EERA Net Cofund CCS, Ragnhild Rønneberg (The Research Council of Norway) UK/Norway/Canada Meeting 18/19 March 2015
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The ERA-Net COFUND meeting focused on accelerating CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technologies to address climate change, following the IPCC's acknowledgment of the urgent need for action. Key priorities include the development of affordable CCS solutions, infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage, and fostering international cooperation among participating countries. Lessons from member states such as Canada, the UK, and Norway highlight the importance of policy support, industry involvement, and research and development in achieving effective CCS deployment by 2020.
EERA Net Cofund CCS, Ragnhild Rønneberg (The Research Council of Norway) UK/Norway/Canada Meeting 18/19 March 2015
- 1. ERA-NET Cofund CCS UK-Canada-Norway meeting CO2 capture research 17-18 March 2015 Ragnhild Rønneberg [email protected]
- 2. Time to ACT The scientific evidence on climate change compiled by the IPCC 5th report has been acknowledged and welcomed by the European Commission (EC) This report brings together the scientific literature on climate change – and leaves policymakers without doubt. «The time to act is now» said Miguel Arias Cañete (EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner) when he commented the 5th report (Nov 2014)
- 3. ERA-NET Cofund CCS under Horizon 2020 Low Carbon Technologies “It is important to develop and bring to market affordable, cost-effective and resource-efficient technology solutions to decarbonise the energy system in a sustainable way, secure energy supply and complete the energy internal market. Call: Competitive low-carbon energy Our respons to this is: ACT Accelerating CCS technologies as a new low-carbon energy vector
- 4. Several MS in a consortium (ministries/funding agencies) that establish one or several common calls with top up financing from EC EC finances 50% of the MS total budget Focus on demonstrating and validating solutions. What is an ERA-NET Cofund 4 ACT: Emphasis will be placed on pre-commercial CCS technologies and solutions aimed at accelerating the move towards commercialisation and competitive deployment
- 5. Thematic priorities CO2 capture and compression Joint use of existing capture pilots (creating synergy) Actions on capture technologies emphasising operational flexibility and cost effectivity CCS targeting industrial sector and gas processing plants CO2 transport Infrastructure components for transport within Europe /trans border issues Subsea-completed transport systems Spectrum of impurities CO2 storage Pan-European storage in different geological settings Well-design, injection precedures, validation, monitoring, Offshore storage infrastructure -> North Sea basin Verification of storage potential
- 6. ACT Consortium and budget (M€) Country Call 1 possible commitment Call 2 intention Call 3 intention Comments Norway 6 max 6 max 6 same level as other countries Germany 6 2 2 2 M x 5 yr Italy 4 Could be divided on 3 years Switzerland 3 1 1 Commitment for 4 M Romania 1 UK 5.4 2016 – 2020 Netherlands 2 2 2 Total 6 M for 4 years Greece ? EC ca. 10-15 Total Ca. 30-45 • Turkey has shown interest • Poland has shown interest • …and…. • Canada is highly welcome to join ACT
- 7. Lessons learned from this meeting 17-18. March Canada has done it, showed it works; in Boundry Dam and other places/projects Approach: Learning–from-doing UK has great interest and plans in fulfilling the CCS work. Petershead and White Rose. Approach: policy, incentives (“Carbon funds”) and jobs Norway has very few big domestic emitters, but has technology available (TCM/Aker Solutions etc.) has possible storage sites (European CO2 -> North Sea Basin) Approach: R&D, full scale CCS by 2020, international cooperation – invest abroad
- 8. Status A draft proposal exists Need to re-focusing from technology oriented draft to a proposal describing the impact of the common call The consortium has agreed on the way forward WPs and Tasks Milestones Budget – not yet in box ! Excellent dialog with advisors at DG research/EC Highlights storage
- 9. Challenges Commitment from MS Writing a good proposal to EC Excellence, concept and ambitions Impact and measures Implementation: project plan, structure and procedures Thematic priorities Getting industry interested Resource demanding process
- 10. IMPACTS – specified 1. the acceleration of affordable cost-effective and resource-efficient technology solutions to 2. decarbonise the energy system in a sustainable way 3. secure energy supply and 4. complete the energy internal market 5. reduction of the environmental footprint 6. the energy payback time 7. strengthening the European industrial technology base, thereby 8. creating growth and jobs in Europe 9. achieving the critical mass < 2°C
- 11. After the proposal to EC, May 5th 2015 8-9 months evaluation of the proposal Spring 2016 – transnational call The national institutions must be prepared 2 step evaluation Screening International competion Selection of 3-4 projects Norway to hold a grip on the evaluation from Norwegian institutions, Germany on the German institutions etc. Given a positive outcome – the project start 2016/2017 and last 3-4 years. Final report latest in year 5.
- 12. Thank you for your attention ! The Commission's proposal for a 2030 climate and energy policy framework acknowledges the role of CCS in reaching the EU's long-term emissions reduction goal