New technology strategy for carbon capture and storage (CCS) published
14 February 2014
14th February 2014
New APGTF technology strategy entitled ‘Cleaner Fossil Power generation in the 21st Century – Moving forward’ published
The UK Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum (APGTF), made up some of the key players interested in the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS), have launched a new technology strategy aimed at turning CCS into a mainstream carbon abatement technology and developing a strong, globally influential, UK CCS industry.
The technology strategy – developed in consultation with APGTF members, the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) and the UK CCS Research Centre (UKCCSRC) – aims not only to confront the challenges of scaling-up and reducing the costs of CCS, but will also help to keep the UK at the vanguard of CCS technology development and commercialisation.
The industrial members of the APGTF have included almost all of the key players in the development of CCS in the UK over the last 12 years. These include Alstom, AMEC, BP, Costain, Doosan Babcock, E.ON, EDF Energy, Rolls-Royce, RWE npower, Scottish Power, Siemens and SSE.
Carbon capture and storage has a pivotal role to play if the use of fossil fuels in power stations and vital energy-intensive industries is to keep in step with the low-carbon agenda. In the UK – as worldwide – confidence is growing that CCS can be safely employed at the necessary scale and at a cost at least comparable to other low-carbon power generation options.
A huge amount of research, development and demonstration (RD&D) has also been completed or is under way, supported by public funding agencies and private companies and covering every stage in the innovation chain. In addition, significant progress has been achieved in developing relevant skills and research/test facilities, in securing international collaboration and in enhancing knowledge exchange. This document sets out new technology implementation targets and a suite of RD&D priorities and other recommendations designed to ensure that key CCS development criteria – in terms of scale, cost and timelines – can be met effectively. They focus on five fields of activity: whole systems and cross-cutting issues; carbon dioxide (CO2) capture; industrial CCS; CO2 transport; and CO2 storage.
Complementing this list of RD&D recommendations, the strategy also sets out a range of additional recommendations that cover:
• Knowledge exchange
• Skills development, capacity building and supply chain development
• International collaboration
• Public outreach/education.
The APGTF will now follow up the strategy by developing, with others as appropriate, pragmatic action plans. These, in conjunction with the targets, priorities and recommendations outlined in the strategy, will provide a framework to help to turn CCS into a mainstream carbon-abatement technology and underpin the development of a strong, globally influential UK CCS industry in the years and decades ahead.
Philip Sharman, APGTF Chairman, said: "Our strategy comes at an exciting time for CCS in the UK with the launch of the first front-end engineering and design study in the UK Commercialisation Programme in December and supplements the Government’s CCS Roadmap by providing detailed recommendations for research and development which we anticipate will be used by industry and the various funding bodies that support CCS development.”
Dr Luke Warren, Chief Executive of the CCSA, said: “The recommendations set out in this strategy, together with the impressive list of CCS research and development projects already underway, proves that UK has the potential to be at the forefront of both CCS R&D as well as well the deployment of commercial-scale CCS projects. Only last week, the CCSA and the TUC published a joint report on The Economic Benefits of CCS in the UK. This APGTF strategy shows the importance of industry and academia working together to deliver these benefits.”
David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Technologies Institute, said: “Our research indicates that without a national CCS infrastructure, the cost of reaching UK Climate Change targets will double from a minimum of around £30bn per year in 2050. That shows the importance of the technology and the importance of the debate about how we make it a reality.”
To view the technology strategy please click here
New APGTF technology strategy entitled ‘Cleaner Fossil Power generation in the 21st Century – Moving forward’ published
The UK Advanced Power Generation Technology Forum (APGTF), made up some of the key players interested in the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS), have launched a new technology strategy aimed at turning CCS into a mainstream carbon abatement technology and developing a strong, globally influential, UK CCS industry.
The technology strategy – developed in consultation with APGTF members, the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) and the UK CCS Research Centre (UKCCSRC) – aims not only to confront the challenges of scaling-up and reducing the costs of CCS, but will also help to keep the UK at the vanguard of CCS technology development and commercialisation.
The industrial members of the APGTF have included almost all of the key players in the development of CCS in the UK over the last 12 years. These include Alstom, AMEC, BP, Costain, Doosan Babcock, E.ON, EDF Energy, Rolls-Royce, RWE npower, Scottish Power, Siemens and SSE.
Carbon capture and storage has a pivotal role to play if the use of fossil fuels in power stations and vital energy-intensive industries is to keep in step with the low-carbon agenda. In the UK – as worldwide – confidence is growing that CCS can be safely employed at the necessary scale and at a cost at least comparable to other low-carbon power generation options.
A huge amount of research, development and demonstration (RD&D) has also been completed or is under way, supported by public funding agencies and private companies and covering every stage in the innovation chain. In addition, significant progress has been achieved in developing relevant skills and research/test facilities, in securing international collaboration and in enhancing knowledge exchange. This document sets out new technology implementation targets and a suite of RD&D priorities and other recommendations designed to ensure that key CCS development criteria – in terms of scale, cost and timelines – can be met effectively. They focus on five fields of activity: whole systems and cross-cutting issues; carbon dioxide (CO2) capture; industrial CCS; CO2 transport; and CO2 storage.
Complementing this list of RD&D recommendations, the strategy also sets out a range of additional recommendations that cover:
• Knowledge exchange
• Skills development, capacity building and supply chain development
• International collaboration
• Public outreach/education.
The APGTF will now follow up the strategy by developing, with others as appropriate, pragmatic action plans. These, in conjunction with the targets, priorities and recommendations outlined in the strategy, will provide a framework to help to turn CCS into a mainstream carbon-abatement technology and underpin the development of a strong, globally influential UK CCS industry in the years and decades ahead.
Philip Sharman, APGTF Chairman, said: "Our strategy comes at an exciting time for CCS in the UK with the launch of the first front-end engineering and design study in the UK Commercialisation Programme in December and supplements the Government’s CCS Roadmap by providing detailed recommendations for research and development which we anticipate will be used by industry and the various funding bodies that support CCS development.”
Dr Luke Warren, Chief Executive of the CCSA, said: “The recommendations set out in this strategy, together with the impressive list of CCS research and development projects already underway, proves that UK has the potential to be at the forefront of both CCS R&D as well as well the deployment of commercial-scale CCS projects. Only last week, the CCSA and the TUC published a joint report on The Economic Benefits of CCS in the UK. This APGTF strategy shows the importance of industry and academia working together to deliver these benefits.”
David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Technologies Institute, said: “Our research indicates that without a national CCS infrastructure, the cost of reaching UK Climate Change targets will double from a minimum of around £30bn per year in 2050. That shows the importance of the technology and the importance of the debate about how we make it a reality.”
To view the technology strategy please click here