1. Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies
CCS from the perspective of an early career researcher
Alasdair Bruce
Ph.D. Student, Institute for Energy Systems
School of Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage Edinburgh
Engineering, University of
alasdair.bruce@ed.ac.uk
www.sccs.org.uk
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/carboncapture/
UKCCSC Winter School, Cambridge, Jan 2012

2. Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies
Effects of Utilisation in Real-time on Electricity
Capacity Assessments (EURECA)
My research project will aim to investigate the operating
patterns of future electricity system infrastructure and, in
Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage
particular, the impact on the operation and dispatch
characteristics of future CCS plants.

3. Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies
Introduction and Background
There is a substantial need for flexible thermal generation
equipped with CCS to decarbonise the electricity sector,
manage wind output variability and provide real-time
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demand and supply balancing.

4. Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies
Objectives
To analyse historical and future wind patterns at all the
locations where wind sites are likely to be situated in the
UK to study the impacts wind variability will have on CCS
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plants and the remaining electricity infrastructure.
Shows the location and size of existing and likely
wind sites considered in model.

5. Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies
Objectives
To develop consistent, realistic scenarios for Scottish and
UK electricity generation mix and to explore the variations
in CCS thermal plant capacity installation and utilisation.
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To provide insights for policy makers and other key
stakeholders assessing market arrangements and how
they might impact the electricity system under various
simulated operating conditions.

6. Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage
Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies
Acknowledgments
This research project is funded by the Energy and
Technology Partnership (ETP) in Scotland and SSE plc.
The project will work in collaboration with SSE and James
Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage
Cruise from Heriot-Watt University who will provide
academic co-supervision. Both providers of finance take no
responsibility for the technical content in this research
project.
alasdair.bruce@ed.ac.uk