UKCCSC Theme A Review.ppt

UKCCSC Theme A Review Quick review/update of current activities Identify key research topics to address the CCS Possible opportunities Industry partners Future activities Quick review/update of current activities Reading University Overall assessment of lifecycle costs and emissions of fossil fuel supply options - Completed List of fossil fuel supply – defined Methodology applied for PC, NGCC and IGCC-but still need to consider oxyfuel and biomass co-firing (if data is available) Report on life cycle emissions from non-CCS and CCS technologies and comparison to renewable and nuclear – April 2007 Aberdeen University Cost Supply Curves for Capture and Transport, EOR + Storage: 1st paper submitted 2006, 2nd paper May 2007 Assessment of impact of future energy supply scenarios Modelling prospective production of oil and gas from UKCCSC to 2030 – paper submitted 2006 Modelling prospective end of field lives and economic end of infrastructure in UKCCSC to 2030 – paper submitted 2006, further paper May 2007 Transport options cost modelling – paper submitted 2006 Quick review/update of current activities Imperial College High-level review of deployment options High-level CO2 capture plant models, including identifying key operating features Developed steam cycle model for coal-fired plant, initial focus on capture - ready Developed generic capabilities in solvent-based CO2 capture system design Modelling plant flexibility and real-time impacts Cranfield University Technology reviews – completed: Coal gasification and IGCC, Co-gasification of coal with renewable fuels Coal underground gasification technology Pre-combustion capture technologies Lime capture chemical looping technologies Nottingham University Technology reviews – completed: Gasification cycle data Catalytic cracking of methane at low temperatures Newcastle University UK Source /Sink analysis Technical review for pipeline and ship transport Identify Key Research Topics Possible Opportunities D