CO2 storage capacity estimates for selected regions of China - results from the China-UK Near Zero Emissions Coal (NZEC) Initiative

Pearce, Jonathan; Li, M.; Ren, Shaoran; Li, G.; Chen, W.; Vincent, C.J.; Kirk, Karen

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.608

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“…Research required to screen deep saline aquifers for CO 2 storage includes the geological setting (such as geological structure, tectonic activity, heterogeneity, lithology, sensitivity, etc), reservoir conditions (such as salinity, sweep efficiency, reservoir depth and thickness, porosity, and permeability), source‐sink matching and assessment of the cost and the geological risks. Previous research in the EU‐funded COACH and NZEC China‐EU collaborative projects has also indicated that there is potential for storage in the Bohai,10 Songliao, Subei, and Qinshui Basins in north‐east China 11–15. A similar approach to the initial screening undertaken in those studies was applied here.…”

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New potential carbon emission reduction enterprises in China: deep geological storage of CO₂ emitted through industrial usage of coal in China

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Deep geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) could offer an essential solution to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the continued use of fossil fuels. Currently, CO 2 capture is both costly and energy intensive; it represents about 60% of the cost of the total carbon capture and storage (CCS) chain which is causing a bottleneck in advancement of CCS in China. This paper proposes capturing CO 2 from coal chemical plants where the CO 2 is high purity and relatively cheap to collect, thus offering an early opportunity for industrial-scale full-chain CCS implementation. The total amount of high concentration CO 2 that will be emitted (or is being emitted) by the coal chemical factories approved by the National Development and Reform Commission described in this paper is 42 million tonnes. If all eight projects could utilize CCS, it would be of great significance for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in China. Basins which may provide storage sites for captured CO 2 in North China are characterized by large sedimentary thicknesses and several sets of reservoircaprock strata. Some oil fields are nearing depletion and a sub-set of these are potentially suitable for CO 2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CCS demonstration but all these still require detailed geological characterisation. The short distance between the high concentration CO 2 sources and potential storage sites should reduce transport costs and complications. The authors believe these high purity sources coupled with EOR or aquifer storage could offer China an opportunity to lead development in this globally beneficial CCS option.

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“…In particular, the Near Zero Emissions from Coal (NZEC) project examined CO 2 storage projects on the Sangliao and the Subei Basin. [167][168][169] The CO 2 storage capacity of the Songliao basin's aquifer has been evaluated at 593 Mt CO 2 , and the effective capacities of the Daquig and Jilin Oilfields' at 71.5 Mt and 692 Mt respectively. Similarly, the Cooperation Action Carbon Capture and Storage China-EU (COACH) project investigated options in the Bohai Basin.…”

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CO₂ removal and 1.5 °C: what, when, where, and how?

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“…In particular, the Near Zero Emissions from Coal (NZEC) project examined CO 2 storage projects on the Sangliao and the Subei Basin [168][169][170] . The CO 2 storage capacity of the Songliao basin's aquifer has been evaluated at 593 Mt CO 2 , and the effective capacities of the Daquig and Jilin Oilfields' at 71.5 Mt and 692 Mt respectively.…”

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CO2 removal and 1.5°C: what, when, where, and how?

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The international community aims to limit global warming to 1.5 • C, but little progress has been made towards a global, cost-efficient, and fair climate mitigation plan to deploy carbon dioxide removal (CDR) at the Paris Agreement's scale. Here, we investigate how different CDR options -afforestation/reforestation (AR), bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), and direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS)might be deployed to meet the Paris Agreement's CDR objectives. We find that international cooperation in climate mitigation policy is key for deploying the most cost-efficient CDR pathway -comprised of BECCS, mainly (74%), and AR (26%) -, allowing to take the most advantage of regional bio-geophysical resources and socio-economic factors, and time variations, and therefore minimising costs. Importantly, with international cooperation, the spatio-temporal evolution of the CDR pathway differs greatly from the regional allocation of the Paris Agreement's CDR objectives -based on responsibility for climate change, here used as a proxy for their socio-economically fair distribution. With limited, or no international cooperation, we find that the likelihood of delivering these CDR objectives decreases, as deploying CDR pathways becomes significantly more challenging and costly. Key domestic bio-geophysical resources include geological CO 2 sinks, of which the absence or the current lack of identification undermines the feasibility of the Paris Agreement's CDR objectives, and land and biomass supply, of which the limited availability makes them more costly -particularly when leading to the deployment of DACCS. Moreover, we show that developing international/interregional cooperation policy instruments -such as an international market for negative emissions tradingcan deliver, simultaneously, cost-efficient and equitable CDR at the Paris Agreement's scale, by incentivising participating nations to meet their share of the Paris Agreement's CDR objectives, whilst making up for the uneven distribution of CDR potentials across the world. Crucially, we conclude that international cooperationcooperation policy instruments, but also robust institutions to monitor, verify and accredit their efficiency and equity -is imperative, as soon as possible, to preserve the feasibility and sustainability of future CDR pathways, and ensure that future generations do not bear the burden, increasingly costlier, of climate mitigation inaction.

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CO2 storage capacity estimates for selected regions of China - results from the China-UK Near Zero Emissions Coal (NZEC) Initiative

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New potential carbon emission reduction enterprises in China: deep geological storage of CO₂ emitted through industrial usage of coal in China

New potential carbon emission reduction enterprises in China: deep geological storage of CO₂ emitted through industrial usage of coal in China

CO₂ removal and 1.5 °C: what, when, where, and how?

CO2 removal and 1.5°C: what, when, where, and how?

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CO2 storage capacity estimates for selected regions of China - results from the China-UK Near Zero Emissions Coal (NZEC) Initiative

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New potential carbon emission reduction enterprises in China: deep geological storage of CO2 emitted through industrial usage of coal in China

New potential carbon emission reduction enterprises in China: deep geological storage of CO2 emitted through industrial usage of coal in China

CO2 removal and 1.5 °C: what, when, where, and how?

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New potential carbon emission reduction enterprises in China: deep geological storage of CO₂ emitted through industrial usage of coal in China

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