A system for reducing energy requirements of a carbon dioxide (CO 2) capture, comprising: a stripper configured to (a) receive a rich solvent from a CO 2 capture unit, steam, a two-phase solvent stream, and a reflux stream in an upper portion of the stripper from an accumulator, and (b) produce a CO 2 lean solvent from a bottom of the stripper, wherein the lean solvent has a reduced CO2 concentration as compared with the rich solvent; and an upper product comprising CO 2; a condenser configured to receive at least a portion of the upper product and produce a condensed stream; the accumulator configured to receive at least some of the condensed stream and produce a CO 2 product stream and a condensate stream, wherein the reflux stream is a first portion of the condensate stream; a reboiler configured to: receive a semi-lean solvent from the stripper from a point below a packing, heat the semi-lean solvent to produce the two-phase solvent stream, and return the two-phase solvent stream to the stripper, wherein the reboiler is configured to heat the semi-lean solvent using a low pressure steam and condense at least a portion of the low pressure steam to produce a reboiler condensate; and a reflux heater distinct from the reboiler and configured to (a) receive a second portion of the condensate stream, (b) allow for heat exchange contact of the second portion of the condensate stream with the reboiler condensate to heat the second portion of the condensate stream to produce the steam received in the stripper, and (c) produce a sub-cooled condensate stream due to heat transfer from the reboiler condensate to the second portion of the condensate stream; wherein the stripper is fluidly coupled to the reboiler; wherein the low pressure steam is collected from the exhaust of a low pressure turbine from a series of high, mid and low pressure turbines utilized for power generation, or a turbine to power a compressor. a stripper configured to (a) receive a rich solvent from a CO 2 capture unit, steam, a two-phase solvent stream, and a reflux stream in an upper portion of the stripper from an accumulator, and (b) produce a CO 2 lean solvent from a bottom of the stripper, wherein the lean solvent has a reduced CO2 concentration as compared with the rich solvent; and an upper product comprising CO 2; a condenser configured to receive at least a portion of the upper product and produce a condensed stream; the accumulator configured to receive at least some of the condensed stream and produce a CO 2 product stream and a condensate stream, wherein the reflux stream is a first portion of the condensate stream; a reboiler configured to: receive a semi-lean solvent from the stripper from a point below a packing, heat the semi-lean solvent to produce the two-phase solvent stream, and return the two-phase solvent stream to the stripper, wherein the reboiler is configured to heat the semi-lean solvent using a low pressure steam and condense at least a portion of the low pressure steam to produce a reboiler condensate; and a reflux heater distinct from the reboiler and configured to (a) receive a second portion of the condensate stream, (b) allow for heat exchange contact of the second portion of the condensate stream with the reboiler condensate to heat the second portion of the condensate stream to produce the steam received in the stripper, and (c) produce a sub-cooled condensate stream due to heat transfer from the reboiler condensate to the second portion of the condensate stream; wherein the stripper is fluidly coupled to the reboiler; wherein the low pressure steam is collected from the exhaust of a low pressure turbine from a series of high, mid and low pressure turbines utilized for power generation, or a turbine to power a compressor.