Request for Proposals - ETI to develop CCS modelling tool-kit to help plan for the future

22nd October 2010

This RfP has now closed

A modelling tool-kit is to be developed by The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to help industry, technology developers and the Government plan for the future of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the UK.

The ETI, a public private partnership tasked with developing ‘mass-scale’ technologies that will help the UK meet its 2050 carbon reduction targets, has already identified a need to develop a modelling tool-kit to help inform decisions about the operation and maintenance of the various aspects of carbon capture and storage, including power stations, compressor stations, pipelines and storage sites.

A Request for Proposals has been issued today (22 October) and the ETI will invest in the region of £2m in the project.

A briefing session and workshop will be held on Tuesday 16 November 2010 to give interested parties more details on the project. The deadline for submitting an intention to make a proposal is 26 November and the closing date 17 December.

Power generation accounts for approximately a third of the UK’s CO2 emissions equivalent to 180 million tonnes a year. Capturing and storing that carbon could reduce emissions from fossil fuel power stations by as much as 90%.

ETI Chief Executive Dr David Clarke said:

Given the required speed of roll-out, cost and complexity of the future CCS infrastructure in the UK, having a consistent approach for supporting planning and investment decisions will play a crucial role in ensuring a practical, cost effective and robust network of assets.

Modelling can potentially support decisions at a number of levels, from strategic planning through to plant and system operation and maintenance which is why it is vital that we develop a modelling tool-kit that covers all areas of carbon capture and storage.

The tool-kit will be of use to companies owning or developing CCS systems, technology suppliers and policy makers who need to understand the issues around overall CCS system operation.

The ETI already has two projects in its CCS programme, one carrying out a review of potential sites suitable for storing CO2 offshore and another carrying out a detailed study of the availability and distribution of mineral deposits across the UK and technologies that could be used to economically capture and permanently store carbon dioxide emissions.

The ETI is also investing in the region of £25m to develop a world-leading next generation capture technology to a stage where it has completed full scale demonstration by 2015 and ready for adoption into full scale commercial power applications by 2020. The ETI is currently working with selected bidders and expects to launch the project in 2010.

Notes to Editors

• The Energy Technologies Institute is a UK based company formed from global industries and the UK Government. The ETI brings together projects and partnerships that create affordable, reliable, clean energy for heat, power, transport and associated infrastructure. For more information, please go to www.energytechnologies.co.uk


• The ETI’s six private sector members are BP, Caterpillar, EDF Energy, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell. The UK Government has committed to match support from four further Members. The ETI’s public funds are received from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills through the Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). These organisations, together with the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), are engaged directly in the ETI’s strategy and programme development.


• The ETI will accelerate the deployment of affordable, secure low-carbon energy systems from 2020 to 2050 by demonstrating technologies, developing knowledge, skills and supply-chains and informing the development of regulation, standards and policy.

For further information please contact
ETI PR Manager Nigel Richardson on 01509 202084/07827 946064 or email nigel.richardson@eti.co.uk