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Technical Report

Assessment of Sub Sea Ecosystem Impacts

  • 1 March 2008
  • Storage

This report looks at the potential impacts of leaks from a subsea CO₂ storage project.It addresses the use of natural analogues, and estimates the relevance of potential CO₂ storage leaks against the effects from natural analogues. It highlights knowledge gaps that exist, and also indicates any species that could be particularly vulnerable to CO₂ leaks from storage operations.

Technical Report

4th Monitoring Network Meeting

  • 1 March 2008
  • Event Proceedings
  • Storage

This is the 4th meeting of the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG) Monitoring Network. Since the inception of the Monitoring Network a significant amount of work has been done in this field. There are now a great number of very elaborate CCS demonstration projects occurring worldwide with each one developing and testing new monitoring techniques. While this is happening there is also a great drive from many Governments to put in place the regulations needed to properly licence and supervise CCS activities. This meeting hoped to review where we are with both aspects of CCS and identify what questions still need to be answered.

Technical Report

An Assessment of the Potential for CO₂ Storage in the Indian Subcontinent

  • 1 May 2008
  • Storage

This project aims to: Update the IEAGHG R&D programme CO₂ sources database with all the major current and planned industrial sources of CO₂ in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (the updated CO₂ sources database is available from the IEAGHG R&D Programme); Identify the CO₂ storage capacity of each of these three countries in oil and gas fields and coal seams and ranks the sedimentary basins in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in terms of their saline aquifer CO₂ storage potential (sedimentary basins north of the frontal thrusts of the Himalayas were not investigated); Identify the local costs of the main elements of the CO₂ capture and storage chain, such that they could be used to produce marginal CO₂ abatement cost curves in a future project; Provide a geological CO₂ storage potential GIS of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Technical Report

CO₂ Capture in the Cement Industry

  • 1 July 2008
  • Capture

The scope of the study was to: Provide descriptions of cement plants and the global cement industry; Review CO₂ capture processes that would be suitable for cement plants; Evaluate the performance and economics of cement plants with and without CO₂ capture; Discuss retrofitting CO₂ capture and CO₂ capture ready plants; Identify information gaps and R&D needs.

Technical Report

2nd Expert Meeting on Financing CCS Projects

  • 1 July 2008
  • Costs of CCUS
  • Event Proceedings

The main purpose of the conference was to provide a clearer picture of the options available to finance CCS projects in North America and to increase the involvement of experts from the financial sector in discussion about possible financial instrument options for CCS. The ultimate outcome of this work will be to identify, encourage and develop world-wide collaboration and practical development of financial mechanisms to accelerate the progression of CCS projects from R&D to commercial reality. The objectives of the meeting were to explore the options of: <!-- wp:acf/columns {"name":"acf/columns","data":{"padding_top":"1","_padding_top":"field_columns_fields_padding_top","padding_bottom":"1","_padding_bottom":"field_columns_fields_padding_bottom","margin_top":"0","_margin_top":"field_columns_fields_margin_top","margin_bottom":"0","_margin_bottom":"field_columns_fields_margin_bottom"},"mode":"preview"} --> <!-- wp:acf/column-content {"name":"acf/column-content","mode":"preview"} --> <!-- wp:list --><ul> <!-- wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><li>Identifying key drivers on financing CCS projects in North America by the financial sector.</li><!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><li>Contributing to building financial mechanisms for deployment of CCS projects</li><!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><li>Gaining access to financial information relevant for all major stakeholders such as industry, insurance companies, Government and investors in CCS projects</li><!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><li>Use of futures, derivatives and insurance markets to reduce financial risks of CCS deployment</li><!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><li>Improving the awareness of the status of CCS technology for the financial community.</li><!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><li>Use of insurance to address the financial risks of CCS demonstration plants</li><!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- /wp:list-item --> </ul><!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/column-content --> <!-- /wp:acf/columns -->

Technical Report

International Network for CO₂ Capture: Report on 11th Workshop

  • 1 July 2008
  • Capture
  • Event Proceedings

This workshop was the eleventh in a series to discuss co-operation in development of MEA and other solvents and associated techniques to capture CO₂ from power plant flue gases. The previous events were, in Gaithersburg, Calgary, Apeldoorn, Kyoto, Pittsburgh, Trondheim, Vancouver, Austin, Copenhagen, and Lyon

Technical Report

4th Meeting of the Wellbore Integrity Network Meeting

  • 1 August 2008
  • Event Proceedings
  • Storage

The broad aims of the network remain unchanged, and they are: To provide confidence to all stakeholders that the mechanisms involved with maintaining wellbores are understood. That the safety of storage, specifically in relation to wellbores, can be ensured because the risks can be identified and minimised. That wellbores can be monitored for early signs of leakage and remediated as necessary. The meeting also had some specific aims identified in the conclusions from the 3rd meeting, and these included: Investigating the contrast between field and lab results. Updating the advances in technologies and understanding, as was seen between the 2nd and 3rd meetings. Continued investigation of the advancements made in the modelling of wellbores and the reactions between CO₂ and wellbore materials.

Technical Report

Novel Approaches to Improving the Performance of Carbon Dioxide Capture

  • 1 September 2008
  • Capture

The IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG) thus elected to undertake a study search for innovative new avenues for CO₂ capture which might lead to significant improvements in the cost of capture technology and reductions in the energy penalty. The brief was to search outside traditional fields of enquiry and break away from a classical Chemical Engineering process based approach.

Technical Review

Scoping Study on Operating Flexibility of Power Plants with CO₂ Capture

  • 1 September 2008
  • Capture

This report reviews existing work on the operating flexibility of power plants with CO₂ capture, discusses techniques which could be used to assess flexibility and proposes further work that could be undertaken on this subject. Operating flexibility of power plants is likely to become more important in future as more renewable power systems with variable outputs are built to reduce CO₂ emissions. Operating flexibility could be a significant factor in the choice of the optimum CO₂ capture technology and it may also affect the extent to which CCS will be used in future.

Technical Report

3rd Meeting of the Oxy-Combustion Network

  • 1 November 2008
  • Capture
  • Event Proceedings

This report presents an overview of the workshop and summarises the current status of development of oxy-fuel combustion. The presentations and discussions at the workshop covered a wide range of topics looking at; on-going studies and experimental results, modelling studies, new developments in oxygen production and CO₂ processing, and identification of various issues relevant to the demonstration of oxy-fuel combustion technology.

Technical Report

Reduction of Residential Carbon Dioxide Emissions through the Use of small Cogeneration Fuel Cell Systems

  • 1 November 2008
  • Capture

The study, comprising a literature review and desk-based assessment, aimed to produce a ‘high level’ overview of potential impacts on groundwater resources from storage operations, concentrating on DSF storage across a range of typical regional settings. The study also highlighted the current state of knowledge and/or gaps, recommending further research priorities where appropriate.

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