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Element Energy study into CCS for gas power and industry
Projects / Policy, July 15 2010 (Carbon Capture Journal)
- Element Energy has completed a study into the potential for CCS in the gas power and industrial sectors.
The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has indicated that in order to be on course to meet the 2050 target, the UK's power sector will need to be largely decarbonised by 2030. Focus to date has been on the more carbon intensive coal-fired power stations as options for CCS. As the debate develops, however, it is important to understand the opportunity for CCS on natural gas fired power generation and industry.
In June, the CCC published a report led by Element Energy Ltd, working with partners Carbon Counts and Amec, which quantifies:
- The technical potential for CCS in industry and the gas power sector.
- Plausible economic potentials (i.e. market sizes and breakdown) for CCS in industry and the gas power sector under a range of technology readiness, build rate and CO2 price scenarios.
- The impacts on CCGT-CCS economics in the context of high renewable penetration leading to low load factors for fossil plant
The report discusses the challenges posed by the need to operate flexibly, for example to manage intermittency caused by wind power. The report is useful for:
- energy and carbon market modellers
- investors, owners, operators, suppliers and customers of gas power stations and heavy industry
- developers of capture technologies
- public and private stakeholders considering the development of regional CO2 transport networks.
To obtain a copy of the report, please email Kate.Harland@element-energy.co.uk or Harsh.Pershad@element-energy.co.uk
