(FOA)-FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS)
(DE-FOA-0002220); December 23, 2020
Agency
Advanced
Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)
Description
The
objective of the FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage
(FLECCS) program is to fund the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS)
technologies that enable power generators to be responsive to grid conditions in
a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. This includes
retrofits to existing power generators as well as greenfield systems with a carbon-containing fuel input and
electricity as an output (i.e., a “black box” in which the nature of the
fuel-to-electricity conversion process is not prescribed). Recent work
suggests that a system LCOE of $75/MWh for a net-zero carbon electricity system
is aggressive yet possible.
FLECCS
is a two-phase program. By default, Applicants should provide detailed budgets
and task descriptions that cover both Phase 1 and Phase 2. However, applications
that propose detailed budgets and task descriptions for Phase 1 only will also
be considered for selection (e.g., an Applicant faces large uncertainty about
potential technology development pathways in Phase 2).
Phase
1 focuses on designing and optimizing innovative CCS processes that enable
flexibility on a high-VRE grid. Project Teams will assess process performance by
maximizing the NPV of a power generator with CCS, given LMP price signals that
reflect such a grid as well as a range of carbon abatement cost scenarios
defined below. These LMP signals will be provided as an input from ARPA-E prior
to project commencement.
A
separate SBIR/STTR opportunity is available under
DE-FOA-0002221.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0002220
Closing
Date:
Concept
Papers: December 23, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/#FoaId48a01f15-53a5-42d0-9650-d07e36f404cd
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