On 16 May 2013, the Global CCS Institute hosted its seventh study meeting in Tokyo. This presentation is by Holger Bietz, the Institute's General Manager, Projects, Financial and Commercial.
CO₂ Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery in the North Sea: Securing a Low-Carbon Future for the UK, Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh - UKCCSRC Strathclyde Biannual 8-9 September 2015
The Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage Project - plenary presentation given by Owain Tucker at the UKCCSRC Cardiff Biannual Meeting, 10-11 September 2014
The liquefied natural gas sector has experienced large growth in the last decade and is expected to grow more in the decades to come.
WorleyParsons recently completed a study for the Global CCS Institute to identify the trends in the LNG sector and to make a range of assessments on how these trends may impact on the CCS industry.
At this webinar, Graeme Cox, Principal Consultant from WorleyParsons focused on looking at industry wide and project specific aspects of LNG and relate these to industry wide and project specific aspects of CCS. The cost escalation of LNG projects was explained as well as the impact this may have on the deployment of CCS.
Graeme concluded by identifying opportunities whereby LNG and CCS can be integrated.
Update on CCS Activities in Canada and Possible Topics for European Collaboration, Kathryn Gagnon (Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada) UK/Norway/Canada Meeting 18/19 March 2015
Webinar Series: Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Part 1. CCUS in the Uni...Global CCS Institute
The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) is a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative that is focused on the development of improved cost-effective technologies for carbon capture and storage (CCS). As part of our commitment to raising awareness of CCS policies and technology, CSLF, with support from the Global CCS Institute, is running a series of webinars showcasing academics and researchers that are working on some of the most interesting CCS projects and developments from around the globe.
This first webinar comes to you from Abu Dhabi – the site of the Mid-Year CSLF Meeting and home of the Al Reyadah Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) Project. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the world’s major oil exporters, with some of the highest levels of CO2 emissions per capita. These factors alone make this a very interesting region for the deployment of CCUS both as an option for reducing CO2 emissions, but also linking these operations for the purposes of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.
In the UAE, CCUS has attracted leading academic institutes and technology developers to work on developing advanced technologies for reducing CO2 emissions. On Wednesday, 26th April, we had the opportunity to join the Masdar Institute’s Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Mohammad Abu Zahra to learn about the current status and potential for CCUS in the UAE.
Mohammad presented an overview of the current large scale CCUS demonstration project in the UAE, followed by a presentation and discussion of the ongoing research and development activities at the Masdar Institute.
This webinar offered a rare opportunity to put your questions directly to this experienced researcher and learn more about the fascinating advances being made at the Masdar Institute.
CO₂ Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery in the North Sea: Securing a Low-Carbon Future for the UK, Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh - UKCCSRC Strathclyde Biannual 8-9 September 2015
The Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage Project - plenary presentation given by Owain Tucker at the UKCCSRC Cardiff Biannual Meeting, 10-11 September 2014
The liquefied natural gas sector has experienced large growth in the last decade and is expected to grow more in the decades to come.
WorleyParsons recently completed a study for the Global CCS Institute to identify the trends in the LNG sector and to make a range of assessments on how these trends may impact on the CCS industry.
At this webinar, Graeme Cox, Principal Consultant from WorleyParsons focused on looking at industry wide and project specific aspects of LNG and relate these to industry wide and project specific aspects of CCS. The cost escalation of LNG projects was explained as well as the impact this may have on the deployment of CCS.
Graeme concluded by identifying opportunities whereby LNG and CCS can be integrated.
Update on CCS Activities in Canada and Possible Topics for European Collaboration, Kathryn Gagnon (Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada) UK/Norway/Canada Meeting 18/19 March 2015
Webinar Series: Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Part 1. CCUS in the Uni...Global CCS Institute
The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) is a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative that is focused on the development of improved cost-effective technologies for carbon capture and storage (CCS). As part of our commitment to raising awareness of CCS policies and technology, CSLF, with support from the Global CCS Institute, is running a series of webinars showcasing academics and researchers that are working on some of the most interesting CCS projects and developments from around the globe.
This first webinar comes to you from Abu Dhabi – the site of the Mid-Year CSLF Meeting and home of the Al Reyadah Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) Project. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the world’s major oil exporters, with some of the highest levels of CO2 emissions per capita. These factors alone make this a very interesting region for the deployment of CCUS both as an option for reducing CO2 emissions, but also linking these operations for the purposes of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.
In the UAE, CCUS has attracted leading academic institutes and technology developers to work on developing advanced technologies for reducing CO2 emissions. On Wednesday, 26th April, we had the opportunity to join the Masdar Institute’s Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Mohammad Abu Zahra to learn about the current status and potential for CCUS in the UAE.
Mohammad presented an overview of the current large scale CCUS demonstration project in the UAE, followed by a presentation and discussion of the ongoing research and development activities at the Masdar Institute.
This webinar offered a rare opportunity to put your questions directly to this experienced researcher and learn more about the fascinating advances being made at the Masdar Institute.
On 28 October UKCCSRC Director Jon Gibbins and ECR member Rudra Kapila spoke at a meeting with the University of Edinburgh 'Engineers Without Borders' group. This focused on CCS applications in developing countries, where Rudra's practical experience of CCS engagement in India and wider climate negotiations was particularly relevant. While CCS was a somewhat unusual topic for EWB the shared concerns about dangerous climate change made for a very interesting discussion.
Institute’s Americas office launches The Global Status of CCS: 2016 at the Cl...Global CCS Institute
On 15 November 2016, the Global CCS Institute’s Americas office held the Clean energy solutions symposium: What is the Future of Carbon Capture? at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.
The Institute’s General Manager for the Americas, Jeff Erikson, launched The Global Status of CCS: 2016 report by presenting to the audience the highlights from the report and discussing the significant milestones achieved in the past year in the world of CCS. Erikson’s presentation was followed by an expert panel discussion on the future of clean energy, with focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
12 months, 5 sites, 1 billion tonnes of co2 storage by 2030. the eti introduc...Global CCS Institute
Last week, the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) published the results of its 12-month, £2.5million CO2 Storage Appraisal Project, Progressing development of the UK’s Strategic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resource.
The Project, funded by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and carried out by Pale Blue Dot Energy, Axis Well Technology and Costain, confirmed that there are no technical hurdles to permanently storing large volumes of CO2 in offshore geological storage off the coast of the UK, including sites large enough to comfortably service CO2 supplies from mainland Europe.
Over the course of 12 months this ambitious Project identified 20 specific CO2 storage sites (from a potential 579 sites) which together represent the tip of a very large strategic national CO2 storage resource potential, estimated to be around 78GT (78,000 million tonnes).
Five of these sites were then selected for further detailed analysis given their potential contribution to mobilise commercial-scale CCS projects for power and industrial use in the UK.
This Webinar provided an opportunity to dig deeper into the wealth of comprehensive data and modelling that has been made publically available through the publishing of this report, and to consider its significance for helping to de-risk future CCS investment decisions.
To expertly guide us through this process, the Global CCS Institute was delighted to welcome Andrew Green, Programme Manager - Carbon Capture & Storage at the ETI, and Alan James, Managing Director at Pale Blue Dot Energy (the Consortium Lead for this project) to join us for the webinar.
After an overview of the Project and a more detailed look at the final outcomes, Andrew and Alan were joined by subject matter specialists: Steve Murphy – Pale Blue Dot Energy, Angus Reid – Costain, and Sharon McCollough – Axis Well Technologies, for a live Q&A session for the second half of the webinar.
David Freed (8 Rivers Capital), ELEEP Virtual Discussion on NET PowerELEEP Network
This presentation was given during an ELEEP Virtual Discussion with David Freed on NET Power on July 12, 2016. A video recording of the event is available on the ELEEP Network YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl1AoXwEgM8
Alkane Resource's corporate presentation at the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) Convention in June 2017. More info at alkane.com.au.
CarbonNet storage site characterisation and selection processGlobal CCS Institute
The CarbonNet Project has undertaken an extensive geoscience evaluation programme to identify, characterise and select prospective offshore storage sites in the nearshore Gippsland Basin, in south eastern Australia.
The process builds upon basin and regional assessments undertaken at the national level, and focuses upon leads and play fairs assessed using a vast amount of geological data available from 50 years of petroleum exploration and developments in the basin.
CarbonNet geoscience work has been subject to independent scientific peer reviews, and external assurance certification by Det Norske Veritas against the recommended practise for geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) J203.
CarbonNet now holds five greenhouse gas assessments permits providing exclusive rights to explore, appraisal and develop a portfolio of CO2 storage sites.
The project has identified a prioritised storage site capable of storing in excess of 125 Mt of CO2 for which a 'Declaration of Storage' has been prepared which demonstrates the 'fundamental determinants' and probability assessment of potential CO2 plume paths as required under Australian CCS legislation'.
This webinar will be presented by Dr Nick Hoffman, CarbonNet Geosequestration Advisor, and will provide an overview of CarbonNet geoscience evaluation programme, referencing the relevant knowledge share products available on the Global CCS Institute website.
Webinar: The Global Status of CCS: 2014 - Overcoming challenges in EuropeGlobal CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute was pleased to announce the release of our annual Global Status of CCS: 2014 report, and invite you to join the Institute’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Team for a webinar summarising the main themes of the report.
The Institute’s General Manager for the region, Andrew Purvis, presented a summary of the report, and was then joined by a number of our subject matter experts to discuss issues raised during the presentation by our global and regional audience.
Chairman: John Scowcroft, Executive Adviser/ UNFCCC Specialist
Presentation: Andrew Purvis, General Manager
Expert Panel:
Kirsty Anderson: Public Engagement
Silvia Vaghi: Policy and Regulation
Guido Magneschi: Capture
Chris Consoli: Storage
The report provides a detailed overview of the current status of CCS projects worldwide and provides a comprehensive overview of global and regional developments in CCS technologies and the policies, laws and regulations that must drive the demonstration and deployment of technologies to support global climate mitigation efforts.
Providing a number of key recommendations for decision makers, The Global Status of CCS: 2014 report is an important reference guide for industry, government, research bodies and the broader community.
On 28 October UKCCSRC Director Jon Gibbins and ECR member Rudra Kapila spoke at a meeting with the University of Edinburgh 'Engineers Without Borders' group. This focused on CCS applications in developing countries, where Rudra's practical experience of CCS engagement in India and wider climate negotiations was particularly relevant. While CCS was a somewhat unusual topic for EWB the shared concerns about dangerous climate change made for a very interesting discussion.
Institute’s Americas office launches The Global Status of CCS: 2016 at the Cl...Global CCS Institute
On 15 November 2016, the Global CCS Institute’s Americas office held the Clean energy solutions symposium: What is the Future of Carbon Capture? at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.
The Institute’s General Manager for the Americas, Jeff Erikson, launched The Global Status of CCS: 2016 report by presenting to the audience the highlights from the report and discussing the significant milestones achieved in the past year in the world of CCS. Erikson’s presentation was followed by an expert panel discussion on the future of clean energy, with focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
12 months, 5 sites, 1 billion tonnes of co2 storage by 2030. the eti introduc...Global CCS Institute
Last week, the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) published the results of its 12-month, £2.5million CO2 Storage Appraisal Project, Progressing development of the UK’s Strategic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resource.
The Project, funded by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and carried out by Pale Blue Dot Energy, Axis Well Technology and Costain, confirmed that there are no technical hurdles to permanently storing large volumes of CO2 in offshore geological storage off the coast of the UK, including sites large enough to comfortably service CO2 supplies from mainland Europe.
Over the course of 12 months this ambitious Project identified 20 specific CO2 storage sites (from a potential 579 sites) which together represent the tip of a very large strategic national CO2 storage resource potential, estimated to be around 78GT (78,000 million tonnes).
Five of these sites were then selected for further detailed analysis given their potential contribution to mobilise commercial-scale CCS projects for power and industrial use in the UK.
This Webinar provided an opportunity to dig deeper into the wealth of comprehensive data and modelling that has been made publically available through the publishing of this report, and to consider its significance for helping to de-risk future CCS investment decisions.
To expertly guide us through this process, the Global CCS Institute was delighted to welcome Andrew Green, Programme Manager - Carbon Capture & Storage at the ETI, and Alan James, Managing Director at Pale Blue Dot Energy (the Consortium Lead for this project) to join us for the webinar.
After an overview of the Project and a more detailed look at the final outcomes, Andrew and Alan were joined by subject matter specialists: Steve Murphy – Pale Blue Dot Energy, Angus Reid – Costain, and Sharon McCollough – Axis Well Technologies, for a live Q&A session for the second half of the webinar.
David Freed (8 Rivers Capital), ELEEP Virtual Discussion on NET PowerELEEP Network
This presentation was given during an ELEEP Virtual Discussion with David Freed on NET Power on July 12, 2016. A video recording of the event is available on the ELEEP Network YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl1AoXwEgM8
Alkane Resource's corporate presentation at the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) Convention in June 2017. More info at alkane.com.au.
CarbonNet storage site characterisation and selection processGlobal CCS Institute
The CarbonNet Project has undertaken an extensive geoscience evaluation programme to identify, characterise and select prospective offshore storage sites in the nearshore Gippsland Basin, in south eastern Australia.
The process builds upon basin and regional assessments undertaken at the national level, and focuses upon leads and play fairs assessed using a vast amount of geological data available from 50 years of petroleum exploration and developments in the basin.
CarbonNet geoscience work has been subject to independent scientific peer reviews, and external assurance certification by Det Norske Veritas against the recommended practise for geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) J203.
CarbonNet now holds five greenhouse gas assessments permits providing exclusive rights to explore, appraisal and develop a portfolio of CO2 storage sites.
The project has identified a prioritised storage site capable of storing in excess of 125 Mt of CO2 for which a 'Declaration of Storage' has been prepared which demonstrates the 'fundamental determinants' and probability assessment of potential CO2 plume paths as required under Australian CCS legislation'.
This webinar will be presented by Dr Nick Hoffman, CarbonNet Geosequestration Advisor, and will provide an overview of CarbonNet geoscience evaluation programme, referencing the relevant knowledge share products available on the Global CCS Institute website.
Webinar: The Global Status of CCS: 2014 - Overcoming challenges in EuropeGlobal CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute was pleased to announce the release of our annual Global Status of CCS: 2014 report, and invite you to join the Institute’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Team for a webinar summarising the main themes of the report.
The Institute’s General Manager for the region, Andrew Purvis, presented a summary of the report, and was then joined by a number of our subject matter experts to discuss issues raised during the presentation by our global and regional audience.
Chairman: John Scowcroft, Executive Adviser/ UNFCCC Specialist
Presentation: Andrew Purvis, General Manager
Expert Panel:
Kirsty Anderson: Public Engagement
Silvia Vaghi: Policy and Regulation
Guido Magneschi: Capture
Chris Consoli: Storage
The report provides a detailed overview of the current status of CCS projects worldwide and provides a comprehensive overview of global and regional developments in CCS technologies and the policies, laws and regulations that must drive the demonstration and deployment of technologies to support global climate mitigation efforts.
Providing a number of key recommendations for decision makers, The Global Status of CCS: 2014 report is an important reference guide for industry, government, research bodies and the broader community.
Callide Oxyfuel Project - Jim Craigen - - Global CCS Institute – Nov 2011 Reg...Global CCS Institute
As a part of the Institute's strategic focus on assisting CCS projects through knowledge sharing, three North American roadshow events will help the industry share project experiences and knowledge about CCS. Taking place in the US and Canada, the three events include:
• Austin, Texas on November 8, 2011;
• Calgary, Canada on 10 November, 2011; and
• Washington, D.C. on 19 January, 2012.
The first roadshow focused on sharing project experiences and knowledge from the projects in North America but also brought in projects from Europe (Don valley) and Australia (Callide) so that regionally diverse experiences could be shared amongst a global audience.
Attendance at the event was around 30 to 35 which allowed open and frank discussions around technical, management, and regulatory issues and how these challenges can impact on a project’s advancement and decision making processes.
Northern Lights: A European CO2 transport and storage project Global CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute hosted the final webinar of its "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story" series which presented Northern Lights. This project is part of the Norwegian full-scale CCS project which will include the capture of CO2 at two industrial facilities (cement and waste-to-energy plants), transport and permanent storage of CO2 in a geological reservoir on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Northern Lights aims to establish an open access CO2 transport and storage service for Europe. It is the first integrated commercial project of its kind able to receive CO2 from a variety of industrial sources. The project is led by Equinor with two partners Shell and Total. Northern Lights aims to drive the development of CCS in Europe and globally.
Norway – a leading role in CCS developmentGassnova SF
GASSNOVA HAS A MAJOR AND
VERY DEMANDING MANDATE,
given to us by the nation of Norway: We are to help provide solutions
for CO2 capture and storage (CCS), so that humanity does not make
this world uninhabitable for coming generations.
H2Hub Wallonia : From innovation to market - 03 juin 2021Cluster TWEED
Webinaire organisé par le cluster TWEED dans le cadre du H2Hub Wallonia, et dédié à l'innovation & l'Hydrogène, ou comment booster la recherche en Wallonie. Un état des lieux fut présenté sur les prochaines initiatives européennes, en présence du Directeur du FCHJU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking), et de InnoEnergy, à la base de la création du nouveau EU Green H2 Accelerator. Un Zoom sur certains projets H2 wallons fut également abordé au cours de cette séance via une présentation de Cenaero.
Webinar: CCS major project development lessons from the ZeroGen experienceGlobal CCS Institute
The ZeroGen Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) with CCS project, was a first-of-a-kind, commercial-scale CCS project proposal in Australia. Lessons learnt from this project include real-life project management experience integrating the key elements of a large-scale CCS project, from the technical to the commercial to stakeholder management.
This webinar was presented by Professor Andrew Garnett, Director, Centre for Coal Seam Gas, The University of Queensland. The Q&A session also included Martin Oettinger, Deputy Director, Low Emissions Technology for ACALET. Martin's career includes 6 years in a senior technical leadership role with ZeroGen.
Webinar: Global Status of CCS: 2014 - Driving development in the Asia Pacific Global CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute launched The Global Status of CCS: 2014 report on 5 November 2014.
2014 has been a pivotal year for CCS as it is now a reality in the power industry. The Global Status of CCS: 2014 report provides a comprehensive overview of global and regional developments in CCS technologies and the policies, laws and regulations that must drive the demonstration and deployment of technologies to support global climate mitigation efforts.
Clare Penrose, the Institute's General Manager - Asia Pacific presented a summary of the report and discuss the key recommendations, an important reference for decision makers for the year ahead.
Ms Penrose was joined by the Institute’s subject matter experts who were available to answer questions:
Chris Consoli: CO2 Storage
Ian Havercroft: CCS Laws and Regulations
Lawrence Irlam: CCS Policy and Economics
Jessica Morton: CCS Public Engagement
Tony Zhang: CO2 Capture
Webinar: Policy priorities to incentivise large scale deployment of CCSGlobal CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute released a new report highlighting strategic policy priorities for the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Institute’s report also reviews the progress achieved until now with existing policies and the reasons behind positive investment decisions for the current 23 large-scale CCS projects in operation and construction globally.
Telling the Norwegian CCS Story | PART II: CCS: the path to a sustainable and...Global CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute in collaboration with Gassnova hosted the second webinar of its "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story" series.
The second webinar presented Norcem's CCS project at their cement production facility in Brevik, in the South-Eastern part of Norway.
Telling the Norwegian CCS Story | PART I: CCS: the path to sustainable and em...Global CCS Institute
In 2018, the Norwegian government announced its decision to continue the planning of a demonstration project for CO2 capture, transport and storage. This webinar focuses on the Fortum Oslo Varme CCS project. This is one of the two industrial CO2 sources in the Norwegian full-scale project.
At their waste-to-energy plant at Klemetsrud in Oslo, Fortum Oslo Varme produces electricity and district heating for the Oslo region by incinerating waste. Its waste-to-energy plant is one of the largest land-based sources of CO2 emissions in Norway, counting for about 20 % of the city of Oslo’s total emissions. The CCS project in Oslo is an important step towards a sustainable waste system and the creation of a circular economy. It will be the first energy recovery installation for waste disposal treatment with full-scale CCS.
Fortum Oslo Varme has understood the enormous potential for the development of a CCS industry in the waste-to-energy industry. The company is working to capture 90 % of its CO2 emissions, the equivalent of 400 000 tons of CO2 per year. This project will open new opportunities to reduce emissions from the waste sector in Norway and globally. Carbon capture from waste incineration can remove over 90 million tons of CO2 per year from existing plants in Europe. There is high global transfer value and high interest in the industry for the project in Oslo.
The waste treated consists of almost 60 % biological carbon. Carbon capture at waste-to-energy plants will therefore be so-called BIO-CCS (i.e. CCS from the incineration of organic waste, thereby removing the CO2 from the natural cycle).
Find out more about the project by listening to our webinar.
Decarbonizing Industry Using Carbon Capture: Norway Full Chain CCSGlobal CCS Institute
Industrial sectors such as steel, cement, iron, and chemicals production are responsible for over 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To be on track to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets established as part of the Paris Climate Accord, all sectors must find solutions to rapidly decarbonize, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is the only path for energy-intensive industries.
This webinar will explore how one country, Norway, is working to realize a large-scale Full Chain CCS project, where it is planning to apply carbon capture technology to several industrial facilities. This unique project explores capturing CO2 from three different industrial facilities - an ammonia production plant, a waste-to-energy plant, and a cement production facility. Captured CO2 will be then transported by ship to a permanent off-shore storage site operated as part of a collaboration between Statoil, Total, and Shell. When operational, Norway Full Chain CCS will capture and permanently store up to 1.5 million tons of CO2 per year.
During this webinar, Michael Carpenter, Senior Adviser at Gassnova, will provide an overview of the Norway Full Chain CCS, and discuss the value that Norway aims to derive from it. The key stakeholders working on this exciting project, and how they cooperate, will be also discussed. Gassnova is a Norwegian state enterprise focusing on CCS technology, which manages the Norway Full Chain CCS project.
Cutting Cost of CO2 Capture in Process Industry (CO2stCap) Project overview &...Global CCS Institute
The CO2StCap project is a four year initiative carried out by industry and academic partners with the aim of reducing capture costs from CO2 intensive industries (more info here). The project, led by Tel-Tek, is based on the idea that cost reduction is possible by capturing only a share of the CO2emissions from a given facility, instead of striving for maximized capture rates. This can be done in multiple ways, for instance by capturing only from the largest CO2 sources at individual multi-stack sites utilising cheap waste heat or adapting the capture volumes to seasonal changes in operations.
The main focus of this research is to perform techno-economic analyses for multiple partial CO2 capture concepts in order to identify economic optimums between cost and volumes captured. In total for four different case studies are developed for cement, iron & steel, pulp & paper and ferroalloys industries.
The first part of the webinar gave an overview of the project with insights into the cost estimation method used. The second part presented the iron & steel industry case study based on the Lulea site in Sweden, for which waste-heat mapping methodology has been used to assess the potential for partial capture via MEA-absorption. Capture costs for different CO2 sources were compared and discussed, demonstrating the viability of partial capture in an integrated steelworks.
Webinar presenters included Ragnhild Skagestad, senior researcher at Tel-Tek; Maximilian Biermann, PhD student at Division of Energy Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Maria Sundqvist, research engineer at the department of process integration at Swerea MEFOS.
The Global CCS Institute and USEA co-hosted a briefing on the importance of R&D in advancing energy technologies on June 29 2017. This is the presentation given by Ron Munson, Global Lead-Capture at the Global CCS Institute.
The Global CCS Institute and USEA co-hosted a briefing on the importance of R&D in advancing energy technologies on June 29 2017. This is the presentation given by Alfred “Buz” Brown, Founder, CEO and Chairman of ION Engineering.
The Global CCS Institute and USEA co-hosted a briefing on the importance of R&D in advancing energy technologies on June 29 2017. This is the presentation given by Tim Merkel, Director, Research and Development Group at Membrane Technology & Research (MTR)
Mission Innovation aims to reinvigorate and accelerate global clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean energy widely affordable. Through a series of Innovation Challenges, member countries have pledged to support actions aimed at accelerating research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) in technology areas where MI members believe increased international attention would make a significant impact in our shared fight against climate change. The Innovation Challenges cover the entire spectrum of RD&D; from early stage research needs assessments to technology demonstration projects.
The Carbon Capture Innovation challenge aims to explore early stage research opportunities in the areas of Carbon Capture, Carbon Utilization, and Carbon Storage. The goal of the Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge is twofold: first, to identify and prioritize breakthrough technologies; and second, to recommend research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) pathways and collaboration mechanisms.
During the webinar, Dr Tidjani Niass, Saudi Aramco, and Jordan Kislear, US Department of Energy, provided an overview of progress to date. They also highlighted detail opportunities for business and investor engagement, and discuss future plans for the Innovation Challenge.
Karl Hausker, PhD, Senior Fellow, Climate Program, World Resources Institute, is the leader of the analytic and writing team for the latest study by the Risky Business Project: From Risk to Return: Investing in a Clean Energy Economy. Co-Chairs Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, Jr, and Thomas Steyer tasked the World Resources Institute with this independent assessment of technically and economically feasible pathways that the US could follow to achieve an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050. These pathways involve mixtures of: energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, increased carbon sequestration in US lands, and reductions in non-CO2 emissions. These pathways rely on commercial or near-commercial technologies that American companies are adopting and developing.
Dr Hausker presented the results of the study and draw some comparisons to the US Mid Century Strategy report submitted to the UNFCCC. He has worked for 30 years in the fields of climate change, energy, and environment in a career that has spanned legislative and executive branches, research institutions, NGOs, and consulting.
This webinar offered a unique opportunity to learn more about various decarbonization scenarios and to address your questions directly to Dr Hausker.
Energy Security and Prosperity in Australia: A roadmap for carbon capture and...Global CCS Institute
On 15 February, a Roadmap titled for Energy Security and Prosperity in Australia: A roadmap for carbon capture and storage was released. The ACCS Roadmap contains analysis and recommendations for policy makers and industry on much needed efforts to ensure CCS deployment in Australia.
This presentation focused on the critical role CCS can play in Australia’s economic prosperity and energy security. To remain within its carbon budget, Australia must accelerate the deployment of CCS. Couple with this, only CCS can ensure energy security for the power sector and high-emissions industries whilst maintain the the vital role the energy sector plays in the Australian economy.
The webinar also detailed what is required to get Australia ready for widespread commercial deployment of CCS through specific set of phases, known as horizons in strategic areas including storage characterisation, legal and regulatory frameworks and public engagement and awareness.
The Roadmap serves as an important focal point for stakeholders advocating for CCS in Australia, and will provide a platform for further work feeding into the Australian Government’s review of climate policy in 2017 and beyond.
It is authored by the University of Queensland and Gamma Energy Technology, and was overseen by a steering committee comprising the Commonwealth Government, NSW Government, CSIRO, CO2CRC Limited, ACALET - COAL21 Fund and ANLEC R&D.
This webinar was presented by Professor Chris Greig, from The University of Queensland.
Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 5: So...Global CCS Institute
The fifth webinar in the public engagement, education and outreach for CCS Series will explore the critically important subject of social site characterisation with the very researchers who named the process.
We were delighted to be able to reunite CCS engagement experts Sarah Wade and Sallie Greenberg, Ph.D. to revisit their 2011 research and guidance: ‘Social Site Characterisation: From Concept to Application’. When published, this research and toolkit helped early CCS projects worldwide to raise the bar on their existing engagement practices. For this webinar, we tasked these early thought leaders with reminding us of the importance of this research and considering the past recommendations in today’s context. Sarah and Sallie tackled the following commonly asked questions:
What exactly is meant by social site characterisation?
Why it is important?
What would they consider best practice for getting to understand the social intricacies and impacts of a CCS project site?
This entire Webinar Series has been designed to share leading research and best practice and consider these learnings as applied to real project examples. So for this fifth Webinar, we were really pleased to be joined by Ruth Klinkhammer, Senior Manager, Communications and Engagement at CMC Research Institutes. Ruth agreed to share some of her experiences and challenges of putting social site characterisation into practice onsite at some of CMC’s larger research projects.
This Webinar combined elements of public engagement research with real world application and discussion, explore important learnings and conclude with links to further resources for those wishing to learn more. This a must for anyone working in or studying carbon capture and storage or other CO2 abatement technologies. If you have ever nodded along at a conference where the importance of understanding stakeholders is acknowledged, but then stopped to wonder – what might that look like in practice? This Webinar is for you.
Managing carbon geological storage and natural resources in sedimentary basinsGlobal CCS Institute
To highlight the research and achievements of Australian researchers, the Global CCS Institute, together with Australian National Low Emissions Coal Research and Development (ANLEC R&D), will hold a series of webinars throughout 2017. Each webinar will highlight a specific ANLEC R&D research project and the relevant report found on the Institute’s website.
This is the eighth webinar of the series and will present on basin resource management and carbon storage. With the ongoing deployment of CCS facilities globally, the pore space - the voids in the rock deep in sedimentary basins – are now a commercial resource. This is a relatively new concept with only a few industries utilising that pore space to date.
This webinar presented a framework for the management of basin resources including carbon storage. Prospective sites for geological storage of carbon dioxide target largely sedimentary basins since these provide the most suitable geological settings for safe, long-term storage of greenhouse gases. Sedimentary basins can host different natural resources that may occur in isolated pockets, across widely dispersed regions, in multiple locations, within a single layer of strata or at various depths.
In Australia, the primary basin resources are groundwater, oil and gas, unconventional gas, coal and geothermal energy. Understanding the nature of how these resources are distributed in the subsurface is fundamental to managing basin resource development and carbon dioxide storage. Natural resources can overlap laterally or with depth and have been developed successfully for decades. Geological storage of carbon dioxide is another basin resource that must be considered in developing a basin-scale resource management system to ensure that multiple uses of the subsurface can sustainably and pragmatically co-exist.
This webinar was presented by Karsten Michael, Research Team Leader, CSIRO Energy.
Mercury and other trace metals in the gas from an oxy-combustion demonstratio...Global CCS Institute
To highlight the research and achievements of Australian researchers, the Global CCS Institute together with ANLEC R&D will hold a series of webinars throughout 2017. Each webinar will highlight a specific ANLEC R&D research project and the relevant report found on the Institute’s website. This is the seventh webinar of the series and presented the results of a test program on the retrofitted Callide A power plant in Central Queensland.
The behaviour of trace metals and the related characteristics of the formation of fine particles may have important implications for process options, gas cleaning, environmental risk and resultant cost in oxy-fuel combustion. Environmental and operational risk will be determined by a range of inter-related factors including:
The concentrations of trace metals in the gas produced from the overall process;
Capture efficiencies of the trace species in the various air pollution control devices used in the process; including gas and particulate control devices, and specialised systems for the removal of specific species such as mercury;
Gas quality required to avoid operational issues such as corrosion, and to enable sequestration in a variety of storage media without creating unacceptable environmental risks; the required quality for CO2 transport will be defined by (future and awaited) regulation but may be at the standards currently required of food or beverage grade CO2; and
Speciation of some trace elements
Macquarie University was engaged by the Australian National Low Emissions Coal Research and Development Ltd (ANLEC R&D) to investigate the behaviour of trace elements during oxy-firing and CO2 capture and processing in a test program on the retrofitted Callide A power plant, with capability for both oxy and air-firing. Gaseous and particulate sampling was undertaken in the process exhaust gas stream after fabric filtration at the stack and at various stages of the CO2 compression and purification process. These measurements have provided detailed information on trace components of oxy-fired combustion gases and comparative measurements under air fired conditions. The field trials were supported by laboratory work where combustion took place in a drop tube furnace and modelling of mercury partitioning using the iPOG model.
The results obtained suggest that oxy-firing does not pose significantly higher environmental or operational risks than conventional air-firing. The levels of trace metals in the “purified” CO2 gas stream should not pose operational issues within the CO2 Processing Unit (CPU).
This webinar was presented by Peter Nelson, Professor of Environmental Studies, and Anthony Morrison, Senior Research Fellow, from the Department of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University.
Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 4: Is...Global CCS Institute
Teesside Collective has been developing a financial support mechanism to kickstart an Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) network in the UK. This project would transform the Teesside economy, which could act as a pilot area in the UK as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
The final report– produced by Pöyry Management Consulting in partnership with Teesside Collective – outlines how near-term investment in CCS can be a cost-effective, attractive proposition for both Government and energy-intensive industry.
The report was published on Teesside Collective’s website on 7 February. You will be able to view copies of the report in advance of the webinar.
We were delighted to welcome Sarah Tennison from Tees Valley Combined Authority back onto the webinar programme. Sarah was joined by Phil Hare and Stuart Murray from Pöyry Management Consulting, to take us through the detail of the model and business case for Industrial CCS.
This webinar offered a rare opportunity to speak directly with these project developers and understand more about their proposed financial support mechanism.
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To highlight the research and achievements of Australian researchers, the Global CCS Institute together with ANLEC R&D will hold a series of webinars throughout 2016 and 2017. Each webinar will highlight a specific ANLEC R&D research project and the relevant report found on the Institute’s website. This is the sixth webinar of the series and presented the results of chemical and mechanical changes that carbon dioxide (CO2) may have at a prospective storage complex in the Surat Basin, Queensland, Australia.
Earth Sciences and Chemical Engineering researchers at the University of Queensland have been investigating the effects of supercritical CO2 injection on reservoir properties in the near wellbore region as a result of geochemical reactions since 2011. The near wellbore area is critical for CO2 injection into deep geological formations as most of the resistance to flow occurs in this region. Any changes to the permeability can have significant economic impact in terms of well utilisation efficiency and compression costs. In the far field, away from the well, the affected reservoir is much larger and changes to permeability through blocking or enhancement have relatively low impact.
This webinar was presented by Prof Sue Golding and Dr Grant Dawson and will provide an overview of the findings of the research to assist understanding of the beneficial effects and commercial consequences of near wellbore injectivity enhancement as a result of geochemical reactions.
Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 3: Ca...Global CCS Institute
The third webinar in the public engagement, education and outreach for CCS Series digged deeper, perhaps multiple kilometres deeper, to explore successful methods for engaging the public on the often misunderstood topic of carbon (CO2) storage.
Forget bad experiences of high school geology, we kick-started our 2017 webinar program with three ‘rock stars’ of CO2 storage communication – Dr Linda Stalker, Science Director of Australia’s National Geosequestration Laboratory, Lori Gauvreau, Communication and Engagement Specialist for Schlumberger Carbon Services, and Norm Sacuta, Communication Manager at the Petroleum Technology Research Centre who all joined Kirsty Anderson, the Institute’s Senior Advisor on Public Engagement, to discuss the challenges of communicating about CO2 storage. They shared tips, tools and some creative solutions for getting people engaged with this topic.
This entire Webinar Series has been designed to hear directly from the experts and project practitioners researching and delivering public engagement, education and outreach best practice for carbon capture and storage. This third webinar was less focused on research and more on the real project problems and best practice solutions. It is a must for anyone interested in science communication/education and keen to access resources and ideas to make their own communications more engaging.
Water use of thermal power plants equipped with CO2 capture systemsGlobal CCS Institute
The potential for increased water use has often been noted as a challenge to the widespread deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Early studies, that are widely referenced and cited in discussions of CCS, indicated that installation of a capture system would nearly double water consumption for thermal power generation, while more recent studies show different results. The Global CCS Institute has conducted a comprehensive review of data available in order to clarify messages around water consumption associated with installation of a capture system. Changes in water use estimates over time have been evaluated in terms of capture technology, cooling systems, and how the data are reported.
Guido Magneschi, Institute’s Senior Advisor – Carbon Capture, and co-author of the study, presented the results of the review and illustrated the main conclusions.
Global Status of CCS: 2016. Saline Aquifer Storage Performance at the Quest C...Global CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute launched The Global Status of CCS: 2016 at a dedicated event at the 22nd conference of the parties (COP 22) in Marrakech on Tuesday, 15 November.
The Global Status of CCS: 2016 report is an essential reference for industry, government, research bodies, and the broader community, providing a comprehensive overview of global and regional CCS developments.
Following the report launch, we will run a number of webinars commencing in November 2016, through to early 2017.
A Summary of the Global Status of CCS: 2016 will be accessible on our website from 15 November, and includes updates on key CCS facilities, including two major facilities now in operation:
Shell’s Quest Project in Canada
Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project in Japan
These projects are significant 2016 milestones and testament to the safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of CCS as an integral technology to meeting Paris Agreement climate change targets.
Please join us for the first of the Global Status of CCS: 2016 webinar series.
Saline Aquifer Storage Performance at the Quest CCS Project
As one of a handful of large-scale CCS projects currently injecting CO2 into a dedicated saline aquifer storage site, Shell’s Quest project offers a unique case study into the performance of dedicated storage. The Quest project injects CO2 into the Basal Cambrian Sandstone located 2 km below the surface. After the first year of operations, the Quest reservoir has exceeded internal expectations. While the original premise called for eight wells, today only two of three constructed injection wells take 100 per cent of project volumes (~140 tonnes /hr).
In this webinar, Simon O’Brien, Shell Quest Subsurface Manager, discussed storage performance at Quest after one year of operations as well as early results from the measurement, monitoring, and verification (MMV) plan.
Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 2: CC...Global CCS Institute
The second webinar in the public engagement, education and outreach for CCS Series took a more in-depth look at CCS education, specifically the creation and delivery of CCS education programs within developing countries.
Education has long been recognised as a critical component in understanding how science, society, and adaptation influence thinking about issues impacting our climate. As an emerging technology with an important role to play in shaping our low carbon energy future, CCS plays a role in our teaching around these topics in both developed and developing countries.
In this webinar, geochemist and renowned CCS education professional Sallie Greenberg, PhD, was joined by the Stakeholder Engagement Team from the South African Centre for Carbon Capture & Storage (SACCCS) to discuss the key learnings and experiences highlighted in, CCS education in developing countries a recent guidance paper for the Global CCS Institute.
Drawing on learning from existing CCS education initiatives and good practice from the wider education literature, Dr Greenberg highlighted areas of universal approach while facing particular challenges when working in the context of a developing country. Ms Polly Modiko, the Head of Stakeholder Engagement at SACCCS, then introduced the comprehensive program of education and outreach activities that the SACCCS team have been developing to support exploration of opportunities for an onshore Pilot CO2 Storage Project (PCSP) in South Africa.
This entire Webinar Series has been designed to hear directly from the experts and project practitioners researching and delivering public engagement, education and outreach best practice for CCS. This second Webinar combined elements of education research with real world application and discussion, showcasing important learnings, and concluding with links to further education resources for those wishing to learn more.
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Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
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Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
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1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
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Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
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- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
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- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
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7th study meeting Tokyo - Holger Bietz
1. THE GLOBAL STATUS OF CCS
HOLGER BIETZ – General Manager – Projects, Financial and Commercial
7th Study Meeting – Tokyo
16 May 2013
2. THE GLOBAL STATUS OF CCS: 2012
Released October 2012.
Update released January 2013.
Comprehensive coverage on the
state of CCS projects and
technologies.
Challenges and recommendations
for moving forward.
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3. KEY
MESSAGE CCS IS ALREADY CONTRIBUTING,
BUT PROGRESS MUST BE ACCELERATED
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9 operating projects:
6 natural gas processing plants
1 fertiliser plant
1 synthetic natural gas plant
1 hydrogen plant
8 projects under construction (Execute):
2 electricity generation plants
2 natural gas processing plants
1 hydrogen plants
1 fertiliser plant
1 ethanol plant
1 oil refining
4. KEY
MESSAGE
Volume of CO2 potentially stored by large-scale integrated projects
CCS IS ALREADY CONTRIBUTING,
BUT PROGRESS MUST BE ACCELERATED
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5. KEY
MESSAGE CCS IS ALREADY CONTRIBUTING,
BUT PROGRESS MUST BE ACCELERATED
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Volume of CO2 potentially stored by large-scale integrated projects
6. KEY
MESSAGE STEADY PROGRESS BUT
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Large-scale integrated projects by asset lifecycle and year
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7. KEY
MESSAGE
Volume of CO2 potentially stored by primary storage type and region
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January 2013 Update
STEADY PROGRESS BUT
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
9. KEY
MESSAGE ACCELERATION OF CCS DEPENDS ON
COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
CCS faces difficult and time-consuming
challenges.
Sharing knowledge gained is critical to
accelerating the deployment of CCS.
Collaboration and effort is required to increase
the intensity and scope of knowledge sharing
activities.
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10. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AGREEMENTS
INSTITUTE FUNDING STATUS
Active
Commencing/under discussion
Completed
2. Trailblazer
(Tenaska)
FEED studies
3. Nelson 6
(Tenaska/Entergy)
Development studies
1. RCI
(Rotterdam CCS Network)
Storage and shipping studies 6. Getica
(ISPE)
Feasibility Study
10. Callide Oxyfuel
(OTPL)
Transport and CO2 injection
studies
4. Pioneer
(TransAlta)
FEED studies
11. CarbonNet
(Victorian Government)
Commercial and Planning studies
5. Mountaineer
(American Electric Power)
FEED studies
7. ROAD
(Maasvlakte CCS)
FEED studies &
execution planning
8 Chiyoda
(Chiyoda/Tokyo University)
Shuttle shipping study
9. South West Hub
(Western Australian Government)
General reports
13. CSIRO
Amine emission
studies
14. CarbonNet MMV
(Victorian Government)
MMV scope study
15. Loy Yang
(Worley Parsons, MHI)
Process validation model
16. Yanchang CCUS
(Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum)
Capture, storage and permit reports
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11. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AGREEMENTS
Feasibility/FEED Case Studies Status
Project
Capture
Transport/
Infrastructure
Storageand
MMV
Financeand
Commercial
Policy,Legal
and
Regulation
Public
Engagement
Riskand
Environment
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Rotterdam CCS Network
Project
Complete
2 Trailblazer Energy Center Complete
3 Nelson 6 CCS Project
Complete
4 TransAlta Pioneer In progress
5 AEP Mountaineer
Complete
6 Romanian CCS Demo Plant
Complete
7 ROAD Project In progress
8 Chiyoda Project Complete
9 South West Hub Project In progress
10 Callide Oxy-fuel Project In progress
11 CarbonNet Project In progress
13 CSIRO Complete
14 CarbonNet Project - MMV Complete
15 Loy Yang Complete
16 Yanchang CCUS Project Commencing
12. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– AEP mountaineer project (1)
KEY ASPECTS OF AEP’S MOUNTAINEER PROJECT
The project aimed to design, construct, and operate Alstom’s chilled ammonia
process to capture approximately 90% of the CO2 from a 235 MWe slipstream
from the existing 1300 MWe Mountaineer power plant.
Around 1.5 million tonnes per annum of CO2 were to be treated, compressed and
injected into suitable deep saline formations for permanent storage approximately
2.5 kilometres underground.
REPORTS AND OUTCOMES
The knowledge sharing reports delivered to the Institute covered a wide range of
topics including: technical studies, business case, engineering and design
considerations, integration and storage.
In July 2011, AEP announced the project would be put on-hold beyond the front-end
engineering design (FEED) phase, due to the current uncertain status of national
climate policy and weak economy.
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13. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– AEP mountaineer project (2)
CCS Front End Engineering and Design Report
The front-end engineering and design package included:
a +/- 25% cost estimate (see table below)
all information needed Environmental Policy ACT
a construction contracting strategy
preliminary PFDs and mass and energy balances
a deep well drilling program for characterization of subsurface geology at one of
the CO2 storage sites
System (Phases I, II & III) Estimate ($ x million) USD
Capture System $665
Storage System $160
Sub-Total $825
Escalation $71
Sub-Total $896
Risk Based Contingency $103
Total Constructed $999
Phase IV Operations $66
Total Project Cost $1,065
AEP has put the project on hold as a lack of
federal climate change legislation adversely
impacting AEP’s ability to fund it’s cost share
of the commercial scale project.
14. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– ROAD project (Netherlands) (1)
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PROJECT DETAILS
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Status: Define
Proponent: Maasvlakte CCS Project C.V., a joint venture of E.ON Benelux
and Electrabel (a subsidiary of GDF Suez Group)
Technical aspects
Construction of a new E.ON Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 (MPP3), a 1070 MW (gross) coal-
and biomass-based power plant.
Retrofit of post-combustion capture is being designed on a 250 Mwe unit of the plant,
capturing approx 1.1 million tonnes of CO2 per annum.
The captured CO2 will be transported through a 26 km pipeline to the P-18-A Platform of
TAQA in the North Sea and injected into depleted gas reservoirs at a depth of 3500 metres
under the sea bed.
The project has obtained all necessary permits and concluded all its costing and technical
design work – FID is expected later this year.
15. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– ROAD project (Netherlands) (2)
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PERMITTING PROCESS REPORT
A large number of permits required for all aspects of the CCS chain
Obtaining a storage permit was most challenging issue for the project
Key issues for the storage permit relate to the:
Amount of information requested by the permitting authority
Financial Security (funds needed for post-closure activities)
Transfer of responsibility and liability
16. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– Project Pioneer (Canada) (1)
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TransAlta announced the cancellation of this project on the 26th of April 2012, on the grounds
that "the revenue from carbon sales and the price of emissions reductions [were] insufficient to
allow the project to proceed at this time".
KEY ASPECTS OF PROJECT PIONEER
The project was built as a retrofit of TransAlta and Capital Power Corporations' Keephills 3
(K3) coal-based power plant
Pioneer would have captured one million tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide (CO2)
through post-combustion technology (MHI).
The CO2 was to be transported for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in nearby oil fields as well
as for permanent storage in deep saline formations.
REPORTS AND OUTCOMES
Knowledge sharing reports cover a wide range of topics including: regulatory, project risk,
socio-economic, public opinion, construction execution, commercial structuring, CCS
integration, risk management, and MMV technology issues.
17. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– Project Pioneer (Canada) (2)
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SYSTEMS INTEGRATION WORKSHOP – SUMMARY REPORT
When integrating the capture facility into the host plant the following design features can
improve the efficiency and performance:
Integration of utilities
Integration of (environmental) monitoring and control systems
Optimization of energy/heat recovery and use
Waste minimization and use of waste products
Optimizing materials and flows/exchanges within the plant
Operating flexibility, i.e:
Maximizing operational flexibility for the industrial process generating the CO2 (e.g. power plant
24-7 load following, handling interruptions in availability of any component in the system, etc.)
Optimizing trade-off between cost and operating flexibility
Optimization of maintenance, preventative maintenance system and shutdowns
18. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– South West Hub (Australia)
PROJECT DETAILS
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Status: Evaluate
Proponent:
Department of Mines and Petroleum, but moving to an industry joint venture
Technical aspects:
CO2 captured from various industrial sources including
coal-based urea plant, alumina production and power
generation.
A 50-100km onshore pipeline network is proposed to
connect large stationary sources of CO2.
The base case project aims to store around 2.5 million
tonnes per annum of CO2 in onshore deep saline
formations.
Current focus: Negotiating land access for seismic
studies on land surrounding possible storage sites. 18
19. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
– Project Carbonnet (Australia)
PROJECT DETAILS
Location: Victoria, Australia
Status: Evaluate
Proponent: Department of Primary Industries
Technical aspects
CarbonNet is a storage led hub project
Storage opportunities exist in the offshore Gippsland basin, in depleting oil fields
The nearby Latrobe Valley is home to power stations responsible for generating more
than 90 per cent of the state’s electricity
Aiming to develop the hub concepts allowing multiple CO2 sources to connect to a
network of injection sites
The business model is unique as it is not driven by a single CO2 emitter
Knowledge sharing activities:
Commercial frameworks for hub projects (2013)
Business model for CarbonNet project (2014)
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20. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING –
our approach in China (1)
MoU with DCC-NDRC
The key areas of cooperation identified under the MOU:
the promotion international and domestic cooperation;
encouraging further research and development;
supporting demonstration projects; and
developing industrial and academic networks.
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21. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
- our approach in China (2)
MoU with Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd
The key areas of cooperation identified under the MOU:
the promotion of CCUS in China and globally, including;
increase technical and non-technical understanding of the application
of CCS in the non-power sector including capture, transport and
storage technologies, and regulations and permitting;
Increase understanding of CO2 storage and utilisation and monitoring,
measurement and verification within China’s unique geology;
Enhance public awareness and acceptance of CCS technology
development in China and globally; and
Share and dissemination disseminate key learnings in order to help
advance other projects around the world.
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22. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE SHARING
- our approach in China (3)
MoU with Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd
Work towards a Knowledge Sharing
agreement:
Key reports to be provided under the
agreement when finalised:
CO2 capture in the coal to chemical
industry;
CO2 storage and EOR in low permeability
reservoirs;
Measurements monitoring and verification
on CO2 storage in the Jingbian, Wuqi and
Dingbian oilfields; and
Regulation and permitting of CCUS
projects in China.
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23. TARGETED REPORTS - THE FIRST TRANCHE
Community communication on key risks of CCS Projects.
(Indigo Research Ltd, UK)
Relative permeability guideline.
(Benson Lab; Stanford U, California, USA)
Making the business case for CCS projects:
more insights. (2CO Energy, UK)
CO2 networks and hubs: participants, roles &
commercial structures. (National Grid, UK)
CO2 transportation – shipping.
(Chiyoda, Japan)
Mitigating unexpected CO2 migration.
(CO2GeoNet, Italy/France) - with IEAGHG
Balancing key contracts for CCS projects.
(Baker McKenzie, Australia)
CCS public funding programs – Lessons Learnt.
(Institute will create this report)
Business case for CCS projects.
(Summit Power Group, Texas Clean Energy; USA)
CO2 networks and hubs: Shared transport and
storage infrastructure. (Deltalinqs, Netherlands)
Cross-border transport of CO2.
(Maersk Olie og Gas, Denmark)
ULCOS – public engagement
(ArcelorMittal, France)
Overview of NW Sturgeon Refinery
(North West Redwater, Canada)
Baltic Sea CCS storage (Bastor) summary
reports (Elforsk AB, Sweden)
Storage Atlas -
(CCOP, Thailand)
New Targeted Report Scopes are currently being contracted
INSTITUTE FUNDING STATUS
Active
Commencing/under discussion
Completed 23
24. TARGETED REPORTS – CONTRACTED AND PLANNED
Report Description
Aquistore Project Aquistore will serve as the storage site for the world’s first commercial post-combustion CO2 capture, transportation, utilization, and storage
project from a coal-fired electric generating facility. This report will capture key lessons from the project.
Compostilla: Progressing onshore storage in
Europe
Report will cover of aspects of injection into carbonate reservoirs, the geochemical impact on a carbonate reservoir (induced changes in porosity
and permeability); and will comment on regulatory requirements and public engagement activities to highlight the European perspective
Creating core message Translating the technical results of the Weyburn Project technical research findings into public communication resources
The CSIRO Key Social Research findings This report will provide a comprehensive overview of the breadth of recent CCS-focused social research; attempting to categorize, contextualize
and synthesize the key findings, recommendations and challenges evidenced throughout this substantial body of work.
Funding CCS Demonstration Projects This report will consider structuring of a CCS project to access commercial bank, ECA, public financing institution and green bank funding and
the respective roles and requirements of bank, ECA, PFI and green bank support.
Storage Liability 1 Effects of liability for CO2 leakage in an EOR-CO2 project
Storage Liability 2 Identifying the benefits to liability regimes (or development of insurance markets) through regulatory requirements that incorporate both project-
level risk as well as system wide risks when setting payment rates for projects
Framework for geological assessment This work will develop a systematic process to more quantitatively measure and categorise the data available for assessment and maturity of the
geological assessments performed by countries in their storage capacity assessments
Indonesian Coal Gasification Project: Storage
Scoping Study
Identify if there are potential storage sites in Indonesia suitable for long term geologic storage of the intended volumes of CO2 within a
reasonable range of the coal gasification project.
Project management structures for integrated
CCS projects
Considering the different skills required across the value chain and how this changes throughout the asset lifecycle model from Identify to
Execute, Operate and Closure
What international standards on CCS might
mean for CCS projects
Momentum towards the development of international standards is growing rapidly, as the ISO Technical Committee is forming its working groups
and starting to develop their work programs. The aim of this study would be to examine the implications for standards development at this stage
of CCS demonstration.
A study considering the costs associated with
the emerging modes of regulation
To assist both project developers in developing their detailed project budgets and business cases, but also policymakers and legislators so that
they can have a more accurate view of the costs and burden they are imposing on projects.
Expansion of the current 'CDM-Ready' project The development of legal and regulatory regime ratings and an assessment model for host countries
Technology commercial pathways – learning
from the LNG sector
A study of the rapid and successful development of the LNG industry to identify learnings that can be applied to accelerate the development of
the CCS industry
Innovation in the CCS Sector While there is good analysis of the state of development of CCS technologies, there is much less readily available analysis of what existing
projects are doing to drive innovation and lower the costs of CCS.
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25. TARGETED REPORTS
– Don Valley Power Project (UK) (1)
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Project details
Location: South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Status: Define
Proponent: 2Co Energy Limited
Technical aspects
2Co Energy is proposing to build a new, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC)
power plant - 920 MW (gross) - and capturing more than 91 per cent of its CO2 emissions.
Approximately 4.9 million tonnes per annum of CO2 would be captured through pre-
combustion capture technology.
CO2 is proposed to be transported via a 90km onshore pipeline to the North Sea coast.
From there the pipeline will continue approximately 300km offshore to its final storage
destination.
Two offshore storage options are being studied: both EOR prospects ann deep saline
formations in the southern North Sea.
Front end engineering and design (FEED) studies have been completed and the project is
now looking to improve its business case.
26. TARGETED REPORTS
– Don Valley Power Project (UK) (2)
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MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR CCS REPORT
Capital expenditure of approximately £5 billion
A mix of potential funding sources required
Grants 26% (UK competition / NER300)
Equity 14% (2Co, Samsung, BOC)
Debt 60% (ECAs, MFIs and commercial banks)
Three major sources of revenue:
the UK wholesale power price;
the power price premium (CfD); and
the revenue from oil production
Key risks affecting the business case:
regulatory and permitting risk;
changes to capital costs;
delays in commissioning;
changes in oil price; and
challenges with decommissioning.
27. TARGETED REPORTS
- CCOP storage mapping program (1)
Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in
Asia and South-East Asia (CCOP)
Institute support for a CO2 storage
mapping program in the CCOP
member countries
Preparation work for a CO2
Storage Atlas that presents the
best available estimates of
potential CO2 storage capacity
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28. TARGETED REPORTS
- CCOP Storage Mapping Program (2)
CCOP Work Program
Phase 2 – April 2016 till March 2017
Application in Member Countries CCOP Storage Atlas
Phase 1 – April 2014 till March 2016
Three country case studies
(onshore and offshore)
Case Study estimations
of storage capacities
Facilitation Phase – March 2013 till March 2014
Align goals and objectives
Agree methodologies and workflow,
training courses and workshops
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29. A FINAL WORD: COMMUNICATION IS PARAMOUNT!
“ ...a fundamental conclusion is that
communication should not be seen as an add-on
to the project. Successful projects integrate
communication and outreach as a critical
component of the project from the beginning.”
International Researcher Team: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO), Australia; Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN),
Netherlands; Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois, USA; Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, operated by Battelle for the US Department of Energy, USA; and AJW
Inc., USA.
“Despite our positive stakeholder engagement,
public opposition still ranked in the top 5 of our
project risks” Longannet Project. - UK
LEFT: Opposition group
posters against the
Barendrecht Project - Holland
Linlithgow Academy Pupil’s Science Communication
Posters - reflecting community support and
understanding of CCS.
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