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Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? (fighting climate change)
#23884363 - 12/01/16 12:23 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Has anyone ever heard of these guys before?
https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/projects/large-scale-ccs-projects
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Projects Overview
CCS technology is proven and in use around the world. There are 21 large-scale CCS projects in operation or under construction globally. The combined CO2 capture capacity of these 21 projects is around 40 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). All projects presently in construction (six as of November 2016) are anticipated to be operational by the end of 2017, widening the range of countries, industries and technologies represented. This compares with less than 10 large-scale operational projects at the beginning of this decade.
There are another 6 large-scale CCS projects at the most advanced stage of development planning, the Concept Definition (or Define) stage, with a total CO2 capture capacity of around 8 Mtpa. A further 11 large-scale CCS projects are in earlier stages of development planning (the Evaluate and Identify stages) and have a total CO2 capture capacity of around 21 Mtpa.
Two key CCS projects were launched in 2016, one large-scale and one demonstration-scale:
The Abu Dhabi CCS Project, Phase 1 being the Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) CCS Project, was launched on 5 November 2016. This project represents the world’s first application of CCS to iron and steel production. It involves the capture of approximately 0.8 Mtpa of CO2 from the direct reduced iron (DRI) process used at the ESI plant in Abu Dhabi and its use for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project commenced its CO2 injection in April 2016. The capture system (using emissions from a hydrogen production facility at Tomakomai port) is processing CO2 at a rate of at least 100,000 tonnes per annum; this CO2 is then injected into near-shore deep geologic formations. Three large-scale CCS projects in both the power and industrial sectors are very close to commencing operations:
The Kemper County Energy Facility in Mississippi (CO2 capture capacity of approximately 3 Mtpa) is expected to be operational by the end of 2016. This landmark project will be the first commercial-scale deployment of the TRIG™ coal gasification process developed jointly by Southern Company and KBR in partnership with the United States Department of Energy (US DOE). The Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project in Texas (CO2 capture capacity of approximately 1.4 Mtpa) is expected to be operational either by the end of 2016 or at the beginning of 2017. When fully operational, this project will be the world’s largest post-combustion CO2 capture project at a power station. The Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project (CO2 capture capacity of approximately 1 Mtpa) is expected to begin operations early in 2017. This project will be the world’s first large-scale bioenergy CCS project, as well as the first CCS project in the US to inject CO2 into a deep saline formation at a scale of 1 mtpa
So how would i figure out what 40 million tons out of the atmosphere means per year if we were at about 400 ppm (parts per million)
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: 404] 3
#23884494 - 12/01/16 01:23 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I remember reading about this awhile back
If im not mistaken our yearly output is around 9.7 gigatons, with who knows how much residual excess, so theres a long way to go... but it could be part of a comprehensive solution, i think its worth an effort.
I wonder how long this thread will last before all the neocons come in to stifle any forward thinking, must conserve submediocrity
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: Repertoire89]
#23886221 - 12/01/16 11:16 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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or worse, the thread gets no further love at all 
looks like it's 90 giga tons from now till 2050*
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CO2 utilisation projects
There is increasing attention being given to (non-EOR) CO2 utilisation. Specifically, a number of facilities that use CO2 in products or to support operations have been constructed or announced this decade, often associated with increasing urea and / or methanol production or for use in the food and beverage industry.
It is important to note that not all CO2 utilisation options will necessarily contribute to longer term climate change mitigation. The impact on climate mitigation will depend on the fate of the utilised CO2; for example, CO2 used in the food and beverage industry has a CO2 storage lifetime counted in 'days to years' as opposed to 'centuries'. When used for urea and methanol production enhancement, the CO2 storage lifetime can be counted as 'less than a decade'. Nevertheless, there is scope for the re-use of CO2 to reduce the environmental footprint of existing chemical processes (for example, efficiency gains in plastics manufacture by displacing a less efficient process).
Notwithstanding the above points, the market for products derived from non-EOR use of CO2 is small relative to what is needed to be stored in order to limit global temperature rise to 'well below 2°C' - a cumulative 90 Gigatonnes of CO2 captured and stored in the period to 2050 (IEA modelling supporting analysis in the 2016 Energy Technology Perspectives report). This highlights the importance of policies and programs that encourage the exploration and appraisal of significant CO2 storage capacity.
This page highlights a sampling of facilities that use CO2 across the globe; many of these facilities are at a scale of 400 tonnes per day or more of CO2 use. Deployment of facilities that use CO2 can provide experience in the operation of capture technologies that will support further scale up to full chain CCS deployment. Transporting the CO2 from the production site to the use site requires the same infrastructure that would be needed to transport CO2 to a permanent storage site, such experience further emphasising the mature nature of CO2 transportation.
I am wondering if these projects have to do with the carbon capture filter/fan structures i posted about earlier this year...
I believe this is a different company? http://carbonengineering.com/
Edited by 404 (12/02/16 12:29 AM)
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: 404]
#23886298 - 12/01/16 11:52 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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The oil and gas industry is way ahead of even the staunchest environmental whackos on this. If those faggots would learn to work WITH the O&G industry, instead of against them. Much more progress could be made
http://www.api.org/~/media/files/ehs/climate-change/summary-carbon-dioxide-enhanced-oil-recovery-well-tech.pdf
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The purpose of this report is to identify the technologies and operating practices that have been developed by the oil and gas industry for injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). These technologies and practices have been developed specifically for use in CO2 EOR; however, due to anticipated similarities in operating conditions, it is thought that the oil and gas industry's experiences and learnings may be of value in considering the injection of carbon dioxide for the purpose of geologic storage.
Capture and geologic storage of carbon dioxide (carbon capture and storage or CCS) is seen as a potentially viable near term approach for mitigating global carbon emissions provided significant legal, regulatory, and technical obstacles are addressed. Geologic storage involves injection of CO2 into underground formations. Once placed there, the expectation is that the CO2 will stay there indefinitely, thus removing it from the atmosphere.
Geologic storage on the scale that is thought to be necessary will require huge new investments in equipment and infrastructure. Some estimates suggest that the amount of infrastructure necessary to perform geologic storage on a meaningful level is equivalent to the existing worldwide infrastructure associated with current oil and gas production. This includes gas treatment facilities for CO2 capture, pipelines and compression equipment for transportation, and more compression equipment, distribution lines, flowlines and wells for injection. Because of the magnitude of investment that may be made, it is also vitally important that any legal and regulatory infrastructure that is developed encourage safe, efficient, and environmentally sound geologic storage projects that balance costs and benefits.
The oil and gas industry has over 35 years of continuously developing experience in transporting and injecting CO2 for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). While constantly evolving, the technology operating experience, and regulatory requirements that have been developed for EOR are extensive. In the United States alone, the oil and gas industry operates over 13,000 CO2 EOR wells, over 3,500 miles of high pressure CO2 pipelines, has injected over 600 million tons of CO2 (11 trillion standard cubic feet) and produces about 245,000 barrels of oil per day from CO2 EOR projects. Clearly, the technology and operational practices used by the oil and gas industry in handling and injecting CO2 can be considered a valuable resource in planning CCS projects.
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: 404]
#23886346 - 12/02/16 12:18 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I heard about this, great if it helps but it looks like they've got a lot to work on before then
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: hostileuniverse]
#23887694 - 12/02/16 01:53 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Injecting gasses in the ground sounds sketchy, i think its worth research in any case
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: Repertoire89]
#23887748 - 12/02/16 02:08 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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pretty sure he's describing something I already mentioned.
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#23887791 - 12/02/16 02:18 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah, was trying to visualize the idea, super high right now
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#23887822 - 12/02/16 02:29 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm doing my part by buying lots of disposable plastic junk and sending it to the landfill. That way the oil returns to the ground in a stable form instead of being burned as fuel.
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Re: Global Carbon Capture & Storage (ccs) Institute? [Re: psi] 1
#23888325 - 12/02/16 05:23 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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