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Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies South Korea
Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies South Korea

31st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)

South Korea does not currently have any policies or legislation dedicated to encouraging thedevelopment of CCS technologies or regulating the conduct of CCS projects in South Korea.However, South Korea began considering the development of CCS policies and legislation in 2008and this policy development process continues.

The Government is currently promoting the development of technology for capturing CO2. The legal basis for such government support is the Energy Basic Law.

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Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies Brazil
Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies Brazil

31st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)

Brazil does not currently have any integrated policies or legislation dedicated to encouraging thedevelopment of CCS technologies or regulating the conduct of CCS projects in Brazil. There are noproposals for CCS draft polices or legislation at a National or State level. The National Plan onClimate Change has, however, identified climate change as a strategic issue for both the present andthe future of national development.

Existing environmental, health and safety legislation may be applicable to particular CCS activities.The legislation may also provide an insight into how Brazil might incorporate the regulation of CCSactivities within existing regulatory regimes or create new CCS specific legislation in the future.

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Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies United Arab Emirates
Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies United Arab Emirates

31st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)

No integrated legislative framework is currently enacted in the UAE in relation to the capture andsequestration of CO2 emissions.

There is, however, a large amount of government investment to support related projects which,alongside various related commercial partnerships, is aimed at capturing up to one third of the emirateof Abu Dhabi's CO2 emissions by 2020.

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Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies The United States of America
Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies The United States of America

31st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)

There has been a rapid concentration of policymaking, funding and research around the development and deployment of CCS technology in the United States as a means of mitigating GHG emissions. While the US has yet to set a cap on economy-wide GHG emissions, or to imposesubstantial costs on sources of these emissions, the development of CCS technology is seen ascritical to the ultimate success of any future emissions control regime in the country. The new USGovernment has moved quickly in the areas of energy, environmental protection and landmanagement to initiate policies that will help facilitate development of CCS technologies. Largeamounts of funding under the country’s recent stimulus package have been allocated to CCSinitiatives. At the same time, recent developments in Congress suggest that legislation imposing costson the emission of CO2 in the US may be in place as early as later this year.

Significant technological, financial and regulatory hurdles remain for large-scalecommercial deployment of CCS technology in the US. Questions related to the application of existing US law and policy are implicated at almost every stage of the CCS process, while in some areas new policy models are already being developed. In particular, with respect to capture, the non-CO2-related environmental impacts of the technology need to be considered under existing law in the US. Withrespect to transport of sequestered CO2, a more coherent regulatory framework for multi-jurisdictional infrastructure development appears necessary for large-scale CCS deployment. Finally, with respectto underground storage of captured CO2, policymakers in the US have proposed technical standardsand regulation for the injection of CO2 and have begun to address questions of property rights tounderground storage space and long-term liability for sequestered CO2. More clarity on each of theseissues will be necessary as several large-scale CCS projects get underway in the US within the nextfive years.

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Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: policies and legislation framing carbon capture and storage globally
Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: policies and legislation framing carbon capture and storage globally

31st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), Policy law and regulation

In May 2009, a consortium led by WorleyParsons and comprising Schlumberger, Electric Power Research Institute and Baker & McKenzie was engaged to undertake the Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage.

The consortium was tasked to undertake a comprehensive survey of the status of CCS and to develop a series of reports analysing CCS projects, the economics of CCS, policies supporting CCS development and existing research and development networks.  A fifth report - the Synthesis Report - was also developed and this summarises the findings of the first four reports, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the gaps and barriers to the deployment of large-scale CCS projects, including strategies and recommendations to address these issues.

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Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies, international policy and legislation
Strategic analysis of the global status of carbon capture and storage. Report 3: country studies, international policy and legislation

31st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), Policy law and regulation

In May 2009, a consortium led by WorleyParsons and comprising Schlumberger, Electric Power Research Institute and Baker & McKenzie was engaged to undertake the Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage.

The consortium was tasked to undertake a comprehensive survey of the status of CCS and to develop a series of reports analysing CCS projects, the economics of CCS, policies supporting CCS development and existing research and development networks.  A fifth report - the Synthesis Report - was also developed and this summarises the findings of the first four reports, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the gaps and barriers to the deployment of large-scale CCS projects, including strategies and recommendations to address these issues.

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Upgraded calculator for CO2 pipeline systems
Upgraded calculator for CO2 pipeline systems

27th March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), CO2 hubs, CO2 transport, Economics

The IEA Greenhouse gas R&D program has two Excel based computer programs developed which estimate the cost of pipelines carrying CO2. The first is a model built by Woodhill Engineering which includes routines for CO2 trunk pipeline as well as for other fluids and also injection wells and capture plant. The second model was recently developed by GASTEC at CRE Ltd and AMEC. This model calculates the costs of lower pressure CO2 collection networks and is calibrated for UK costs. The purpose of the work is to upgrade both of these models and to integrate them into one.

In summary, the aims of the project are:

  • to increase the technical veracity of the trunk pipeline model, and
  • to improve the user interface amenability of the network model,

Thereby make them more complementary and better aligned to ensure seamless integration.

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Content and material featured within this section of our website includes reports and research published by third parties. The content and material may include opinions and recommendations of third parties that do not reflect those held by the Global CCS Institute.

Assessment of sub sea ecosystem impacts
Assessment of sub sea ecosystem impacts

1st March 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), CO2 storage

One of the key elements required before receiving permission to commence underground storage of CO2, will be the ability of the operator to predict the behaviour of the injected CO2 and demonstrate a thorough understanding of the risks of leakage, and the associated impacts of these leaks. Also, CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) operators must be able to demonstrate that CO2 can be injected into suitable storage reservoirs both safely and with minimal or no environmental impact. The safety aspect predominantly relates to good design and operational practices and strict adherence to accepted health and safety procedures.

This study aims to assess the extent of information currently available on the effects of CO2 seepage on subsea ecosystems, and assess what gaps in knowledge exist, along with providing recommendations for further research to address these gaps.

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Developing a pipeline infrastructure for CO2 capture and storage: Issues and challenges
Developing a pipeline infrastructure for CO2 capture and storage: Issues and challenges

1st February 2009

Topic(s): CO2 hubs, CO2 transport

The study forecasts that the amount of pipeline that will be needed to transport CO2 will be between 15,000 miles and 66,000 miles by 2030, depending on how much CO2 must be sequestered and the degree to which enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is involved. The upper end of the forecast range is of the same order of magnitude as the miles of existing U.S. crude oil pipelines and products pipelines. While there are no significant barriers to building the forecasted pipeline mileage, the major challenges to implementing CCS are in public policy and regulation. Because a CCS industry can evolve in several ways, public policy decisions must address key questions about industry structure, government support of early development, regulatory models, and operating rules. Such issues must be resolved before necessary investments in a CCS pipeline system can be made.

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Content and material featured within this section of our website includes reports and research published by third parties. The content and material may include opinions and recommendations of third parties that do not reflect those held by the Global CCS Institute.

What have we learned from IEA GHG storage activities
What have we learned from IEA GHG storage activities

1st February 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), CO2 storage

This report is intended to provide a summary of key learning points from recent IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG) activities related to the geological storage of CO2.

The report summarises key learning points from IEA GHG operating Phase 5, which commenced in 2005 and effectively coincided with the publication of the IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (IPCC SRCCS). That publication provides a useful reference point for the subsequent knowledge on storage acquired through IEA GHG activities.

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Renewables global status report 2009 update
Renewables global status report 2009 update

1st January 2009

Topic(s): Domestic policy, Economics, Global Status Report, Policy law and regulation, Renewables

This ‘Update’ edition of the Renewables Global Status Report is the fourth in a series launched in 2005. It provides an integrated picture of the global renewable energy situation, while coming in the midst of an historic and global economic crisis.

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Best practices for: monitoring, verification, and accounting of CO2 stored in deep geologic formations
Best practices for: monitoring, verification, and accounting of CO2 stored in deep geologic formations

1st January 2009

Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)

This document was developed by the US Dept. of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory for regulatory organisations, project developers, and national and state policymakers to increase awareness of existing and developing monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) techniques used during carbon sequestration.

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