Can be retrofitted to existing plants allowing the continued operation of valuable resources
In either new build or retrofit application it enables the continued deployment of the well established Pulverized Coal (PC) technology familiar to power industries worldwide
The continued development of improved materials for Ultra Supercritical (USC) plants will increase the efficiency and reduce the CO2 emissions of future PC plants
The widespread R&D on improved sorbents and capture equipment should reduce the energy penalty of PCC capture
Sub-scale demonstration of PCC is proceeding. The 110 MW Boundary Dam project of Saskatchewan Power with PCC using the Cansolv process is under construction with planned operation in 2014.