Carbon Capture and Storage

20 November 2008 London Evening Meeting

Chairman Brian Jones, London Offshore Consultants

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Presentations

Why CCS IS Important

Peter Christie, Department of Energy and Climate Change

Peter will set the scene with a brief presentation about why CCS is important, covering carbon reduction targets, the global generation mix, the challenges of replacing fossil fuels over the long term and the need to retain coal in the mix for the foreseeable future.

CO2 Capture and Storage (CSS) from UK Sources to the UK Continental Shelf

Mike Austell, Manager, Project Development, Progressive Energy Ltd

In recent years, there has been a growing international concern that the ongoing release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere from processes such as the burning of fossil fuels is leading to a general increase in global averaged air temperature near the earth's surface, the so-called global warming phenomenon. At an intergovernmental level, the UK and EU are working towards CO2 reductions of 50% by 2050 and are leading the world in developing CO2 reduction initiatives, such as emission trading and research on CO2 capture and storage. In late 2007, COOTS, a joint venture between Centrica plc and Progressive Energy Ltd, imitated a front end engineering design (FEED) study with INTECSEA (UK) Ltd into the disposal of 15 million tonnes of CO2 per annum via a 500km pipeline to a remote saline aquifer and enhanced oil recovery prospects in the North Sea.

Mike Austell of Progressive Energy presented the background  and outline findings of this study and the current status of the COOTS project.