Heather Haydock

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Heather Haydock AEA
2nd Annual European CCS Summit London 2-3
December 2008
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Near Zero Emissions from Coal(NZEC)

• A collaborative project between Chinese and UK
  experts to
• build capacity in China to determine the best
  options for carbon dioxide capture, transport and
  geological storage and
• examine the potential for the development and
  demonstration of CCS technology in China and its
  deployment in the future.

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Background

• EU-China Summit (Sept 2005) declaration on
  Climate Change Energy
• to achieve the following co-operation goals
  by 2020 To develop and demonstrate in China and
  the EU advanced, near-zero emissions coal
  technology through carbon capture and storage
• Agreement followed by two complementary MoU with
  associated projects
• China-UK MoU (Dec 2005) UK NZEC Phase 1
• China-EC MoU (Feb 2006) COACH

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Whos Involved?
Now DECC

• Funded by UK Government
• China Government lead MOST
• Management team
• AEA on UK side
• ACCA21 in China
• Partners in academia and industry
• UK - 7 organisations
• China - 18 organisations

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Phased Approach
Assessment stage complete by late 2009
Explore options for CCS with coal fired power in
China
Phase 1
Definition stage 1-2 years by 2010-11
Detailed design of identified project(s)
Phase 2
Execution stage 3-4 years by 2014
Construct and operate demonstration project
Phase 3
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Phase 1 Objectives

• Enable knowledge transfer between China and UK
• Model future energy requirements of China, taking
  account of CCS technology
• Produce case studies of potential carbon capture
  technology
• Build capacity in China for evaluation of CO2
  storage potential
• Identify potential sites for geological storage
  of CO2
• Develop a technical and policy level roadmap for
  CCS

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Work Packages

• WP1 Knowledge Sharing Capacity Building
• WP2 Future Energy Technology Perspectives
• WP3 Case Studies for Carbon Capture
• WP4 Carbon Storage Potential
• WP5 Policy Assessment Roadmap

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WP1 Knowledge Sharing Capacity
Building AEA and ACCA21
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WP1 Objectives

• To communicate the activities and findings of the
  project
• To increase knowledge and skills regarding carbon
  capture and storage in China
• Target audiences
• Academic community
• Industry
• Policy-makers
• General public

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WP1 Activities

• Websites
• Newsletter (register for mailing list on website)
• Publications results summaries technical
  papers reference book for non-technical
  audience training materials
• Events interim workshop Oct 08, final workshop
  Nov 09
• UK studentships for five Chinese PhD students

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WP2 Future Energy Technology Perspectives 3E
Research Institute and AEA
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WP2 Objectives

• To provide a perspective on the potential future
  energy technologies for China
• To assess energy demand and the main point
  sources of CO2 in a selected province (Jilin)
• To assess the potential role of CCS to reduce CO2
  emissions

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• Example Illustrative MARKAL output
• (UK electricity generation, 80 CO2 reduction)

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• Example Analysis of historical data from OECD
  countries to inform energy efficiency projections
  for China

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• Example Energy Service Demand selected
  industry sectors

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WP2 Next Steps

• Consolidate current research results
• Identify large potential emission sources in
  Jilin province

• Input both energy service demand projection
  results and technology assessment results into
  China MARKAL model
• Generate future energy and carbon emission
  scenarios
• Assess role of CCS in mitigating carbon emissions

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WP3 Case Studies for Carbon Capture Imperial
College London, GreenGen, IET China Academy of
Sciences
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WP3 Objectives

• To identify the techno-economic characteristics
  of potential carbon capture technologies based on
  Chinas specific conditions
• To assess the role (short, mid or long-term) of
  potential capture options for future deployment
• To recommend preferred options for a CCS
  demonstration project in China

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WP3 Case Studies
Oxyfuel
OX1 New build, capture-ready 800 MW
OX2 Retrofit 350 MW
Post-combustion
PC1 New build
PC2 Capture ready retrofit
PC3 Supercritical, chemical absorption membrane
PC4 Options for existing power plant
Pre-combustion
GS1 IGCC capture GreenGen gasifier
GS2 Polygeneration capture BP-Tsinghua
gasifier
GS3 IGCC capture Shell gasifier
GS4 Polygeneration capture Shell gasifier
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WP4 Carbon Storage Potential British
Geological Survey and China University of
Petroleum
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WP4 Carbon Storage Potential

• Objectives
• Build capacity in China for evaluating storage
  potential and performing first stage site
  characterisation
• Estimate the future potential for CO2 storage
• Map CO2 sources and potential sinks
• Tasks
• Regional basin assessments of storage potential
  for EOR, ECBM and saline formations
• Site-selection assessments for demonstration of
  storage
• GIS-based decision support tool

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• Saline formations
• Songliao Basin
• As part of EOR operations
• Jilin and Daqing oilfields
• Jiangsu oilfield

• As part of enhanced coal bed methane production
  in Qinshui Basin

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Potential Storage SitesNZECCOACHGeoCapacity
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WP4 Preliminary findings

• Jilin, Daqing and Jiangsu oilfields offer
  variable potential for storage
• Some storage potential as niche opportunities for
  CO2-EOR, especially in Jilin and Daqing
• Small pilot CO2-EOR projects already being
  undertaken
• Potential for a small-scale pilot demonstration
  of CCS
• Theoretical calculations suggests that saline
  aquifer could offer very large storage
  capacities, however
• Based on very low data density (concentrated
  around oilfields)
• Further primary data acquisition needed
• Specific field geology likely to be complex

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WP5 Policy Assessment Roadmap AEA and ACCA21
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WP5 Objectives

• To identify the non-technical barriers to the
  widespread adoption of CCS technologies in China
• To explore the short-term options for a CCS
  demonstration plant (by 2015)
• To identify options for the longer-term
  deployment of CCS in Chinas power sector

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WP5 Activities

• Draw on results from other work packages
• Socio-economic modelling
• Stakeholder consultation
• Close co-operation with COACH, STRACO2
• Development of technology policy roadmap

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WP5 Integrated Assessment
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Communicating Findings
Two web sites www.nzec.info Project
website Dual language www.ccschina.info Resource
for CCS in China Awaiting approval
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Thank you for your attention
Heather Haydock AEA heather.haydock_at_aeat.co.uk