About the report In September 2006, the European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) – known as the Zero Emissions Platform – launched its Strategic Deployment Document (SDD) and Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS). The goal: to provide a clear strategy for accelerating its deployment asContinue reading “Moving forward with CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS)”
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Implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC on the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide
Introduction General comments Summary of ZEP’s main messages GD1: Storage lifecycle risk management framework GD2: Site characterisation, CO₂ stream composition, monitoring and correctivemeasures GD3: Criteria for transfer of responsibility to competent authority GD4: art.19 Financial Security and art. 20 Guidance Document 1 Storage Life Cycle Risk Management Framework Introduction Guidance Document 1 (GD1) aims atContinue reading “Implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC on the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide”
Recommendations for research to support the deployment of CCS in Europe beyond 2020
About the report Following the adoption of the CO₂ Storage Directive, Carbon Management Europe (then known as the Zero Emissions Platform) published this report to advise the Commission on research and development (R&D) funding priorities. At the time, the European Union (EU) was leading the world in implementing an ambitious demonstration programme for carbon captureContinue reading “Recommendations for research to support the deployment of CCS in Europe beyond 2020”
Maximising the benefits of knowledge sharing
Published in 2009, as Europe was establishing its first large-scale CCS demonstration programme, this report outlined a framework for sharing knowledge across the full CCS value chain. The framework aimed to accelerate technology development and reduce costs by enabling companies, research institutes, governments, and the public to access insights on technical performance, environmental impact, costs,Continue reading “Maximising the benefits of knowledge sharing”
The realities of storing carbon dioxide
This statement was authored by a number of key geological experts and ZEP members in response to a recent publication by Ehlig-Economides & Economides 2010 which sought to demonstrate that CCS is not technically or economically feasible, based on a supposed lack of underground CO2 storage capacity. ZEP believes the E&E paper to be a seriousContinue reading “The realities of storing carbon dioxide”
Recommendations for the implementation of New Entrant Reserve Funding
Executive summary This paper presents the input of ZEP to the European Commission during the comitology process that will determine the allocation of the New Entrant Reserve and the implementation of the demonstration projects whose funding it is intended to support. Timing and Process a. Timing for the CCS Programme is critically important; the bulkContinue reading “Recommendations for the implementation of New Entrant Reserve Funding”
EU Demonstration Programme for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS)
About the report In 2006, ZEP outlined the technology and deployment roadmap necessary to achieve this goal. In 2007,we then presented our vision for an EU Flagship Programme of large-scale CCS demonstration projects asthe next – and final – step. This will ensure the implementation of complete CCS value chains – from thecapture of CO2Continue reading “EU Demonstration Programme for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS)”
Strategic Overview
This 2006 report reflects an early effort to bring structure and coherence to Europe’s emerging discussion on carbon capture and storage (CCS). At a time when CCS sat at the margins of EU climate and energy policy, this publication presented a system-level approach, explaining how CO₂ capture, transport and geological storage would need to beContinue reading “Strategic Overview”
A Vision for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants
Published in 2006, A Vision for Zero-Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants was the first report produced by the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP). Developed at a time when carbon capture and storage (CCS) was still emerging in European policy debates, the report set out the role of CCS in supporting Europe’s climate objectives, energy security andContinue reading “A Vision for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants”