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CCS Storage Indicator (CCS-SI)
16th October 2018
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), Policy law and regulation
The availability of storage resources is the ultimate pre-requisite for CCS deployment. For global CCS deployment, each country needs to know where, and how much, CO2 can be stored. Each nation needs to characterise, explore and appraise a national portfolio of accessible, commercially-viable storage sites ready for CCS Facilities.
The CCS-SI tracks the development of storage resources for 80 countries. The 2018 scores confirm an overall improvement since the 2015 CCS-SI with twelve nations having mature, or near-mature, storage resources to enable wide-scale CCS.
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openCCS: Storage
28th May 2013
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), CO2 storage
openCCS is the handbook for delivering CCS projects brought to you by the Global CCS Institute. It has been built to guide you through the key processes and steps needed to deliver each component of an integrated CCS project. It’s a platform for sharing methodologies, best practices and lessons learnt from experience.
The Storage Section of the openCCS handbook contains:
Site Screening Studies
- Define screening basis
- Develop screening plan
- Review available data and identify potential sites
- Estimate capacity and level of uncertainty
- Shortlist storage sites
Site Assessment Studies
- Obtain exploration permit
- Define selection basis and develop selection plan
- Acquire data, test, analyse, rank risks
- Select site and engineering concept
Site Selection Studies
- Specify performance targets
- Prepare CO2 storage development plan
- Evaluate compliance with regulations and qualification goal
- Obtain storage permit
Design and (Initial) Construct
- Select construction contractor and delivery approach for (initial) storage assets (i.e. EPC)
- Complete the design detail for building the (initial) storage assets (i.e. wells, feeder piping)
- Build the organisation and systems to manage the storage assets
- Build the (initial) transport asset
- On time
- On budget
- To scope and quality
- Commission the (initial) storage assets to operating state
Operate (Remaining Construct)
- Operate the storage assets to achieve required performance over asset life
- Develop plan for permit review/re-qualification
- Reassess risks
- Adjust performance targets
- Adjust CO2 storage development plan
- Storage permit renewal
- Complete the design detail for building the (remaining) storage assets (i.e. wells, feeder piping)
- Select construction contractor and delivery approach for (remaining) storage assets (i.e. EPC)
Close
- Assess if conditions for site closure have been met
- Define closure basis
- Develop closure plan
- Update storage performance forecast and environmental impact assessment
- Obtain certificate of fitness for closure
- Initiate decommissioning
- Transfer of responsibility for site
Disclaimer
The content within the Global CCS Institute Publications, Reports and Research Library is provided for information purposes only. We make every effort and take reasonable care to keep the content of this section up-to-date and error-free. However, we make no claim as to its accuracy, currency or reliability.
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.
openCCS: Transport
28th May 2013
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), CO2 transport
openCCS is the Global CCS Institute’s project delivery handbook. It has been built to guide you through the key processes and steps needed to deliver each component of an integrated CCS project. It’s a platform for sharing methodologies, best practices and lessons learnt from experience.
The Transport Section of the openCCS handbook contains:
Concept Studies
- Consider pipeline or other CO2 transport options
- Consider existing or new transport route
- Consider single or multi-user transport route
- Estimate order of magnitude costs of the project (both capital (+/-30-35% accuracy) and operating (+/-15-20% accuracy))
Prefeasibility Studies
- Consider different transport routes
- Recommend the preferred transport route and capacity for final study
- Estimate costs of the project (both capital (+/-20-25% accuracy) and operating (+/-10-15% accuracy))
Feasibility Studies
- Undertake front end engineering design (FEED) studies, clearly recommending one transport route
- Estimate costs (both capital (+/-10-15% accuracy) and operating (+/-5-10%; closer to 5% accuracy))
- Select construction contractor and delivery approach (i.e. EPC)
- Obtain all required regulatory approvals
- Make final investment decision for construction of transport facilities
Project Execution
- Complete the design detail for building the transport asset
- Build the organisation and systems to manage the transport asset
- Build the transport asset
- On time
- On budget
- To scope and quality
- Commission the transport asset to operating state
Asset Operation
- Operate the transport asset to achieve required performance over asset life
- Maintain the transport asset to achieve required asset life
- Modify the transport asset to comply with legislated regulatory changes
- Modify the transport asset to realise identified opportunities
Asset Decommissioning
- Operation of asset (i.e. pipeline) ceased
- Modify the asset (as necessary) to achieve required decommissioned state
- On time
- On budget
- To scope and quality
- Asset sites decommissioned and rehabilitated to required condition
- Establish organisation for post-closure stage (as necessary)
Disclaimer
The content within the Global CCS Institute Publications, Reports and Research Library is provided for information purposes only. We make every effort and take reasonable care to keep the content of this section up-to-date and error-free. However, we make no claim as to its accuracy, currency or reliability.
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.
CCS demonstration in developing countries: Priorities for a financing mechanism for carbon doxide capture and storage
1st April 2011
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)
This first attempt to develop best practices to responsibly implement CCS projects was based on a broad stakeholder process where WRI convened experts from academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the United States. In addition, WRI published guidelines for local community engagement on CCS projects in the fall of 2010. These had the input from experts and communities from nine countries around the world and cover potentially contentious issues for CCS project development in relation to disclosure of information, community engagement in the review and approval of plans, and public participation in general. Additional publications include briefs on CCS development in two critical markets: the European Union (EU)and China.
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The content within the Global CCS Institute Publications, Reports and Research Library is provided for information purposes only. We make every effort and take reasonable care to keep the content of this section up-to-date and error-free. However, we make no claim as to its accuracy, currency or reliability.
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.