Links related to CCS
Listed below are links related to CO2 capture and storage
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| Castor |
CASTOR, "CO2 from Capture to Storage", is an European initiative grouping 30 partners (industries, research institutes and universities) coming from 11 different European countries and partially funded by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Program. The overall goal of CASTOR is to develop and validate, in public/private partnerships, all the innovative technologies needed to capture and store CO2 in a reliable and safe way. |
| CO2NET |
CO2NET is a Carbon Dioxide Knowledge Transfer Network, which was initially set up under the European Commission's FP5 Programme. The key drivers for CO2NET continues to be the development of CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) as a safe, technically feasible, socially acceptable option to help reduce the effects of human influenced climate change and to meet the CO2 emission reduction target set by the Kyoto agreement with a view to even greater emission reductions across Europe and beyond. |
| CO2SINK |
The CO2SINK integrated project, supported under the FP6 framework by the EU commission, aims to develop the basis for this storage technique by injecting CO2 into a saline aquifer near the town of Ketzin, west of Berlin. The project will develop an in situ laboratory for CO2 storage to fill the gap between the numerous conceptual engineering and scientific studies on geological storage and a fully-fledged onshore storage demonstration. The project started in April 2004. |
| CO2STORE | The participants of the CO2STORE research project wish to prepare the ground for widespread underground storage of CO2 in aquifers. The project will investigate how lessons learned from the other previous projects on this matter (like SACS, GESTCO, NASCENT) can be implemented on other aquifers in Europe, not only offshore, but also under land. Through careful evaluation and application of both existing and novel approaches, the project will provide sound, scientifically- based methodologies for the assessment, planning, and long-term monitoring of underground CO2 storage. |
| ENCAP |
ENCAP is a project whose objective is to develop new pre-combustion CO2 capture technologies and processes for power generation. It aims at technologies which meet a target of at least a 90% CO2 capture rate and a reduction in the cost of capture of 50% compared to present. The future large-scale development of these technologies will depend on significant improvements in their cost and other aspects that may improve their competitiveness against conventional energy sources and renewables. The results from ENCAP will enable power companies to decide to launch a new design project by 2008-2010 aimed at a large demonstration plant with the potential for wide commercial exploitation in the horizon of 2015-2020. |
| EU GeoCapacity | The EU GeoCapacity project with the target to Assess the European Capacity for Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide. The project will include full assessments of a number hitherto not covered countries, and updates of previously covered territory. Also a priority is the further development of innovative methods for capacity assessment, economic modelling and site selection criteria. Finally, an important mission is to initiate scientific collaboration with China and possibly other CSLF members. |
| IPCC - CCS report | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is open to all Members of the UN and of WMO. |
| National Resources Canada - CO2 Capture-and-Storage Initiative | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) plays a pivotal role in helping shape the important contributions of the natural resources sector to the Canadian economy, society and environment. |
| The Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at MIT | The Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at MIT conducts research into technologies to capture, utilize, and store CO2 from large stationary sources. |
| The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum | The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum is an international climate change initiative that is focused on development of improved cost-effective technologies for the separation and capture of carbon dioxide for its transport and long-term safe storage. |
| The CO2 Capture Project | The CO2 Capture Project is an international effort that addresses the issue of reducing emissions in a manner that will contribute to an environmentally acceptable and competitively priced continuous energy supply for the world. |
| The IEA information - CO2 Capture and Storage |
The IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG) is an international collaboration which aims to: Evaluate technologies for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, Disseminate the results of these studies, Identify targets for research, development and demonstration and promote the appropriate work. |
| The US Department of Energy - FutureGen | FutureGen is an initiative to build the world's first integrated sequestration and hydrogen production research power plant. The 1 billion (US) dollar project is intended to create the world's first zero-emissions fossil fuel plant. |
| UK Carbon Capture and Storage Consortium | The UK Energy Research Centre's mission is to be the UK's pre-eminent centre of research, and source of authoritative information and leadership, on sustainable energy systems. |
| Zero Emission Platform | ETP ZEP confirms the EU's continued commitment to its leadership role in reducing CO2 emissions and the immense challenge of keeping the average global temperature increase below 2 degrees Centigrade relative to pre-industrial level. The platform plays a crucial role in enabling the EU to fulfil this commitment: its goal is to develop and deploy new competitive options for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants within the next 15 years and hence help European industry to compete effectively on world markets. |
| Carbon Capture and Storage | The different methods available for capturing CO2 aim at producing a concentrated stream of CO2 that can be readily transported to a suitable storage site for injection underground. There are three principal ways to capture CO2 produced in power plants: Oxyfuel combustion, Postcombustion and Precombustion. |
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