Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technological process of capturing carbon dioxide from a power plant or industrial activity and the storage of that captured carbon dioxide in an underground basalt formation, saline aquifer, depleted oil and gas reservoir, or sub-sea geologic formation.
P. Lako, A.J. van der Welle, M. Harmelink, M.D.C. van der Kuip, A. Haan-Kamminga, F. Blank, J. De Wolff, M. Nepveu
This paper reviews the implementation issues of the EU CCS Directive that may impact the deployment of large-scale CO2 capture and storage in the Netherlands and Europe.
This paper develops ‘lessons learned’ from past management of radioactive waste (RW) that could help to both structure liability and ultimately deploy future RW and geological CO2 storage projects.
Li Zheng, Zhang Dongjie, Ma Linwei, Logan West, Ni Weidou
This paper presents the overall circumstances for CCS development in China, including the threats and opportunities for large scale deployment of CCS and the initial barriers and advantages that China currently possesses.
This report presents recommendations for a CCS demonstration roadmap in China, highlighting the technical, institutional, legal, and regulatory challenges.
Brendan Beck, Justine Garrett, Ian Havercroft, David Wagner, Paul Zakkour
This paper discusses the major features of the International Energy Agency (IEA) CCS Model Regulatory Framework and how it can be best distributed and used to assist in the development of regulatory frameworks in all key regions of the world.
This paper seeks to provide insight into the drivers and barriers, and the possible government responses needed, to overcome hurdles towards large scale CCS deployment in the Netherlands.
This was a 2011 progress report on CCS readiness throughout the world with regard to the legal and regulatory framework development that is critical to CCS deployment.