Carbon Capture and Storage Potential Offshore the U.S. East Coast: New Methods and Insights from Legacy Seismic Data

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) provides important technological solutions to reduce CO2 emission at large scale for high emission countries. CCS technology is being shaped and developed within technological innovation system. The strength and composition of actor-networks in this system make a significant impact on CCS technology development. In order to facilitate the build-up of CCS innovation system, this study analyzes the actors-networks of CCS innovation system in China and the U.S, based on social-networks analysis. It is argued that there are huge differences between China and the U.S’s CCS innovation system. Therefore, the build-up of CCS innovation system in China should take characteristic approaches and policies to accelerate CCS development in the future.

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Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Analysis

Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law ◽

10.1163/187601007x00280 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 343-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrew J. Gibbons ◽

Elizabeth JI. Wilson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Climate Policy ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

Political Climate ◽

Term Care ◽

And Storage ◽

The U.S

AbstractCarbon capture and storage could play an important role as a near-term bridging technology, enabling deep reductions from greenhouse gas emissions while still allowing use of inexpensive fossil fuels. However, filling this technological promise requires resolution of key regulatory and legal uncertainties surrounding both human and ecological health, integration within a larger climate policy, and clear assignment of responsibility and liability for long-term care. Deployment of CCS projects in the European Union (E.U.) and the United States (U.S.) may be technologically similar, but will be contextually different. In this paper, we explore the existing energy, policy, regulatory and legal climates that will necessitate different approaches for deployment. The high U.S. dependence on coal makes CCS very important if the U.S. is to achieve deep emissions reductions, while in the E.U. an established climate policy, the importance of off shore projects, and a supportive political climate are favorable to CCS deployment. Additionally, in Europe, regulators must clarify the classification of CO2 within E.U. and international regulations governing on and offshore projects, whereas in the U.S. subsurface property rights, abandoned wells, and state-level jurisdictional difference will play important roles.

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The Decision-Making for Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Projects in China and the U.S

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.616-618.1573 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 616-618 ◽

pp. 1573-1577

Author(s):

Xian Jin Lai

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Large Scale ◽

Global Climate ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Adoption Process ◽

Adoption And Implementation ◽

Energy Projects ◽

And Storage ◽

The U.S

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be an important technological option for managing CO2 emission in the context of addressing global climate change. Launching large-scale CCS projects is an effective way to accelerate technology development and deployment. In order to draw lessons from large-scale energy projects adoption and implementation, this study compares decision-making for large-scale CCS projects in China and the U.S. It compares the project agenda-setting and adoption process based on case study. It is argued that both countries have different advantages in launching large-scale energy projects. And leadership could be a key element for project adoption and implementation successfully. This factor should be highly considered in the technological innovation research.

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SCENARIOS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE IN THE POWER SECTOR IN A PORTFOLIO OF MITIGATION OPTIONS

Climate Change Economics ◽

10.1142/s2010007821500019 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 2150001

Author(s):

JENNIFER MORRIS ◽

HAROON KHESHGI ◽

SERGEY PALTSEV ◽

HOWARD HERZOG

Keyword(s):

Carbon Capture ◽

Power Plants ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Carbon Price ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Base Case ◽

Power Sector ◽

Storage Potential ◽

And Performance ◽

And Storage

Using the MIT Economic Projection and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model, we explore factors influencing carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment in power generation and its role in mitigating carbon emissions. We find that in the 2∘C scenario with EPPA’s base-case technology cost and performance assumptions, CCS plays an important role in the second half of the century: by 2100 CCS is applied to almost 40% of world electricity production, with a third coming from coal with CCS and the other two-thirds from gas with CCS. Results on CCS deployment depend on the assumed fraction of carbon captured in CCS power plants, as emissions constraints get tighter and the carbon price rises. Adding options for higher capture fractions or offsetting uncaptured emissions leads to greater deployment of CCS than in the 2∘C base case. We provide a sensitivity analysis by making favorable assumptions for CCS, nuclear and renewables. We also explore regional differences in the deployment of CCS. We find that US and Europe mostly rely on gas CCS, whereas China relies on coal CCS and India pursues both options. We also assess how these projections align with assessment of CO2 storage potential, and find that storage potential is larger than storage demand at both global and regional scales. Ultimately, we find that under stringent mitigation scenarios, the power sector relies on a mix of technological options, and the conditions that favor a particular mix of technologies differ by region.

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