Coal and Power Systems
Innovations for Existing Plants (IEP)
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DOE/NETL Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage RD&D Roadmap
(December 2010)
Prepared by the Existing Plants and Sequestration R&D Programs, this report provides an overview of DOE/NETL's RD&D efforts to provide cost-effective advanced CO2 capture and storage technologies for coal-based power systems. |
Welcome to the Innovations for Existing Plants (IEP) homepage. The IEP Program is an integral part of NETL’s Coal and Power Systems RD&D portfolio. Our program mission is to develop innovative environmental control technologies that will enable full use of the nation’s vast coal reserves, while at the same time allowing the current fleet of coal-fired power plants to comply with existing and emerging environmental regulations. The IEP Program provides a pathway to success in meeting our mission through the R&D activities listed on the grey navigation bar on the right-hand side of this page. In FY08, the IEP Program redirected its focus from the development of advanced mercury and NOx emissions control technologies and coal utilization byproduct (CUB) research to CO2 emissions control for existing plants and Water-Energy Interface R&D. The focus on CO2 emissions control technology – both post-combustion and oxy-combustion – and related CO2 compression is in direct response to the priority placed on advancing technological options for the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants for addressing climate change. The Water-Energy Interface R&D activity is ongoing, but funding for future projects in this area is not expected. While no new R&D in the areas of water, mercury, CUB, NOx, air quality research, and particulate matter emissions control will be initiated, the IEP webpage will continue to report on progress made on all active projects in these areas, as well as maintain information on completed projects.
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