Project Lifecycle

A Glance at the CCS Project Lifecycle

The project lifecycle is a comprehensive framework that guides each phase of a project, from initial conception through to completion and beyond. Understanding this lifecycle is crucial for effectively managing resources, mitigating risks, and ensuring successful outcomes.

Initiate Study Fleet GHG Plan, Host Facility Selection for Carbon Capture
- 1. What are the primary drivers of the CCS project (emissions reduction, regulatory compliance, ESG goals, etc)?
  2. What opportunities does this project provide us with?
  3. Why should we proceed with this opportunity now?
  4. Does this opportunity warrant further evaluation?
- - Existing Fleet GHG Management Plan
  - Emission Regulations
  - Investment Tax Credits, Incentives, Grants etc.
  - Operational Life Remaining
  - Life Extension Plan
  - CO₂ Emissions Per Year (Capacity Factor)
  - CO₂ Concentration
  - CO₂ Storage Accessibility
  - Distance to CO₂ Pipeline and/or Storage
  - Utilities Availability/Accessibility, Power, Fuel, Steam, Water, etc.
  - Waste Heat Recovery and Heat Integration Potential
  - Plot Space Constraints
Pre-Feasibility Study With or Without Licensors
- 1. What alternatives should we be evaluating?
  2. What options should we move forward with?
  3. Does this opportunity have a valid Business Case?
- - Total CO₂ Emissions from Host Facility and Additional Emissions from Capture
  - Flue Gas Characterization Requirement and Results
  - Capture Technology Selection
  - Heat Recovery and Integration with Host Facility
  - Other Interfaces with Host Plant
  - Cooling System Selection
  - CO₂ Transportation and Storage, CO₂ Product Pressure
  - Site Utilities Accessibility
  - Plot Plan
  - Capture Piloting Test Request to be included in Feasibility Study
  - Prepare Request for Proposal (RFP) for Feasibility Study
  - Feasibility Study Management Plant
  - Class 5 Cost Estimate
Feasibility Study With Licensors
- 1. What is the most effective option?
  2. What are the key risks and uncertainties?
  3. Does this opportunity have a valid Business Case?
- - Process Basis of Design
  - Flue Gas Pretreatment Process
  - Carbon Capture Process
  - Compression: Steam Turbine or Motor Driven Selection
  - Dehydration: TEG or Desiccant Selection
  - Thermal Energy Source for Capture: Aux Boiler, CHP, etc.
  - Waste Heat Recovery from Host Facility
  - Heat Integration with Host Plant
  - Cooling System, Evaporation Tower, WSAC, Air Cooler, Hybrid
  - Other BOP and Interfaces with Host Plant, Ducting, Utilities etc.
  - Waste Handling
  - Plot Plan
  - CO₂ Transportation
  - CO₂ Storage
  - Capture Piloting Test Plan
  - Class 4 Cost Estimate
  - Schedule
  - Environment and Permitting Plan
  - Risk Register
  - FEED RFP Preparation
FEED Study
- 1. Does the FEED phase produce the technical information and associated risk considerations to inform a FID?
  2. Are we ready to proceed towards a Final Investment Decision?
- - Pilot Test
  - Technical Documents/Drawings
  - RAM Study
  - Redundancy Philosophy
  - Isolation Philosophy
  - Operating Philosophy
  - Spare Parts Philosophy
  - Heat Integration and Optimization
  - Cooling Optimization
  - Hazop
  - Waste Handling
  - HSE Plan
  - Lab Requirement
  - Class 3 Cost Estimate
  - Schedule
  - Long Lead Equipment List
  - Simulator Development Plan
  - Performance Guarantee and Test Plan
  - Solvent Health Maintenance Plan
  - Contract Strategy
  - Environment and Permitting
  - Prepare RFP for EPC(M), EPC etc
  - CO₂ Offtake MOU Agreement
  - CO₂ Pipeline and Storage Plan
  - Value Engineering
  - Project Execution Plan
FID
- 1. Are we financially committing to this project?
  2. Have we mitigated key risks to the project?
- - Final Investment Decision Report
  - Technical Feasibility
  - Economic Analysis
  - Risk Assessment
  - Regulatory Compliance
Detail Design and Construction
- 1. Has the project been successfully transitioned to the execution team?
  2. How are we managing quality assurance and control?
  3. How are we mitigating risks related to supply chain delays or labor shortages?
- - Detailed Engineering Design Drawings/Documents
  - Procurement Activities
  - Construction Planning and Execution
  - Project Managements & Controls
  - Commissioning and Startup Preparation Plan
  - Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC)
  - Construction Completion and Transition to Commissioning
Operation Readiness (Parallel with Construction/Commissioning)
- 1. How are we ensuring the system meets operational specifications before full-scale operation?
- - Staffing Plan and Implementation
  - Staffing Training Plan and Implementation
  - Operation Plan
  - Operation Procedure
  - Maintenance Strategy
  - Environment and Permitting
  - Consumable Procurement Plan
Commissioning
- 1. What risks have been identified during commissioning and what mitigation plans are in place?
  2. How are we ensuring a smooth transition to operations?
- - Commissioning Team
  - Commissioning and Startup Plan
  - Commissioning Schedule
  - Commissioning Procedure
  - Vendor Representatives List
  - HSE and PPE Requirements
  - Comissioning Consumables and Spare Parts
  - Transition to Operation
Operation and Optimization
- 1. Did we achieve the performance we were expecting?
  2. How can we ensure the facility consistently operates at peak performance?
  3. What lessons learned can we implement going forward?
- - Process Optimization
  - Energy Audits
  - Management of Change (MOC) Support
  - Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Tracking
  - Performance Test Implementation, Analysis and Performance Guarantee
  - Operation and Maintenance Optimization (fouling, scaling, foaming, excessive degradation, etc.)
  - Upgrade Study