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Title
A carbon capture plant
Application number
20220777
Case type
National
Status
15.09.2025 Patent meddelt (B1)
Filed
06.07.2022
Effective date
06.07.2022
Publicly available
08.01.2024
Next annual fee due
31.07.2027
Applicant
Aker Carbon Capture Norway AS (NO)
Owner
Aker Carbon Capture Norway AS (NO)
Inventor
Rayane Hoballah (NO)
Agent
ZACCO NORWAY AS (NO)
Granted
15.09.2025
Patent number
349079
Expiry date
06.07.2042

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The invention concerns a carbon capture plant (40) comprising: an emission source (50) providing a source flow (0) of a fluid containing CO2; a carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) configured to capture CO2 from the source flow fluid (0) and prepare the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage; and a direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) configured to capture CO2 from ambient air and provide an outgoing flow (3, 4) enriched in CO2, wherein the carbon capture plant (40) is configured to integrate the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) and the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90). The invention also concerns a method for operating the carbon capture plant (40).

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TECHNICAL FIELDThis invention relates to a carbon capture plant. In particular, the invention relates to an integrated carbon capture plant comprising a point source carbon capture and conditioning arrangement as well as a direct air carbon capture arrangement.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONCarbon capture, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture utilization (CCU), is an important field of technology for reducing the release and concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) to/in the atmosphere. Carbon capture may involve separation of CO2 from a gas mixture emission source or from ambient air followed by purification, dehydration and compression or liquefaction of the separated CO2. The resulting CO2 may be transported in pipelines or by ships for storage in deep geological formations (sequestration) or used to produce new materials.As noted in Wikipedia under Carbon capture and storage: “Capturing CO2 is most cost-effective at point sources, such as large carbon-based energy facilities, industries with major CO2 emissions (e.g. cement production, steelmaking), natural gas processing, synthetic fuel plants and fossil fuelbased hydrogen production plants. Extracting CO2 from air is possible, although the lower concentration of CO2 in air compared to combustion sources complicates the engineering and makes the process therefore more expensive.”There is a general need for more cost- and energy-efficient carbon capture plants. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAn object of this invention is to provide a carbon capture plant and method that combines point source carbon capture and direct air carbon capture (DAC) in an integrated plant that reduces the cost of direct air capture compared with a conventional standalone direct air capture plant. This object is achieved by the plant and method defined by the technical features contained in the independent claims. The dependent claims contain advantageous embodiments, further developments and variants of the invention.The invention concerns a carbon capture plant comprising an emission source providing a source flow of a fluid containing CO2; a carbon capture and conditioning arrangement configured to capture CO2 from the source flow fluid and prepare the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage; and a direct air carbon capture arrangement configured to capture CO2 from ambient air and provide an outgoing flow enriched in CO2. The carbon capture plant is configured to integrate the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement and the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In embodiments, the carbon capture plant comprises at least one of the following:- i) a fan arrangement configured to generate a flow of air forming an incoming flow to the direct air carbon capture arrangement, wherein the fan arrangement is provided with a fan heat exchanger arranged to cool, by means of the air flow, a flow of a fluid that transfers excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement during operation of the plant; and/or- ii) a heat exchanger arrangement configured to transfer excess heat from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement during operation of the plant to a regeneration unit of the direct air carbon capture arrangement; and/or - iii) a flow line configured to feed water from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement to the direct air carbon capture arrangement during operation of the plant, wherein the water is generated by condensation when cooling the source flow in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement; and/or- iv) a flow line configured to feed the CO2-enriched outgoing flow from the direct air carbon capture arrangement to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement, wherein the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement is configured to capture and/or prepare also the CO2 originating from the direct air capture arrangement.The emission source providing the source flow typically forms what is commonly referred to as a point source, and the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement is thus configured to capture CO2 from this point source. The carbon capture and conditioning arrangement may be adapted for post-combustion, pre-combustion or oxy-combustion and may include various technologies for capture and purification, such as absorption, adsorption, membrane, cryogenic or any combination of the previous.The carbon capture and conditioning arrangement may be seen as a single integrated process or as a combination of process with e.g. capture, purification and conditioning parts. The conditioning part may include dewatering units, compressors, liquefaction facility, and similar equipment. The carbon capture plant may in addition comprise CO2 tanks, loading stations, CO2 pipeline, etc.By integrating a direct air carbon capture (DAC) arrangement with a point source carbon capture and conditioning arrangement as specified above, it becomes possible to let the DAC make use of facilities, auxiliaries and specific equipment forming part of the point-source capture plant, i.e. facilities etc. that already may exist if the DAC is integrated with an existing point source plant. In any case, the cost of the otherwise expensive direct air capture CO2 removal unit is substantially reduced. Besides the reduced capital costs for building the DAC unit, there are operation advantages associated with such an integrated plant since e.g. waste heat and waste water from the point source unit can be used as sources in the DAC unit. Exactly how to integrate the two processes depends e.g. on the capture technologies. In many applications it is possible and advantageous to combine two or more of the integration alternatives given above; in certain applications all four alternatives may be combined.The DAC may typically be based on absorption or adsorption but may also be based on membrane technology or electrochemical air separation. Heat is generally needed in absorption and adsorption processes for releasing CO2, i.e. for regenerating an active liquid or solid material loaded with CO2.The fan arrangement specified above is useful in most applications since most DACs require a forced flow of air and since most point source carbon capture and conditioning arrangements generate excess heat during operation. Because the fan arrangement is used both for providing the air flow to the DAC and for cooling of (at least parts of) the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement, it dispenses with the need for a separate DAC fan while also reduces or eliminates the need of additional cooling equipment for the point source carbon capture and conditioning arrangement. In addition, the excess heat is not wasted as in most conventional point source carbon capture and conditioning arrangements; instead the excess heat heats the air fed to the DAC, which is an advantage in most DACs.The heat exchanger arrangement specified above, i.e. the arrangement where excess heat is transferred to a regeneration unit of the direct air carbon capture arrangement, is useful for dispensing with the need for providing a separate regeneration heat source for the DAC. This is a complement or alternative to the fan arrangement described above, and in this case the excess heat is not transferred to the air flow fed to the DAC but to the regeneration unit of the DAC. This can be done in various ways and may involve a plurality of heat exchangers and heat-carrying medium. Also in this case the excess heat generated by the point source carbon capture and conditioning arrangement is utilized as a heat source.The water feed line specified above, where water generated by cooling and condensation in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement is fed to the direct air carbon capture arrangement, provides a water source for the DAC. This is particularly useful when the DAC requires large amounts of water, such as when the DAC includes a moisture swing adsorption unit. This dispenses with the need to provide for a separate water source for the DAC. Since the water fed to the DAC typically should be warm or even be in the form of steam or vapour, this water feed line is preferably combined with the heat exchanger arrangement described above so that the water to be fed to the DAC is heated by the excess heat before being fed further to the DAC. The water may be subject to purification or other treatment in e.g. a liquid effluent treatment facility on its way from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement towards the direct air carbon capture arrangement. Preferably, such a treatment facility is arranged upstream of the heat exchanger.The CO2 feed line specified above, where the CO2-enriched outgoing flow from the DAC is fed to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement, is useful as the same equipment can handle the CO2 from both the point source and the DAC; there is thus no need to provide a separate conditioning arrangement for the DAC, which typically is required for conventional standalone DAC plants. The CO2-enriched outgoing flow from the DAC may be fed to different points in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement depending on the composition of the outgoing CO2-flow and the design of the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement. For instance, a DAC based on solvent, membrane or electrochemistry may produce a stream of almost pure CO2 containing only minor amounts of e.g. water, nitrogen and oxygen. Such a flow may be fed to e.g. a dewatering unit in the conditioning arrangement. On the other hand, a DAC based on adsorption may produce a stream mostly composed of air or another carrier gas or even vacuum with a low partial pressure of CO2. Such a flow may be fed to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement upstream thereof, i.e. it may be mixed with the source flow from the emission source/point source. Other variants for feeding CO2-enriched outgoing flow from the DAC to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement are also possible.In an embodiment where the plant comprises the fan arrangement, the flow of the fluid that transfers excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement is arranged to recirculate in a closed loop that passes one or more heat exchanging units arranged in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement.In an embodiment where the plant comprises the heat exchanger arrangement, the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement comprises a direct contact cooler arranged to cool the source flow by means of a flow of a coolant liquid, wherein at least a first portion of the flow of coolant liquid leaving the direct contact cooler is arranged to flow to the heat exchanger arrangement so as to transfer heat directly or indirectly to the regeneration unit of the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In an embodiment, the heat exchanger arrangement comprises a heat pump arranged to further increase the temperature of the heat delivered to the regeneration unit of the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In an embodiment where the plant comprises the water flow line, the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement comprises a direct contact cooler arranged to cool the source flow by means of a flow of water, wherein at least a second portion of the flow of water leaving the direct contact cooler is arranged to be fed to the water flow line towards the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In an embodiment, the water flow line is arranged to direct the water to a liquid effluent treatment facility for water purification before feeding the water further to the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In an embodiment, the water flow line is arranged to direct the water to a heat exchanger arrangement for increasing its temperature before feeding the water further to the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In an embodiment where the plant comprises the heat exchanger arrangement and the water flow line, the coolant liquid for cooling the source flow in the direct contact cooler is a flow of water, wherein the water flow line is arranged so that water flowing along the water flow line passes through the liquid effluent treatment facility before passing through the heat exchanger arrangement, wherein heat is transferred in the heat exchanger arrangement from the first portion of the flow of coolant liquid leaving the direct contact cooler to the water flowing in the water flow line.In an embodiment, the direct air capture arrangement comprises a moisture swing adsorption unit. However, as mentioned above, the DAC may comprise other types of carbon capture units.The invention also concerns a method for operating a carbon capture plant, the method comprising:- providing a source flow of a fluid containing CO2;- capturing CO2 from the source flow fluid and preparing the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage in a carbon capture and conditioning arrangement; - capturing CO2 from ambient air and providing an outgoing flow enriched in CO2 in a direct air carbon capture arrangement; and - integrating the operation of the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement and the direct air carbon capture arrangement.In an embodiment the method comprises:- generating a flow of air by means of a fan arrangement so as to form an incoming flow to the direct air carbon capture arrangement;- transferring excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement by means of a flow of a fluid; and- cooling, by means of the air flow, said fluid flow in a fan heat exchanger arranged in the fan arrangement.In an embodiment the method comprises:- transferring excess heat from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement to a regeneration unit of the direct air carbon capture arrangement using a heat exchanger arrangement.In an embodiment the method comprises:- generating condensed water by cooling the source flow in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement;- feeding the condensed water from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement to the direct air carbon capture arrangement in a water flow line. In an embodiment the method comprises:- feeding the CO2-enriched outgoing flow from the direct air carbon capture arrangement to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement in a CO2 flow line;- capturing and/or preparing also the CO2 originating from the direct air capture arrangement in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGSIn the description of the invention given below reference is made to the following figure, in which: Figure 1 shows a schematic overview of an embodiment of the carbon capture plant according to this disclosure.Figure 2 shows a more detailed schematic view of some parts of the embodiment of figure 1.Figure 3 shows a more detailed schematic view of some other parts of the embodiment of figure 1.DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTIONFigures 1-3 show an embodiment of the carbon capture plant 40 according to this disclosure. As shown in figure 1, main parts of the plant 40 include an emission point source 50 providing a source flow 0 of a fluid containing CO2, a carbon capture and conditioning arrangement, here illustrated as forming a capture unit 60 configured to capture CO2 from the source flow fluid 0 and a conditioning unit/facility 70 configured to prepare the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage in a transport and storage facility 80. The plant 40 further comprises a direct air carbon capture arrangement 90 (DAC) configured to capture CO2 from ambient air, via incoming air flow 5, and provide an outgoing flow 3, 4 enriched in CO2. The two outgoing flows 3 and 4 are intended to indicate two alternative flows that may be fed to different points in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70 depending on the composition of the CO2, which in turn depends on the design of the DAC, and the design of the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70.Figure 2 focuses on the point source capture unit 60, which in this example is based on capturing CO2 in a solvent containing amines. Figure 3 focuses on the DAC 90, which in this example comprises a moisture swing adsorption unit that produces an outgoing flow 3 with a relatively low concentration of CO2, and this flow 3 is mixed with the source flow 0 upstream of the point source capture unit 60.The moisture swing adsorption unit of the DAC 90 requires relatively large amounts of hot water/steam/vapour for regeneration and a water flow line 6, 120, 8, 7 is arranged to supply water to the DAC 90 from the point source capture unit 60. This water is generated by condensation when cooling the source flow 0 in a direct contact cooler 140, see figure 2. The water is purified in a liquid effluent treatment facility 120 and heated in heat exchange arrangement 110 before being fed to the DAC 90. A portion of the water 27 leaving the cooler 140 (see figure 2) forms a flow 1, 2 used in heat exchanger arrangement 110 to heat the water to be fed to the DAC 90 (after it has been at least slightly cooled in the liquid effluent treatment facility 120).A fan arrangement 150 provides the air flow 5. The fan arrangement 150 is provided with a fan heat exchanger 100 arranged to cool, by means of the air flow 5, a flow 10, 11 of a coolant that transfers excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70 during operation of the plant 40. The coolant, i.e. the flow 10/11, is arranged to recirculate in a closed loop that passes one or more heat exchanging units 200, 210, 220 arranged in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70.Excess heat from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70 is in this example thus transferred both to the incoming air flow 5 of the DAC 90 as well as to the water, flow 8/7, fed to the regeneration unit of the DAC 90. Further examples of the integration of the two processes are that the fan arrangement 150 provides both the air flow 5 to the DAC 90 as well as cooling of the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70. A further integrating feature is that the CO2-enriched outgoing flow 3, 4 from the DAC 90 can be handled by the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement 60, 70 that handles also the source flow 0. Dashed lines in figure 1 indicate equipment that typically is necessary in a standalone DAC plant, such as a separate fan for providing an incoming air flow and a heat and/or water source for supplying the DAC with heat/water.Flows and equipment in figures 1-3 are further described with the following tables:Figure 1Figure 2Figure 3The invention is not limited by the embodiments described above but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims. For instance, it is not necessary that the plant 40 makes use of all integration features described above. As an example, in some applications it may not be necessary to supply the DAC with water generated in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement, it may be sufficient to let the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement function as a heat source for the DAC and/or use a common fan arrangement for supplying the air flow to the DAC and cooling of (parts of) the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement.Moreover, the heat transfer from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement to the DAC may be arranged in different ways, and each of the DAC and the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement may be based on other technologies than exemplified above.
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CLAIMS1. A carbon capture plant (40) comprising- an emission source (50) providing a source flow (0) of a fluid containing CO2,- a carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) configured to capture CO2 from the source flow fluid (0) and prepare the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage,- a direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) configured to capture CO2 from ambient air and provide an outgoing flow (3, 4) enriched in CO2, wherein the carbon capture plant (40) is configured to integrate the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) and the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90),characterized inthat the carbon capture plant (40) comprises a fan arrangement (150) configured to generate a flow of air forming an incoming flow (5) to the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90),wherein the fan arrangement (150) is provided with a fan heat exchanger (100) arranged to cool, by means of the air flow (5), a flow (10, 11) of a fluid that transfers excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) during operation of the plant (40), andwherein the flow (10, 11) of the fluid that transfers excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) is arranged to recirculate in a closed loop that passes one or more heat exchanging units (200, 210, 220) arranged in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70).2. The carbon capture plant (40) according to any of the above claims, wherein the carbon capture plant (40) comprises a heat exchanger arrangement (110) configured to transfer excess heat from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) during operation of the plant (40) to a regeneration unit (240) of the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90).3. The carbon capture plant (40) according to claim 2, wherein the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) comprises a direct contact cooler (140) arranged to cool the source flow (0) by means of a flow of a coolant water (13, 27), wherein at least a first portion (1) of the flow of coolant water (27) leaving the direct contact cooler (140) is arranged to flow to the heat exchanger arrangement (110) so as to transfer heat directly or indirectly to the regeneration unit (240) of the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90).4. The carbon capture plant (40) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the heat exchanger arrangement (110) comprises a heat pump arranged to further increase the temperature of the heat delivered to the regeneration unit (240) of the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90).5. The carbon capture plant (40) according to any of the above claims, wherein the carbon capture plant (40) comprises a flow line (6, 8, 7) configured for feeding of water from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) to the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) during operation of the plant (40), wherein the water is generated by condensation when cooling the source flow (0) in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70).6. The carbon capture plant (40) according to claim 5, wherein the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) comprises a direct contact cooler (140) arranged to cool the source flow (0) by means of a flow of water (13, 27), wherein at least a second portion (6) of the flow of water (27) leaving the direct contact cooler (140) is arranged to be fed to the water flow line (6, 8, 7) towards the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90).7. The carbon capture plant (40) according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the water flow line (6, 8, 7) is arranged to direct the water to a liquid effluent treatment facility (120) for water purification before feeding the water further to the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90).8. The carbon capture plant (40) according to any of claims 5-7, wherein the water flow line (6, 8, 7) is arranged to direct the water to a heat exchanger arrangement (110) for increasing its temperature before feeding the water further to the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90).9. The carbon capture plant (40) according to claims 3, 6, 7 and 8, wherein the water flow line (6, 8, 7) is arranged so that water flowing along the water flow line passes through the liquid effluent treatment facility (120) before passing through the heat exchanger arrangement (110), wherein heat is transferred in the heat exchanger arrangement (110) from the first portion (1) of the flow of coolant liquid (27) leaving the direct contact cooler (140) to the water flowing in the water flow line (6, 8, 7).10. The carbon capture plant (40) according to any of the above claims, wherein the carbon capture plant (40) comprises a flow line (3, 4) configured to feed the CO2-enriched outgoing flow (3, 4) from the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70), wherein the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) is configured to capture and/or prepare also the CO2 originating from the direct air capture arrangement (90).11. The carbon capture plant (40) according to any of the above claims, wherein the direct air capture arrangement (90) comprises a moisture swing adsorption unit (230, 240).12. Method for operating a carbon capture plant (40) comprising- an emission source (50) providing a source flow (0) of a fluid containing CO2,- a carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) configured to capture CO2 from the source flow fluid (0) and prepare the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage,- a direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) configured to capture CO2 from ambient air and provide an outgoing flow (3, 4) enriched in CO2, wherein the carbon capture plant (40) is configured to integrate the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) and the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90),wherein the method comprises:- capturing CO2 from the source flow fluid (0) and preparing the captured CO2 for transport and/or storage in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70),- capturing CO2 from ambient air and providing an outgoing flow (3, 4) enriched in CO2 in the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90);- integrating the operation of the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) and the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90), characterized in that the method further comprises:- generating a flow of air by means of a fan arrangement (150) so as to form an incoming flow (5) to the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90);- transferring excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) by means of a flow (10, 11) of a fluid, wherein the flow (10, 11) of the fluid that transfers excess heat away from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) is arranged to recirculate in a closed loop that passes one or more heat exchanging units (200, 210, 220) arranged in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70); and - cooling, by means of the air flow (5), said fluid flow (10, 11) in a fan heat exchanger (100) arranged in the fan arrangement (150).13. Method for operating a carbon capture plant (40) according to claim 12, the method further comprising:- transferring excess heat from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) to a regeneration unit (240) of the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) using a heat exchanger arrangement (110).14. Method for operating a carbon capture plant (40) according to any of claims 12-13, the method further comprising:- generating condensed water by cooling the source flow (0) in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70);- feeding the condensed water from the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) to the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) in a water flow line (6, 8, 7).15. Method for operating a carbon capture plant (40) according to any of claims 12-14, the method further comprising:- feeding the CO2-enriched outgoing flow (3, 4) from the direct air carbon capture arrangement (90) to the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70) in a CO2 flow line (3, 4);- capturing and/or preparing also the CO2 originating from the direct air capture arrangement (90) in the carbon capture and conditioning arrangement (60, 70).PATENTKRAV1. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) som omfatter– en utslippskilde (50) som tilveiebringer en kildestrøm (0) med et fluid som inneholder CO2,– karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordning (60, 70) konfigurert til å fange CO2 fra kildestrømfluidet (0) og forberede den fangede CO2-en for transport og/eller lagring, – direkteluft-karbonfangstanordning (90) konfigurert til å fange CO2 fra omgivelsesluft og tilveiebringe en utgående strøm (3, 4) anriket med CO2,der karbonfangstanlegget (40) er konfigurert til å integrere karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) og direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90), karakterisert vedat karbonfangstanlegget (40) omfatter en vifteanordning (150) konfigurert til å generere en luftstrøm som danner en innkommende strøm (5) til direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90),der vifteanordningen (150) er tilveiebrakt med en viftevarmeveksler (100) anordnet slik at den ved hjelp av luftstrømmen (5) kjøler en strøm (10, 11) med et fluid som fører overskuddsvarme bort fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) mens anlegget (40) er i drift, ogder strømmen (10, 11) med fluidet som fører overskuddsvarme bort fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70), er anordnet slik at den resirkulerer i en lukket sløyfe som passerer én eller flere varmevekslerenheter (200, 210, 220) anordnet i karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70).2. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av de foregående kravene, der karbonfangstanlegget (40) omfatter en varmeveksleranordning (110) konfigurert til å overføre overskuddsvarme fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) mens anlegget (40) er i drift, til en regenereringsenhet (240) i direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90).3. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge krav 2, der karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) omfatter en direktekontaktkjøler (140) anordnet slik at den kjøler kildestrømmen (0) ved hjelp av en strøm med et kjølevann (13, 27), der minst en første del (1) av strømmen med kjølevann (27) som forlater direktekontaktkjøleren (140), er anordnet slik at den strømmer til varmeveksleranordningen (110) for å overføre varme direkte eller indirekte til regenereringsenheten (240) i direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90).4. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge krav 2 eller 3, der varmeveksleranordningen (110) omfatter en varmepumpe anordnet slik at den ytterligere øker temperaturen av varmen som leveres til regenereringsenheten (240) i direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90).5. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av de foregående kravene, der karbonfangstanlegget (40) omfatter en forbindelsesledning (6, 8, 7) konfigurert til å tilføre vann fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) til direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90) mens anlegget (40) er i drift, der vannet blir generert ved kondensering når kildestrømmen (0) kjøles i karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70).6. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge krav 5, der karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) omfatter en direktekontaktkjøler (140) anordnet slik at den kjøler kildestrømmen (0) ved hjelp av en vannstrøm (13, 27), der minst en andre del (6) av vannstrømmen (27) som forlater direktekontaktkjøleren (140), er anordnet slik at den tilføres vannforbindelsesledningen (6, 8, 7) i retning direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90).7. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge krav 5 eller 6, der vannforbindelsesledningen (6, 8, 7) er anordnet slik at den leder vannet til et spillvannsbehandlingsanlegg (120) for å rense vannet før vannet videre tilføres direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90).8. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av kravene 5–7, der vannforbindelsesledningen (6, 8, 7) er anordnet slik at den leder vannet til en varmeveksleranordning (110) for å øke dets temperatur før vannet videre tilføres direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90).9. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge krav 3, 6, 7 og 8, der vannforbindelsesledningen (6, 8, 7) er anordnet slik at vann som strømmer langs vannforbindelsesledningen, passerer gjennom spillvannsbehandlingsanlegget (120) før det passerer gjennom varmeveksleranordningen (110), der varme overføres i varmeveksleranordningen (110) fra den første delen (1) av kjølevæskestrømmen (27) som forlater direktekontaktkjøleren (140), til vannet som strømmer i vannforbindelsesledningen (6, 8, 7).10. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av de foregående kravene, der karbonfangstanlegget (40) omfatter en forbindelsesledning (3, 4) konfigurert til å tilføre den CO2-anrikede utgående strømmen (3, 4) fra direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90) til karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70), der karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) er konfigurert til å fange og/eller forberede også CO2-en som kommer fra direkteluft-fangstanordningen (90).11. Karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av de foregående kravene, der direkteluftfangstanordningen (90) omfatter en fuktighetssvingning-adsorpsjonsenhet (230, 240).12. Framgangsmåte for å drive et karbonfangstanlegg (40), som omfatter– en utslippskilde (50) som tilveiebringer en kildestrøm (0) med et fluid som inneholder CO2,– karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordning (60, 70) konfigurert til å fange CO2 fra kildestrømfluidet (0) og forberede den fangede CO2-en for transport og/eller lagring, – direkteluft-karbonfangstanordning (90) konfigurert til å fange CO2 fra omgivelsesluft og tilveiebringe en utgående strøm (3, 4) anriket med CO2,der karbonfangstanlegget (40) er konfigurert til å integrere karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) og direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90), der framgangsmåten omfatter:– å fange CO2 fra kildestrømvæsken (0) og forberede den fangede CO2-en for transport og/eller lagring i karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70), – å fange CO2 fra omgivelsesluft og tilveiebringe en utgående strøm (3, 4) anriket med CO2 i direkteluft-karbonfangstanordning (90);– å integrere driften av karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) og direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90),karakterisert ved at framgangsmåten videre omfatter:– å generere en luftstrøm ved hjelp av en vifteanordning (150) for å danne en innkommende strøm (5) til direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90);– å føre overskuddsvarme bort fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) ved hjelp av en væskestrøm (10, 11), der strømmen (10, 11) med væsken som fører overskuddsvarme bort fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70), er anordnet slik at den resirkulerer i en lukket sløyfe som passerer én eller flere varmevekslerenheter (200, 210, 220) anordnet i karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70); og– å kjøle, ved hjelp av luftstrømmen (5), væskestrømmen (10, 11) i en viftevarmeveksler (100) anordnet i vifteanordningen (150).13. Framgangsmåte for å drive et karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge krav 12, der framgangsmåten videre omfatter:– å overføre overskuddsvarme fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) til en regenereringsenhet (240) i direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90) ved hjelp av en varmeveksleranordning (110).14. Framgangsmåte for å drive et karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av kravene 12– 13, der framgangsmåten videre omfatter:– å generere kondensert vann ved å kjøle kildestrømmen (0) i karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70);– å tilføre det kondenserte vannet fra karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) til direkteluft-karbonfangstanordningen (90) i en vannforbindelsesledning (6, 8, 7).15. Framgangsmåte for å drive et karbonfangstanlegg (40) ifølge et av kravene 12– 14, der framgangsmåten videre omfatter:– å tilføre den CO2-anrikede utgående strømmen (3, 4) fra direkteluftkarbonfangstanordningen (90) til karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70) i en CO2-forbindelsesledning (3, 4);– å fange og/eller forberede også CO2-en som kommer fra direkteluftfangstanordningen (90), i karbonfangst- og -kondisjoneringsanordningen (60, 70).
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