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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is seen as a necessary mitigation option in the transition towards sustainable energy systems. It has considerable potential to reduce CO2 emissions without significantly altering the current energy infrastructure.
The principle of CCS is that CO2 emissions are captured from the flue gas of large point sources such as power plants and industrial facilities (for example those producing ammonia or hydrogen). Subsequently, the captured CO2 is transported to a geological storage site, such as an empty gas field or an aquifer, where it is permanently stored. Carbon capture and storage is an emerging technology with a number of demonstration projects ongoing and many more projects currently planned. Understanding the technological, environmental, legal, and economic impacts of large-scale implementation is necessary to guarantee CCS can fulfil its important role in moving towards a sustainable energy system.
Ecofys is a pioneer in the field of carbon capture and storage. Our knowledge and experience date back to the origin of CCS research about 20 years ago. With over twenty offices worldwide we serve the broad international CCS community. Our international set-up and experience enable us to translate research results into practical experience and market opportunities. We have experience in each of the steps in the carbon capture, transport and storage chain and we take an integrated approach to the CCS projects we are involved in. This means that individual steps are always investigated within the context of the complete CCS chain, enabling us to arrive at solutions that optimise the technical, economic and organisational benefits for clients.
Our services include:
- Source-sink (economic) assessments on a national and international scale
- Techno-economic assessments, prefeasibility and feasibility studies of CCS systems
- Stakeholder consultation processes and policy lab discussions with industrial parties and authorities
- Strategic and organisational advice related to the development of CO2 transport infrastructure
- Developing methodologies, guidelines and tools for visualising, tracking and managing CCS activities
- Evaluating and designing policy proposals related to CCS
- Assessing risks related to CCS projects and infrastructure development
- Assessing market opportunities related to CCS.
References:
- Impacts of EU and international law related to carbon capture and geological storage in the European Union – European Commission
- AMESCO, Generic Environmental Impact Assessment for CO2 storage – Consortium under the leadership of the Netherlands’ Oil Company (NAM)
- DYNAMIS, Towards hydrogen and electricity production with carbon dioxide storage – European Commission
- CATO (CO2 capture, transport and storage), Dutch research programme on the economic, technical, social and ecological potential for implementing CCS in the Dutch energy system.
- Making large-scale carbon capture and storage CCS in the Netherlands work; an agenda for 2007-2020 policy, technology and organization – EnergieNed and Dutch Ministries of the Environment and Economic Affairs.
- GEOCAPACITY, Assessing European Capacity for Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide – European Commission
- Building the cost curves for CO2 storage - IEA GHG R&D Programme
- CCS Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines – European Commission
- Options for a regulatory framework for CCS in Germany –– Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
- Feasibility of CCS for a bio-energy plant – Large international oil company.
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