The document discusses the latest IPCC report which calls climate change the greatest challenge and warns that harm from climate change will continue without comprehensive action to reduce emissions globally. It then outlines recommendations for supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is seen as vital for a low-carbon energy future. The key recommendations include implementing long-term policy support for CCS, boosting support for first-of-a-kind demonstration projects, addressing regulatory uncertainties, supporting CCS in developing countries, and encouraging shared CCS infrastructure.
The Global CCS Institute’s Global Status of CCS: 2013 report was released on 10 October to an international audience. Based on the Institute's annual global survey, the report provides a comprehensive overview of CCS policy, legal and regulatory developments, technologies, large-scale demonstration projects. It also provides authoritative analysis, insights and recommendations for accelerating the technology. The report is an extensive reference guide for industry, government, research bodies and the broader community.
The Global CCS Institute webinar that was held on Thursday 31st October was delivered by Institute experts, and covered key findings and recommendations, while highlighting the need for action.
The document discusses carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. It notes that CCS has been acknowledged as essential for limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius by several international organizations. It also discusses the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum's support for accelerating CCS research, demonstration, and deployment through international collaboration. Finally, the document provides statistics on current large-scale CCS projects and assessments of the technology, policy and market, and public understanding challenges and opportunities around CCS adoption.
Carbon Capture and Storage: what is it, why is it relevant, and does it work?Leonardo ENERGY
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/carbon-capture-and-storage-what-it-why-it-relevant-and-does-it-work-0
To avoid the risk of severe climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced drastically. Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to contribute significantly to this ambition. CCS is a family of technologies and techniques that enable the capture of CO₂ from fuel combustion or industrial processes, the transport of CO₂ via ships or pipelines, and its storage underground, in depleted oil and gas fields and deep saline formations.
In this webinar an overview of CCS will be presented, including typical CCS concepts, main drivers and barriers, costs and safety, and public concerns. The webinar will also touch upon the complexity of this technology, the current state of implementation and whether CCS is progressing fast enough. This webinar is intended for persons for whom knowledge on CCS is relevant in their business and wants to acquire a broad understanding of the technology, where it stands today and its role in the abatement of greenhouse gases.
This presentation discusses sustainability and green building in the United Arab Emirates. It focuses on the drivers for sustainability in the UAE, including mechanisms that support and hinder green building efforts. Typical examples of green building and "green wash" projects in the UAE are presented, along with a conclusion that sustainability is popular but green washing and slow regulations present challenges to truly green construction in the region.
Global CCS Institute Meeting 20 June 2013. Presentation on regional status of CCS - by Barry Jones, General Manager - Asia Pacific Global CCS Institute.
The document summarizes Shell's Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Scotland. The project aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions from a gas-fired power station and store it underground in a depleted oil reservoir under the North Sea. It discusses lessons learned from stakeholder engagement activities, including building trust through consistent outreach. Key project details are provided, such as plans to capture and store 10-15 million tonnes of CO2 over 10-15 years. The engagement activities to date, including participation in local events, are noted to have fostered strong, trusting relationships in the local community.
The document discusses the latest IPCC report which calls climate change the greatest challenge and warns that harm from climate change will continue without comprehensive action to reduce emissions globally. It then outlines recommendations for supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is seen as vital for a low-carbon energy future. The key recommendations include implementing long-term policy support for CCS, boosting support for first-of-a-kind demonstration projects, addressing regulatory uncertainties, supporting CCS in developing countries, and encouraging shared CCS infrastructure.
The Global CCS Institute’s Global Status of CCS: 2013 report was released on 10 October to an international audience. Based on the Institute's annual global survey, the report provides a comprehensive overview of CCS policy, legal and regulatory developments, technologies, large-scale demonstration projects. It also provides authoritative analysis, insights and recommendations for accelerating the technology. The report is an extensive reference guide for industry, government, research bodies and the broader community.
The Global CCS Institute webinar that was held on Thursday 31st October was delivered by Institute experts, and covered key findings and recommendations, while highlighting the need for action.
The document discusses carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. It notes that CCS has been acknowledged as essential for limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius by several international organizations. It also discusses the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum's support for accelerating CCS research, demonstration, and deployment through international collaboration. Finally, the document provides statistics on current large-scale CCS projects and assessments of the technology, policy and market, and public understanding challenges and opportunities around CCS adoption.
Carbon Capture and Storage: what is it, why is it relevant, and does it work?Leonardo ENERGY
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/carbon-capture-and-storage-what-it-why-it-relevant-and-does-it-work-0
To avoid the risk of severe climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced drastically. Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to contribute significantly to this ambition. CCS is a family of technologies and techniques that enable the capture of CO₂ from fuel combustion or industrial processes, the transport of CO₂ via ships or pipelines, and its storage underground, in depleted oil and gas fields and deep saline formations.
In this webinar an overview of CCS will be presented, including typical CCS concepts, main drivers and barriers, costs and safety, and public concerns. The webinar will also touch upon the complexity of this technology, the current state of implementation and whether CCS is progressing fast enough. This webinar is intended for persons for whom knowledge on CCS is relevant in their business and wants to acquire a broad understanding of the technology, where it stands today and its role in the abatement of greenhouse gases.
This presentation discusses sustainability and green building in the United Arab Emirates. It focuses on the drivers for sustainability in the UAE, including mechanisms that support and hinder green building efforts. Typical examples of green building and "green wash" projects in the UAE are presented, along with a conclusion that sustainability is popular but green washing and slow regulations present challenges to truly green construction in the region.
Global CCS Institute Meeting 20 June 2013. Presentation on regional status of CCS - by Barry Jones, General Manager - Asia Pacific Global CCS Institute.
The document summarizes Shell's Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Scotland. The project aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions from a gas-fired power station and store it underground in a depleted oil reservoir under the North Sea. It discusses lessons learned from stakeholder engagement activities, including building trust through consistent outreach. Key project details are provided, such as plans to capture and store 10-15 million tonnes of CO2 over 10-15 years. The engagement activities to date, including participation in local events, are noted to have fostered strong, trusting relationships in the local community.
CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) has successfully increased oil production in the US but faces challenges for implementation in the UK. While CO2-EOR could produce 500 million additional barrels of oil from UK fields and provide CO2 storage, there is a disconnect between where CO2 emissions are located in the South and potential CO2-EOR fields in the North. A pipeline from Teesside in the South to the Central North Sea could help connect CO2 supply to demand and reduce risks. For CO2-EOR to succeed in the UK, policy support is needed to coordinate its development with carbon capture and storage projects, ensure sufficient and reliable CO2 supply, address high costs through the tax regime
Daniele Poponi. Energy Technology and Policy Division. International Energy Agency.
Autumn Seminar 2015. Climate change: Implications for technological developments and industrial competitiveness.
Jornada organizada por FUNSEAM y la Cátedra de Energía de Orkestra-Instituto Vasco de Competitividad con la colaboración de Fundación Repsol.
4 de Noviembre de 2015. CAMPUS REPSOL. Madrid, España
A couple of Institute staff, Chris Short (chief economist) and Andrew Roden (head of project analysis & development), recently presented the findings of the Institute's 2010 Global Status of CCS Report at a number of breakfast events throughout Australia.
The events were hosted by AECOM in Brisbane and Parsons Brinckerhoff in Sydney and Melbourne, in early and mid June.
UNFC, Sustainable Development Goals and elaboration of challenges in resource development – An Overview
Harikrishnan Tulsidas, Sustainable Energy Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva, Switzerland
This document summarizes Session 7 of Module 10, which focused on green growth and sustainable development. The session objectives were to present the concept of green growth and its potential to drive sustainable development, and to show how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are important enablers of green growth. Green growth is defined as economic growth that reduces carbon emissions, increases sustainability, and strengthens climate resilience. Countries are increasingly adopting green growth strategies to transition their economies to greener models that create new jobs and industries in clean technologies. The role of ICTs in promoting efficiency, green growth, and sustainable development was also discussed.
Team Profile:
Team E.P.A.T comprises of 4 individuals with their own distinct ideologies and creative spasms. Every
Individual here is an Undergraduate student of BSMRMU, Dhaka with one among us from a different
educational major. Each of us carry our own set of ethics and skills; but all were united in the Front to
establish this concept into the basis of a reality project. We divided our workspaces and worked in each
of our assigned tasks with personal strengths. Through dedication & research and the aggravated use of
the Internet as both source and communication, we were able to construct a project that started from
nothing to now something; the combined ideology that coincides with our personal goals
Abstract:
In order to preserve our way of life, it is high time we shifted focus towards better initiatives at
necessary costs. Harnessing our environment by enterprising nature’s fortification will provide a strong
starting platform and bring Blessings in the long term.
The diesel engine is the most efficient prime mover commonly available today. These magnificent
machines help move a large portion of the world's goods, power much of the world's equipment, and
generate electricity more economically than any other device in their size range. But even with so many
positives, its source of power (Diesel) is at the center of many of our world’s environmental problems.
Being one of the largest contributors to environmental pollution problems worldwide, it also boasts the
malefic distinguishment of being a prime cause for Human Cancer, global warming and directly involved
with spoilage of land fertility & Marine-life.
As a Counter-measure, Bio-diesel allows us to successfully minimize these negative effects and provide
sustainability. It proves to be the best replacement because of its unique properties like significant
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, non-sulphur emissions, non-particulate matter pollutants, low
toxicity and biodegradability. Cost is reduced using waste cooking oil as feedstock whose rather
detrimental effects on our environment and human bodies are reversed into proper sources of diverse
energy. If implemented properly, a Bio-diesel station could revolutionize the fuel market with the added
bonus of being opportunistic, environment- friendly and source of employment. This could be an
initiative profitable for both the environment and livelihoods.
Webinar: Meeting the decarbonisation challenge: the role of ccsGlobal CCS Institute
The presentation discussed the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting decarbonization targets according to research from the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project. CCS plays a significant role in the decarbonization pathways of many countries, especially in electricity generation and industrial processes like oil and gas production. The research finds that CCS is critical to reducing emissions from industry in Australia and could account for 20% of the country's electricity by 2050 while still allowing for strong economic growth.
ENERGY IN BUILDINGs 50 BEST PRACTICE INITIATIVESJosh Develop
Technology, economics and policy are rapidly transforming energy markets
and the broader economy. Global efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases are leading to increased focus on policies that can reduce energy use
or promote low emissions generation.
Australia’s economy-wide target under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to reduce emissions by 26-28 per cent
on 2005 levels by 2030. By the second half of the century, achieving net zero
emissions is likely to be necessary to meet international climate commitments.
The cost of producing electricity from renewable resources has declined
significantly over recent years and remains on a rapid downward trajectory.
Sustainable development through green energy strategiesShashwat Shubham
Bhutan's Prime Minister explains that while Bhutan has done little to cause climate change, it is already experiencing its consequences. As a small, poor, landlocked country, Bhutan faces challenges but remains committed to being carbon neutral. The document discusses causes of unsustainability like air pollution from coal burning. It defines particulate matter and examines the relationship between coal plants and PM2.5 levels in India. The role of green energy in sustainable development is explored, along with factors like social sustainability and resources. Reasons for considering green energy are provided, and carbon credits and trading are described as mechanisms adopted in the Kyoto Protocol. Key strategies for sustainable development through green energy are outlined.
This document summarizes the Envision Charlotte initiative, a public-private partnership aiming to make Charlotte the most sustainable urban core in the country. The initiative involves 61 buildings and over 21 million square feet working to reduce energy usage by 20% through free building audits and efficiency programs. Duke Energy's Smart Energy Now program has already achieved a 16.1% reduction. The initiative also aims to reduce water usage and waste to landfills by 20% each. These reductions will decrease air pollution. The White House has recognized the initiative and it will host a 3-day workshop in January 2016 to share best practices with other cities and connect them with partners.
The ENGO Network on CCS was created in 2011 and includes several environmental non-governmental organizations that work to ensure carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is deployed safely and effectively to mitigate climate change. The network aims to develop common positions, disseminate scientific information on CCS, and support domestic and international policies that enable CCS. At the 2012 UN climate conference, the network presented a paper calling for increased governmental and international support for CCS through policies like carbon pricing, regulations, funding for demonstration projects, and knowledge sharing. The document summarizes recommendations for different countries and regions to overcome barriers that have limited CCS deployment in Europe.
The Climate Leadership Council in Finland has 17 member organizations and aims to make climate change the world's largest business opportunity. Current resource use is 1.5 times what the planet can sustain, and without changes this will rise to 2.5-4 times unsustainable levels. Innovation and new clean technologies are necessary to reduce impacts to sustainable levels. Cities are driving decarbonized economic growth through policies like Copenhagen's plan to be carbon neutral by 2025. Leading countries are combining emissions reductions, energy transformation, and green growth in strategies like Denmark's plan for energy independence from fossil fuels by 2050.
Presentation - Eighth Roundtable on Financing Water - Dr Yongdeok ChoOECD Environment
Dr Yongdeok Cho, Executive Director, Asia Water Council, K-Water, Korea (on financing the Tina River Hydropower Project in the Solomon islands, K-Water & Green Climate Fund)
The document summarizes the DECC Innovation Programme in the UK. It outlines the government's support for energy innovation to help meet climate change targets in an affordable way and drive economic growth. It describes the various funding programmes totalling £160 million that support technologies like offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, and the Entrepreneur Fund that has provided £15 million to over 30 small companies. It also discusses lessons learned around streamlining administration and the types of companies and technologies supported.
The document discusses public policy for transitioning to a low carbon economy. It notes that the global carbon budget for the next 30 years allows only a limited amount of additional CO2 emissions. However, the total reserves owned by companies and governments would result in emissions far exceeding that budget if burned. As a result, up to 80% of fossil fuel reserves may need to be left in the ground. The research focuses on analyzing renewable energy initiatives in a clean energy plan and implications for future policymaking in this domain. An expert is quoted saying the current clean energy package is only a small first step but initiates the process.
Changing the tyre while we’re driving: evolving a model at the same time as i...IEA-ETSAP
This document discusses using an energy systems optimization model called TIMES-Ireland Model (TIM) to inform carbon budget recommendations for Ireland. TIM can calculate the least-cost energy system configuration to meet future demands while respecting constraints. In the short-term, TIM can inform what changes are needed to meet decarbonization targets, the optimal emission reduction pathway over time and sectors, and the policy effort gap. Additional development is needed for TIM to fully inform other questions around carbon budgets, costs, and policies. The model developers aim to make TIM fully open-source and engage stakeholders in its use and development.
This document discusses circularity in the home appliances industry from CECED, the European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers. It notes that the industry has already been circular for many years by reducing environmental impact and improving resource use. However, it agrees to become even more circular. The document outlines waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated and flows over time. It also discusses improving material flows and notes ecodesign must be measurable, enforceable, relevant and based on evidence to be successful in promoting circularity.
The document discusses the future of shipping and outlines several trends towards 2020 and beyond. Regulatory pressure is driving changes including alternative fuels like LNG, hybrid fuels, methanol and batteries. Energy efficient technologies through improved design processes using virtual modeling and concurrent engineering are emerging. Operational improvements through performance management, data analytics, and energy efficient operations can help optimize vessel performance. Digital technologies are seen as catalysts to enable smarter shipping through applications like system optimization, smart maintenance, and performance monitoring.
This document discusses ways to reduce carbon emissions through low carbon technologies. It identifies transportation and power plants as major sources of greenhouse gas emissions and proposes solutions like electric vehicles, hydroelectricity, wind turbines and solar panels. The UK government policy aims for all cars and vans to be zero emissions by 2050, and over 20,000 ultra-low emission vehicles were sold in the UK in the first nine months of the year. The US has also increased renewable energy from wind, which was the fastest growing new energy source in 2008.
Barry Jones, General Manager - Asia Pacific for the Global CCS Institute, provides an overview of carbon capture and storage technology including its rationale and a summary of current projects. The presentation also examines impediments to its deployment and recommendations for how to overcome them.
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.
CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) has successfully increased oil production in the US but faces challenges for implementation in the UK. While CO2-EOR could produce 500 million additional barrels of oil from UK fields and provide CO2 storage, there is a disconnect between where CO2 emissions are located in the South and potential CO2-EOR fields in the North. A pipeline from Teesside in the South to the Central North Sea could help connect CO2 supply to demand and reduce risks. For CO2-EOR to succeed in the UK, policy support is needed to coordinate its development with carbon capture and storage projects, ensure sufficient and reliable CO2 supply, address high costs through the tax regime
Daniele Poponi. Energy Technology and Policy Division. International Energy Agency.
Autumn Seminar 2015. Climate change: Implications for technological developments and industrial competitiveness.
Jornada organizada por FUNSEAM y la Cátedra de Energía de Orkestra-Instituto Vasco de Competitividad con la colaboración de Fundación Repsol.
4 de Noviembre de 2015. CAMPUS REPSOL. Madrid, España
A couple of Institute staff, Chris Short (chief economist) and Andrew Roden (head of project analysis & development), recently presented the findings of the Institute's 2010 Global Status of CCS Report at a number of breakfast events throughout Australia.
The events were hosted by AECOM in Brisbane and Parsons Brinckerhoff in Sydney and Melbourne, in early and mid June.
UNFC, Sustainable Development Goals and elaboration of challenges in resource development – An Overview
Harikrishnan Tulsidas, Sustainable Energy Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva, Switzerland
This document summarizes Session 7 of Module 10, which focused on green growth and sustainable development. The session objectives were to present the concept of green growth and its potential to drive sustainable development, and to show how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are important enablers of green growth. Green growth is defined as economic growth that reduces carbon emissions, increases sustainability, and strengthens climate resilience. Countries are increasingly adopting green growth strategies to transition their economies to greener models that create new jobs and industries in clean technologies. The role of ICTs in promoting efficiency, green growth, and sustainable development was also discussed.
Team Profile:
Team E.P.A.T comprises of 4 individuals with their own distinct ideologies and creative spasms. Every
Individual here is an Undergraduate student of BSMRMU, Dhaka with one among us from a different
educational major. Each of us carry our own set of ethics and skills; but all were united in the Front to
establish this concept into the basis of a reality project. We divided our workspaces and worked in each
of our assigned tasks with personal strengths. Through dedication & research and the aggravated use of
the Internet as both source and communication, we were able to construct a project that started from
nothing to now something; the combined ideology that coincides with our personal goals
Abstract:
In order to preserve our way of life, it is high time we shifted focus towards better initiatives at
necessary costs. Harnessing our environment by enterprising nature’s fortification will provide a strong
starting platform and bring Blessings in the long term.
The diesel engine is the most efficient prime mover commonly available today. These magnificent
machines help move a large portion of the world's goods, power much of the world's equipment, and
generate electricity more economically than any other device in their size range. But even with so many
positives, its source of power (Diesel) is at the center of many of our world’s environmental problems.
Being one of the largest contributors to environmental pollution problems worldwide, it also boasts the
malefic distinguishment of being a prime cause for Human Cancer, global warming and directly involved
with spoilage of land fertility & Marine-life.
As a Counter-measure, Bio-diesel allows us to successfully minimize these negative effects and provide
sustainability. It proves to be the best replacement because of its unique properties like significant
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, non-sulphur emissions, non-particulate matter pollutants, low
toxicity and biodegradability. Cost is reduced using waste cooking oil as feedstock whose rather
detrimental effects on our environment and human bodies are reversed into proper sources of diverse
energy. If implemented properly, a Bio-diesel station could revolutionize the fuel market with the added
bonus of being opportunistic, environment- friendly and source of employment. This could be an
initiative profitable for both the environment and livelihoods.
Webinar: Meeting the decarbonisation challenge: the role of ccsGlobal CCS Institute
The presentation discussed the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting decarbonization targets according to research from the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project. CCS plays a significant role in the decarbonization pathways of many countries, especially in electricity generation and industrial processes like oil and gas production. The research finds that CCS is critical to reducing emissions from industry in Australia and could account for 20% of the country's electricity by 2050 while still allowing for strong economic growth.
ENERGY IN BUILDINGs 50 BEST PRACTICE INITIATIVESJosh Develop
Technology, economics and policy are rapidly transforming energy markets
and the broader economy. Global efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases are leading to increased focus on policies that can reduce energy use
or promote low emissions generation.
Australia’s economy-wide target under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to reduce emissions by 26-28 per cent
on 2005 levels by 2030. By the second half of the century, achieving net zero
emissions is likely to be necessary to meet international climate commitments.
The cost of producing electricity from renewable resources has declined
significantly over recent years and remains on a rapid downward trajectory.
Sustainable development through green energy strategiesShashwat Shubham
Bhutan's Prime Minister explains that while Bhutan has done little to cause climate change, it is already experiencing its consequences. As a small, poor, landlocked country, Bhutan faces challenges but remains committed to being carbon neutral. The document discusses causes of unsustainability like air pollution from coal burning. It defines particulate matter and examines the relationship between coal plants and PM2.5 levels in India. The role of green energy in sustainable development is explored, along with factors like social sustainability and resources. Reasons for considering green energy are provided, and carbon credits and trading are described as mechanisms adopted in the Kyoto Protocol. Key strategies for sustainable development through green energy are outlined.
This document summarizes the Envision Charlotte initiative, a public-private partnership aiming to make Charlotte the most sustainable urban core in the country. The initiative involves 61 buildings and over 21 million square feet working to reduce energy usage by 20% through free building audits and efficiency programs. Duke Energy's Smart Energy Now program has already achieved a 16.1% reduction. The initiative also aims to reduce water usage and waste to landfills by 20% each. These reductions will decrease air pollution. The White House has recognized the initiative and it will host a 3-day workshop in January 2016 to share best practices with other cities and connect them with partners.
The ENGO Network on CCS was created in 2011 and includes several environmental non-governmental organizations that work to ensure carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is deployed safely and effectively to mitigate climate change. The network aims to develop common positions, disseminate scientific information on CCS, and support domestic and international policies that enable CCS. At the 2012 UN climate conference, the network presented a paper calling for increased governmental and international support for CCS through policies like carbon pricing, regulations, funding for demonstration projects, and knowledge sharing. The document summarizes recommendations for different countries and regions to overcome barriers that have limited CCS deployment in Europe.
The Climate Leadership Council in Finland has 17 member organizations and aims to make climate change the world's largest business opportunity. Current resource use is 1.5 times what the planet can sustain, and without changes this will rise to 2.5-4 times unsustainable levels. Innovation and new clean technologies are necessary to reduce impacts to sustainable levels. Cities are driving decarbonized economic growth through policies like Copenhagen's plan to be carbon neutral by 2025. Leading countries are combining emissions reductions, energy transformation, and green growth in strategies like Denmark's plan for energy independence from fossil fuels by 2050.
Presentation - Eighth Roundtable on Financing Water - Dr Yongdeok ChoOECD Environment
Dr Yongdeok Cho, Executive Director, Asia Water Council, K-Water, Korea (on financing the Tina River Hydropower Project in the Solomon islands, K-Water & Green Climate Fund)
The document summarizes the DECC Innovation Programme in the UK. It outlines the government's support for energy innovation to help meet climate change targets in an affordable way and drive economic growth. It describes the various funding programmes totalling £160 million that support technologies like offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, and the Entrepreneur Fund that has provided £15 million to over 30 small companies. It also discusses lessons learned around streamlining administration and the types of companies and technologies supported.
The document discusses public policy for transitioning to a low carbon economy. It notes that the global carbon budget for the next 30 years allows only a limited amount of additional CO2 emissions. However, the total reserves owned by companies and governments would result in emissions far exceeding that budget if burned. As a result, up to 80% of fossil fuel reserves may need to be left in the ground. The research focuses on analyzing renewable energy initiatives in a clean energy plan and implications for future policymaking in this domain. An expert is quoted saying the current clean energy package is only a small first step but initiates the process.
Changing the tyre while we’re driving: evolving a model at the same time as i...IEA-ETSAP
This document discusses using an energy systems optimization model called TIMES-Ireland Model (TIM) to inform carbon budget recommendations for Ireland. TIM can calculate the least-cost energy system configuration to meet future demands while respecting constraints. In the short-term, TIM can inform what changes are needed to meet decarbonization targets, the optimal emission reduction pathway over time and sectors, and the policy effort gap. Additional development is needed for TIM to fully inform other questions around carbon budgets, costs, and policies. The model developers aim to make TIM fully open-source and engage stakeholders in its use and development.
This document discusses circularity in the home appliances industry from CECED, the European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers. It notes that the industry has already been circular for many years by reducing environmental impact and improving resource use. However, it agrees to become even more circular. The document outlines waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated and flows over time. It also discusses improving material flows and notes ecodesign must be measurable, enforceable, relevant and based on evidence to be successful in promoting circularity.
The document discusses the future of shipping and outlines several trends towards 2020 and beyond. Regulatory pressure is driving changes including alternative fuels like LNG, hybrid fuels, methanol and batteries. Energy efficient technologies through improved design processes using virtual modeling and concurrent engineering are emerging. Operational improvements through performance management, data analytics, and energy efficient operations can help optimize vessel performance. Digital technologies are seen as catalysts to enable smarter shipping through applications like system optimization, smart maintenance, and performance monitoring.
This document discusses ways to reduce carbon emissions through low carbon technologies. It identifies transportation and power plants as major sources of greenhouse gas emissions and proposes solutions like electric vehicles, hydroelectricity, wind turbines and solar panels. The UK government policy aims for all cars and vans to be zero emissions by 2050, and over 20,000 ultra-low emission vehicles were sold in the UK in the first nine months of the year. The US has also increased renewable energy from wind, which was the fastest growing new energy source in 2008.
Barry Jones, General Manager - Asia Pacific for the Global CCS Institute, provides an overview of carbon capture and storage technology including its rationale and a summary of current projects. The presentation also examines impediments to its deployment and recommendations for how to overcome them.
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.
Apec workshop 2 presentation 3 c burton global status of ccs-ccusGlobal CCS Institute
This document discusses carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. It provides an overview of CCUS, the current global status, and why CCUS is seen as vital for meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals. It also summarizes the technology assessment, policy and market assessment, and understanding and acceptance assessment sections regarding CCUS deployment opportunities and challenges.
The document summarizes the status of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects worldwide. It notes that 21 CCS projects are currently in operation or under construction, a 50% increase since 2011. Key upcoming projects include the Boundary Dam and Kemper County projects commencing in 2014. The document also discusses progress in China and the United Arab Emirates. It analyzes the technology, policy and public understanding dimensions of deploying CCS at large scale.
Webinar: Global Status of CCS: 2014 - Powering ahead in The AmericasGlobal CCS Institute
Dr Elizabeth Burton, the Global CCS Institute’s General Manager – The Americas, provided an overview of the status of CCS projects worldwide with a focus on developments in the Americas, including the launch of Boundary Dam, the world’s first large-scale power plant with CCS. The global and regional policy landscape, developments in CCS/CCUS technologies, and recommendations for decision makers to advance the development and deployment of CCS/CCUS were also discussed.
The webinar was based on the findings in the Institute’s Global Status of CCS: 2014 report. It was designed for individuals interested and involved in the development and deployment of CCS/CCUS in the Americas, including technology, policy and regulation, and capacity development.
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
This third webinar in the series 'CCS in Developing Countries' was presented by the World Bank.
Deploying CCS in developing countries is critically important. The International Energy Agency estimates that to achieve global emissions reduction targets 70% of CCS projects will be in non-OECD countries by 2050.
CCS faces a number of challenges, in all countries, but particularly in developing countries. This webinar discussed some of these challenges and barriers using South Africa as a case study. South Africa is working towards a Test Injection Project and subsequently a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project. The World Bank considered it important to understand a set of constraints, including regulatory, technical, economic, human capacity, etc. to realization of CCS demonstration and commercialization, and how the CCS development will look like in the South African context, out to 2050. A techno-economic assessment has been undertaken to gain this understanding.
The techno-economic assessment explored CCS deployment in six relevant industries in South Africa, and assessed projected scenarios associated with key issues of interest (such as cost, impact on electricity prices, timeframes etc). The key output from the techno-economic study was a techno-economic model, supported by the data sets, specifically for South Africa. The potential storage site capacity has been analysed to provide a strong indication of the likely storage capacity available within physical and economic constraints.
Emphasising the key message drawn from the Global CCS Institute's Global Status of CCS: 2012 report this webinar provides the most up to date account of global large-scale integrated projects; analyses into project financing and the business case for CCS demonstration; as well as developments in CCS policy, legislation and regulation.
John Scowcroft, Global CCS Institute - Progetti di cattura e stoccaggio nell'...WEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del convegno "Le strategie europee di de-carbonizzazione - Quale ruolo per la Cattura e Stoccaggio della CO2?" organizzato il 16/05/2013 da WEC Italia e AIDIC in collaborazione con Energia Media
Webinar: The business case for CCS in the power industry: a case study of the...Global CCS Institute
Developing the CCS power industry sustainably requires projects to deliver a suitable return on investment, in order to accommodate the risks inherent in the technology. But, the cost of CCS facilities is not yet covered by electricity sales revenue at current wholesale power prices anywhere in the world, nor is it covered by the ability to earn income from avoiding or reducing CO2 emissions. Building a business case for CCS power is therefore a major challenge.
The Global CCS Institute webinar that was held on Monday 22nd July was presented by 2Co Energy, sharing the real-life CCS business case for its CCS project in the UK, the Don Valley Power Project (DVPP). By sharing this information, 2Co Energy, which is known for its belief in the contribution CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) can make to enhancing the economics of CCS, will present practical information that can be of use to other CCS practitioners as they develop their own business cases for CCS around the world.
The webinar covered the following topics:
A brief overview of 2Co and its CCS project in the UK, DVPP
A brief summary of existing business case studies made by other Members of the Institute, highlighting what was considered most important by them
The market and regulatory context for CCS faced by DVPP and other projects in the UK
The financing challenge that 2Co faces and the resulting financing strategy
The resulting business plan, including revenue and cost profiles, sensitivities and prospects for future cost reduction
Key risks to the project and mitigation plans.
The webinar will be of interest to CCS business developers, commercial professionals, policy makers, and regulators with an interest in enabling a CCS power industry.
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.
Andrew Purvis - Will Europe be left behind on climate and energy solutions?Global CCS Institute
1) The document discusses the Boundary Dam CCS project in Canada, the first full-scale application of CCS technology on a coal power plant.
2) It argues that CCS is a necessary technology to reconcile continued fossil fuel use with climate change goals, but that more projects and policy support are needed for large-scale deployment.
3) The successful implementation of Boundary Dam demonstrates that CCS is a proven technology, but calls on Europe and other regions to accelerate CCS projects in order to effectively address energy and climate challenges.
The role of CCS/CCUS in the Climate Action Plan - Dr S. Julio FriedmannGlobal CCS Institute
The role of CCS/CCUS in the Climate Action Plan
Global CCS Institute, delivered at the Global CCS Institute's Third Americas Forum
Feb. 27th, 2014, Washington, DC
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).
Similar to The Global Status of CCS: 2013 - Brad Page, Global CCS Institute (20)
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.
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 document discusses carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the cement industry in Norway. It provides background on HeidelbergCement, one of the world's largest producers of building materials. It details a CCS project at Norcem's cement plant in Brevik, Norway, which aims to capture 400,000 tons of CO2 per year. The captured CO2 would be transported by ship and stored permanently underground in geological formations in the North Sea. The project represents an opportunity for CCS technology to be commercialized at a large scale. However, it depends on support through the FEED study process and a decision by the Norwegian Parliament and HeidelbergCement in 2020.
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.
This webinar discussed two studies on achieving a low-carbon economy in the United States: the Risky Business Project and the U.S. Mid-Century Strategy Report. Four pathways were examined that could reduce US carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 through different technology mixes, including high renewables, high nuclear, high carbon capture and storage, and mixed resources. All pathways required upfront investments but achieved both emissions reductions and fuel savings over time. Implementation challenges included the pace of power plant construction, expanding the electric grid and building electric vehicle infrastructure. The webinar compared the pathways and findings to the U.S. Mid-Century Strategy Report.
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.
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.
Laboratory-scale geochemical and geomechanical testing of near wellbore CO2 i...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 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.
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
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"Scaling RAG Applications to serve millions of users", Kevin GoedeckeFwdays
How we managed to grow and scale a RAG application from zero to thousands of users in 7 months. Lessons from technical challenges around managing high load for LLMs, RAGs and Vector databases.
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"What does it really mean for your system to be available, or how to define w...Fwdays
We will talk about system monitoring from a few different angles. We will start by covering the basics, then discuss SLOs, how to define them, and why understanding the business well is crucial for success in this exercise.
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
HERE IS YOUR WEBINAR CONTENT! 'Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr. Graham Hill'. We hope you find the webinar recording both insightful and enjoyable.
In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
👉 Check out our full 'Africa Series - Automation Student Developers (EN)' page to register for the full program:
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In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
📕 Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
👉 Register here for our upcoming Session 2 on June 20: Introduction to UiPath Studio Fundamentals: https://community.uipath.com/events/details/uipath-lagos-presents-session-2-introduction-to-uipath-studio-fundamentals/
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) invited Taylor Paschal, Knowledge & Information Management Consultant at Enterprise Knowledge, to speak at a Knowledge Management Lunch and Learn hosted on June 12, 2024. All Office of Administration staff were invited to attend and received professional development credit for participating in the voluntary event.
The objectives of the Lunch and Learn presentation were to:
- Review what KM ‘is’ and ‘isn’t’
- Understand the value of KM and the benefits of engaging
- Define and reflect on your “what’s in it for me?”
- Share actionable ways you can participate in Knowledge - - Capture & Transfer
Demystifying Knowledge Management through Storytelling
The Global Status of CCS: 2013 - Brad Page, Global CCS Institute
1. THE GLOBAL STATUS OF CCS: 2013 – A CALL TO ACTION
Brad Page, CEO, Global CCS Institute
Global Status of CCS: 2013, Seoul
10 October 2013, Seoul, South Korea
2. Latest IPCC report: A call to action
“Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, in
short, it threatens our planet, our only home.”
Thomas F. Stocker, co-chairman IPCC
“The kinds of harm already being experienced from
climate change will continue to worsen unless and until
comprehensive and vigorous action to reduce emissions
is undertaken worldwide”
John P. Holdren, President Obama’s science adviser
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3. CCS: A vital part of our low-carbon energy future
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4. Achieving a low carbon future: A call to action for CCS
The Global Status of CCS: 2013 – The key Institute publication
2013 edition: released 10 October
Comprehensive coverage on the
state of CCS projects and
technologies
Recommendations for moving
forward based on experience
Project progress outlined since 2010
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8. Need long term commitment on actions to mitigate
climate change
ƒ ƒ CCS progress is currently below the pace
required to make a significant contribution to climate
change mitigation
In the Institute‟s project survey 70 per cent of
projects agreed that policy uncertainty was a major
risk to their project
Pipeline of projects could then shrink further, placing
climate change targets at risk
RECOMMENDATION 1
Implement sustained policy support that includes long-term
commitments to climate change mitigation and strong market–
based mechanisms that ensure CCS is not disadvantaged
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10. Support needed for first mover projects
ƒ ƒ Need robust projects to move through the
development pipeline and commence construction
The value of CCS must be continually affirmed
CCS must not be disadvantaged in relation to other
low-carbon technologiesƒ ƒ
RECOMMENDATION 2
Boost short-term support for the implementation of
demonstration projects. This will require targeted financial
support measures that enable first mover projects to progress
faster through development planning into construction and
provide necessary support during operations
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14. Dealing with regulatory uncertainties
Some important legal and regulatory progress
ƒ ƒ Despite this several issues persist
Includes post-closure stewardship and cross-border
movement of CO2
RECOMMENDATION 3
Implement measures to deal with the remaining critical regulatory
uncertainties, such as long-term liabilities. This will involve
learning from the efforts of jurisdictions within Australia, Canada,
Europe and the US, where significant legal and regulatory issues
have been, and continue to be, resolved
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15. Meeting the energy needs of developing nations
With a pressing need to build large amounts of
generating capacity, emissions could increase
dramatically without CCS
Overall CCS is at the very early stages in many
developing countries
Encouragement is needed to consider CCS and if so
help with implementation
Significant progress is being made in some countries to
advance CO2 storage programs and CCS regulation
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17. Support R&D and collaboration
Much can be learnt from large pilot projects, especially
in industries where no large-scale projects exist
These projects are crucial for reducing costs and
strengthening investor and stakeholder confidence
Need to address gaps in iron and steel and cement
Globally collaborative R&D more cost effective
RECOMMENDATION 4
Continue strong funding support for CCS research and
development activities and encourage collaborative approaches
to knowledge sharing across the CCS community
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19. Planning for storage site selection
Storage screening is important but there is also a need to
focus on maturing demonstration project storage sites
Storage site selection can take 5–10 years or more
Currently limited incentives for industry to undertake
costly exploration programs
RECOMMENDATION 5
Create a positive pathway for CCS demonstration by advancing
plans for storage site selection
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20. Encourage shared infrastructure
Scale of infrastructure required for CCS to help meet
climate change mitigation targets is great
„Trunk lines‟ that connect capture projects with storage
formations could allow for:
lower entry barriers
optimal development of infrastructure
RECOMMENDATION 6
encourage the efficient design and development of transportation
infrastructure through shared hub opportunities to become „trunk
lines‟ for several carbon dioxide capture projects
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21. Action needed
Encouraging progress with 12 projects in operation
But we must deal with the decline in the project pipeline
Short term injection of support required to help
demonstration projects proceed and to build confidence
Need to ensure that CCS can play its full part in climate
change mitigation and in providing energy security
Above all action on long-term climate change mitigation
commitments is key to the deployment of CCS
Time to act is now
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22. We must act now if we want CCS benefits
Source: IEA, 2012
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