Our group focuses on a systems approach to the capture and mitigation of CO2 from large stationary sources. We undertake research involving process simulation, process control, process synthesis and large scale process optimization related to the capture and mitigation of CO2 from large final emitters (LFE) such as electrical generating stations, chemical plants and oil refineries.
Current projects involve the techno-economic evaluation of various CO2 mitigation strategies including MEA scrubbing, O2/CO2 recycle combustion, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC),solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)and membranes.
A major thrust of our research concerns the development of computer models to synthesize greenhouse gas mitigation systems. Our models have the ability to analyze a fleet of generating stations as well as synthesize an optimal fleet-wide solution.
Our research is supported by a variety of
industrial and governmental partners .
Green Energy Research Institute
We are founding members of
GERI (Green Energy Research Institute) at the UW.
"GERI develops and promotes green energy systems that strive for sustainable environment, social and economic performance. The institute accomplishes its mission through original research to develop and promote technologies for diversified and localised energy systems, clean energy alternatives, sustainable development and energy security".
