage (CCS) chain. 

Major Deliverables

  • Functional Specification
  • Multi Criteria Assessment Report
  • Option Selection Report
  • Basis of the design document for the CO2 booster plant
  • Techno-economic study for CO2 compression technologies for CO2 booster plant
  • Design Control Plan
  • Basic Design package
  • Preliminary specification of equipment for CO2 booster plant
  • Selection of preferred site(s) for CO2 booster plant to bring forward to the define stage
  • Hazard Study 2
  • Updated Risk Register
  • Class 3 Capital and Operating Costs including budget quotes from vendors
  • Independent Peer Review
  • Study Report including Input to Project program
  • Forward Work Plan

Tasks

Specific tasks include the following:

  • Confirm or update boundary conditions, strategic decisions, themes and alternatives to be evaluated.
  • Prepare a functional specification detailing the boundary conditions, expectations, assumptions and performance requirements for the facility.
  • Establish option evaluation criteria for example efficiency, cost, technology maturity, product specifications, skills requirements, integration, start-up, shutdown requirements, operability, maintainability constraints and/or benefits, infrastructure, services, utilities, consumables, waste management, siting considerations, hazards and risks,
  • Produce a pre-feasibility study to investigate the suitability of the short-listed sites for the plant construction and provide recommendation on the most suitable site
  • Develop the basis of a design document which includes process description of major equipment, design cases, materials, thermodynamics assumptions, composition, modelling, operation conditions, flowrates, flexibility and sensitivities, terminal points and utilities requirements
  • Carry out option studies to identify technology options available for major equipment. The study may include the following:
    • Identification of suitable types of compressors/pumps: reciprocating, screw, centrifugal integrally geared or centrifugal inline
    • Identification of number of compression stages required
    • Options for the booster compressor/pump drive: electric motor driven (fixed or variable speed), hydrocarbon fuelled (combustion gas turbine or reciprocating engines (gas/diesel fuels)) or steam turbine driven
    • Advantages and disadvantages of each type of technology
    • Review possible commercial requirements including any likely licensing conditions
    • Evaluate legal and regulatory and permitting issues,
  • Review and assess operations and maintenance strategy including likely workforce requirements availability and training
  • Review operational and maintenance requirements highlighting any special requirements and any availability constraints especially during start-up, ramp-up and shutdown,
  • Prepare Class 4 Capital and Operating Cost estimates and likely implementation schedule
  • Carry out a multi criteria assessment
  • Carry out an independent peer review
  • Select a preferred configuration and
  • Prepare a Option Selection Report
  • Update the functional specification including minimum standards for key engineering deliverables,
  • Engage any technology and engineering services providers
  • Carry out updated framing and alignment workshops, engineering standards selection, design to capacity and lessons learnt reviews
  • Update the design basis and design control plan based on the preferred option
  • Complete all test work required to develop the preferred option
  • Undertake process simulation to optimise integration of the booster plant
  • Develop plant layout and siting criteria for the power and capture plant including consideration of environmental, fire, explosion, loss of containment, occupational health and safety, access, emergency response, security, connections to off-site infrastructure and services.
  • Carry out plant layout studies
  • Carry out waste minimisation, energy utilisation and value engineering reviews
  • Define redundancy level, plant reliability and number of pumps (in service and standby)
  • Define cooling requirements and identifying suitable cooling method for the compressor/pump e.g. fin-fan coolers, cooling towers or once-through water cooling
  • Identify additional refrigeration requirement for cooling compressed CO2 during high ambient temperature conditions
  • Identify corrosion, erosion and site climatic data considerations for compressor selection
  • Develop the Basic Engineering Package for the preferred configuration including:-
  • Initial process flow diagrams (PFDs) for the preferred option indicating external interfaces
  • Heat and material/mass balances (HMBs) for several cases, including different load and ambient conditions
  • Produce preliminary design packages for major components and highlight further works / considerations to be taken into account in define stage to ensure integration of full chain from source to storage site
  • Obtain vendor’s preliminary quotes for major equipment for expected conditions
  • Review the engineering deliverables
  • Carry out Hazard 2 studies and risk reviews
  • Commence preliminary connection and access enquiries
  • Evaluate legal and regulatory and permitting issues,
  • Prepare Class 3 Capital and Operating Cost estimates and likely implementation schedule
  • Identify any remaining unknowns and further investigation or testing required in define stage
  • Carry out an Independent Peer Review
  • Prepare a Study Report
  • Prepare forward work plan for the Definition Stage

Examples

Key Personnel

  • Project Manager
  • Engineering work-stream lead
  • Process work-stream lead
  • Project Engineers
  • Civil Engineer
  • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Key Engineering sub-consultants
  • Compression technology vendors
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