Samenvatting
Research to date has identified cost and lack of support from stakeholders as two key barriers to the development of a carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) industry that is capable of effectively mitigating climate change. This paper responds to these challenges through systematic evaluation of the research and development process for the Acorn CCS project, a project designed to develop a scalable, full-chain CCS project on the north-east coast of the UK. Through assessment of Acorn's publicly-available outputs, we identify strategies which may help to enhance the viability of early-stage CCS projects. Initial capital costs can be minimised by infrastructure re-use, particularly pipelines, and by re-use of data describing the subsurface acquired during oil and gas exploration activity. Also, development of the project in separate stages of activity (e.g. different phases of infrastructure re-use and investment into new infrastructure) enables cost reduction for future build-out phases. Additionally, engagement of regional-level policy makers may help to build stakeholder support by situating CCS within regional decarbonisation narratives. We argue that these insights may be translated to general objectives for any CCS project sharing similar characteristics such as legacy infrastructure, industrial clusters and an involved stakeholder-base that is engaged with the fossil fuel industry.
| Originele taal-2 | Engels |
|---|---|
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 963-971 |
| Aantal pagina's | 9 |
| Tijdschrift | Journal of Cleaner Production |
| Volume | 233 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Gepubliceerd - 1 okt. 2019 |
| Extern gepubliceerd | Ja |
Financiering
A full chain development plan (FCDP) for a CCS project examines all of the elements required to capture, transport and store CO 2 and sets out to document the development of different scenarios and stages of the project. To simplify investment decisions, Acorn's FCDP has been developed as a phased project. To kick-start the project, a catalyst phase is proposed during which CO 2 will be captured at a secure and reliable source, transported and permanently stored in a geological storage site. During this phase, infrastructure that is capable of handling much greater volumes of CO 2 is secured and commissioned to support the next phase. Later on, additional infrastructure, such as additional wells or pipelines might be required. Subsequent phases could expand the sources of CO 2 and increase utilisation of the offshore infrastructure. Low-carbon build-out options, specifically designed for the project, will be accessed at this stage. Within ACT Acorn, full-chain development is realised by situating the project within the European Project of Common Interest (PCI) framework. Acorn is the first CCS Project to be awarded funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The St Fergus site incorporates four gas-receiving terminals ( Brownsort et al., 2016 ): SEGAL, operated by Shell (∼330 kT/yr), the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) Terminal (operated by Ancala, ∼130 kT/yr), the National Grid Plant (∼60 kT/yr) and the North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) Terminal (operated by PX Limited, ∼50 kT/yr). However, these approximately 570 kT/yr of CO 2 are raw emissions, and the capture potential is around 65% on average ( Brownsort et al., 2016 ). The authors want to thank the entire ACT Acorn team for their support. The ACT Acorn project was funded by Accelerating CCS Technologies under Horizon 2020 . Alcalde is currently funded by EIT Raw Materials – SIT4ME project ( 17024 ).
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