http://www.sccs.org.uk/ Containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies [ www.sccs.org.uk/ ] en-gb Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/12/09153314 The announcement of the latest round of the Scottish Government's International Development Fund comes as Scotland enters talks to pioneer the first pilot carbon capture programme (CCS) on African soil http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/12/09153314 Mon, 02 Jan 2011 15:41:12 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61LnxB5Yw3E The blame game begins after the collapse of the one billion pound carbon capture project at Longannet. With Gordon Brewer, and featuring Professor Stuart Haszeldine from the University of Edinburgh / Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61LnxB5Yw3E Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:15:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/italyseeps/ Capturing CO2 from power stations and storing it deep underground carries no significant threat to human health, despite recently voiced fears that it might, a study has shown. Researchers found that the risk of death from poisoning as a result of exposure to CO2 leaks from underground rocks is about one in 100 million – far less than the chances of winning the lottery jackpot. http://www.sccs.org.uk/italyseeps/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:00:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.900-carbon-capture-an-unprecedented-challenge.html Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now in a critical period of development and initial deployment that will determine if the capital and operational costs are viable. The legal frameworks, financial support and demonstration plant designs are nearing completion in several countries around the world. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.900-carbon-capture-an-unprecedented-challenge.html Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:59:59 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.600-carbon-capture-why-we-need-it.html Burning fossil fuels provides most of the world's electrical energy. It also produces large amounts of carbon dioxide. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) offers one of the most direct and rapid ways of reducing CO2 emissions right now. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.600-carbon-capture-why-we-need-it.html Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:59:58 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.700-carbon-capture-how-to-trap-a-gas.html Carbon dioxide forms around 10 per cent of a typical coal power station's exhaust gas, so before burial it must be separated from other gases. Burying all the exhaust would be infeasible, not least due to the huge volumes involved. However, separating CO2 is currently the most expensive part of carbon capture and storage (CCS), so extensive research is under way to increase efficiency. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.700-carbon-capture-how-to-trap-a-gas.html Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:59:57 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.800-carbon-capture-transport-and-storage.html Transporting and then storing carbon dioxide below ground are the final stages of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The safe and secure burial of CO2 is the most difficult part of the process - and prompts the greatest public concern. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028061.800-carbon-capture-transport-and-storage.html Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:59:56 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/progress-to-co2-storage-scotland/ Scotland can realise the employment, economic and environmental benefits of carbon storage. A consortium of Scottish Government, industry and researchers has shown that rocks deep beneath the Moray Firth are capable of storing decades of CO2 output from Scotland’s power stations. This emerging Carbon Capture and Storage {CCS} industry could create at least 13,000 new Scottish jobs by 2020. These are key findings of the report, 'Progressing Scotland's CO2 storage opportunities', which was unveiled today. http://www.sccs.org.uk/progress-to-co2-storage-scotland/ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:59:59 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment/cancun-close-funding-deal-co2-storage-news-500489 Delegates in Cancún are braced for a final vote to approve the funding of controversial carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment/cancun-close-funding-deal-co2-storage-news-500489 Wed, 10 Dec 2010 13:14:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://ec.europa.eu/clima/funding/ner300/index_en.htm The European Commission launched on 9 November 2010 the first call for proposals for the world’s largest programme of investment in low carbon and renewable energy demonstration projects. The initiative, known as "NER300", will provide substantial financial support for at least eight projects involving carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and at least 34 projects involving innovative renewable energy technologies. The aim is to drive low carbon economic development in Europe, creating new 'green' jobs and contributing to the achievement of the EU's ambitious climate change goals. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is collaborating with the Commission in the implementation of the programme. Companies interested in making proposals have 3 months to submit bids at national level http://ec.europa.eu/clima/funding/ner300/index_en.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/18/chris-huhne-funding-carbon-capture Funding is half the sum originally requested but allays fears the coalition would drop costly commitment altogether (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/18/chris-huhne-funding-carbon-capture Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:12:11 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/20/kingsnorth-coal The energy firm has withdrawn from competition for the first CCS plant, saying the station would have been uneconomic to build (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/20/kingsnorth-coal Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:11:10 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-20/e-on-u-k-abandons-plan-to-compete-with-kingsnorth-carbon-capture-project.html E.ON AG, Germany’s biggest utility, scrapped plans to compete for U.K. funding to demonstrate the capture and storage of carbon dioxide from a new power station at its Kingsnorth site in Kent, southeast England. (Bloomberg) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-20/e-on-u-k-abandons-plan-to-compete-with-kingsnorth-carbon-capture-project.html Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:10:09 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11465633 Shell has contracted a unit of oil services company Petrofac to redevelop the Goldeneye gas field in the U.K. North Sea to store carbon dioxide from a power plant in Scotland, said Petrofac. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11465633 Tue, 06 Oct 2010 19:29:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.scottishpower.com/PressReleases_2073.htm ScottishPower has announced its sponsorship of the UK’s first alliance between industry and academia to focus specifically on carbon capture and storage (CCS), which is the ground-breaking technology designed to remove CO2 from the exhaust gasses at fossil fuelled power stations. This will be known as the ScottishPower Academic Alliance, SPAA. http://www.scottishpower.com/PressReleases_2073.htm Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:09:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/newsFullStory?StoryID=674 British Prime Minister David Cameron, paying his first official visit to India, has praised the University of Edinburgh's leading research into carbon capture and storage technology. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/newsFullStory?StoryID=674 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:07:07 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east_orkney_and_shetland/10552954.stm Peterhead power station is to be developed as a testing ground for carbon capture and storage. (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east_orkney_and_shetland/10552954.stm Thu, 09 Jul 2010 09:04:16 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sp18h/Newsnight_Scotland_02_06_2010/ Stuart Haszeldine (Scottish Power Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage appeared on Newsnight Scotland last night (02-june-2010 - Available until 11:19pm Wednesday 9th June 2010) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sp18h/Newsnight_Scotland_02_06_2010/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:01:04 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/MorayFirthJune2010.pdf Sandstone rocks deep beneath the Moray Firth are being examined for the storage of carbon dioxide emissions. This is the first time a consortium of the Scottish Government and industry has funded (£290k) a study to test the suitability of a specific site for carbon storage. http://www.sccs.org.uk/MorayFirthJune2010.pdf Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:01:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccs/early-career/ This programme supports researchers training for an academic career as well as those whose future lies outside academia. With assistance from proactive early career researchers (i.e. you!) we will organise both annual meetings of this group and targeted training courses... http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccs/early-career/ Mon, 17 May 2010 11:07:19 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccs/Meetings/storage-7july2010/ The aim of this meeting is to develop CO2 geological storage and monitoring research capacity in the UK in light of imminent trial storage being funded the DECC CCS competition. Delegate discussions will feed into a series of academic research needs proposals in regards to new CO2 injection operations being planned in the UK. Delegates should plan on helping to define gaps in knowledge and to identify priority research needs for this area. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccs/Meetings/storage-7july2010/ Mon, 17 May 2010 11:07:19 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/bumblebee.html The possibility of carbon dioxide storage underground, for carbon capture and storage, does of course require reliability. The Economides article referred to by Terry Macalister (in the Guardian) proposes the idea that CO2 cannot be injected below ground, because of the resulting pressure increase. This article is notorious for taking an extreme view, which most experts consider to be profoundly incorrect. http://www.sccs.org.uk/bumblebee.html Fri, 07 May 2010 13:01:09 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/events The next GC seminar will be by Prof. Corinne Le Quere,(School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia) Her talk will be on -Recent trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide-. The seminar as usual will be held in the Crew Building (KB), room 302 from 12 to 1 p.m on 12-May-2010. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/events Wed, 05 May 2010 14:01:09 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/#gfe This short course is designed for Engineers and Managers with limited or no previous geological knowledge. The aim is to provide an up-to-date introduction of the geological and geophysical aspects of CO2 Storage. [Online Booking Now Available] http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/#gfe Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:01:09 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/#eor This short course is designed for geologists, researchers, industry executives and managers with limited technical knowledge and anyone who wants to know more about CO2 injection, flow and storage in underground geological reservoirs. [Online Booking Now Available] http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/#eor Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:01:08 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/#co2risk This course introduces risk management techniques and explores uncertainties associated with the geological storage of CO2. It complements the course 'CO2 Storage: Geology for Engineers', by examining the behaviour of CO2 in the subsurface and how this information is used to estimate properties of the storage site such as capacity. [Online Booking Now Available] http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/#co2risk Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:01:07 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/ New Short Course dates - [ CO2 Storage: Geology for Engineers (25-Aug-2010) ] [ CO2 Injection and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) (26-Aug-2010) ] [ Risk and uncertainty in the geological storage of CO2 (27-Aug-2010) ] - Online Booking will be available shortly.. http://www.sccs.org.uk/cpd/ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:40:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://tinyurl.com/y9ofmpf Dr Andrew Cavanagh (Permedia Research) will be giving a seminar at the Grant Institute (13:00, Thu 18 Mar, 2010; Hutton Lecture Theatre) - Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is forecasted to grow to a gigatonne waste management industry within two decades. However, our current experience of CO2 injection for storage is limited to a fraction of a gigatonne. Estimates of capacity and formation pressure response (aka injectivity) to industrial-scale storage have relied on analytical models and numerical simulations. However, observations from the three largest storage sites in the world (Sleipner, In Salah and Weyburn) tell a different story... (All Welcome) http://tinyurl.com/y9ofmpf Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:01:07 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7061797.ece Plans for a “green” coal-fired power station in Ayrshire, the first in the UK with carbon capture technology, are to be lodged with the Scottish government today. Environmentalists are outraged by the scheme which, if it gets the go-ahead, will the first new fossil-fuel power station in Scotland since 1973, when Lognannet in Fife was built. (Times Online) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7061797.ece Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:07 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn10_041/pn10_041.aspx Funding was today awarded to E.ON and ScottishPower for design and development studies as part of the competition to build one of the world’s first commercial scale carbon capture and storage demonstration plants. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn10_041/pn10_041.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:02 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/03/10132422 A plan to position Scotland as the world leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been published. The carbon capture and storage roadmap, produced by the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise, is a comprehensive set of actions to put Scotland at the forefront of CCS development. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/03/10132422 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/iberdrola Up to 40 scholarships are now available for postgraduate study in the area of Energy Sustainability. These Masters and PhD Scholarships, provided by the Iberdrola Foundation, are available in the following areas: Renewable energies, Sustainable energy system, Environment and biodiversity, Clean carbon technologies, emissions management and carbon capture, Energy efficiency, Energy storage, Electric vehicles, Smart distribution networks. Application Deadline - 07 March 2010 http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/iberdrola Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:16:36 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://tinyurl.com/ydjul3q One North East has published a prospectus for the development of a Carbon Capture and Storage Cluster (CCS) in North East England - pioneering technology which offers major investment and job creation potential for the North East http://tinyurl.com/ydjul3q Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:16:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://bbc.co.uk/i/p68j0/ http://bbc.co.uk/i/p68j0/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://tinyurl.com/y979ob7 Alstom and TransAlta launch Project Pioneer, designed to capture and store 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year http://tinyurl.com/y979ob7 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://tinyurl.com/ykjzo6c ‘There is no known alternative to storing carbon under the seabed or below ground if the EU is to achieve its goal of containing global warming to 2 degrees C ', stresses leading geologist Professor Haszeldine - AlphaGalileo http://tinyurl.com/ykjzo6c Fr, 30 Oct 2009 14:17:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://tinyurl.com/ykoh3l2 The Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Saudi Aramco have announced that they will be working on a demonstration project for CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in Ghawar. The project will be operational by 2013. http://tinyurl.com/ykoh3l2 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:31:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.enhanceenergy.com Enhance Energy announces plans for a large scale CO2 pipeline for EOR in Alberta, Canada. This project plans on injecting 6 times more CO2 than the Weyburn project. Please visit the CCS map for more details. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:26:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://tinyurl.com/RSH-CCS-in-SCIENCE-Sep2009 The capture of carbon dioxide at the point of emission from coal- or gas-burning power plants is an attractive route to reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. To commercialize carbon capture, as well as transport of liquified carbon dioxide and its storage in exploited oil fields or saline formations, many technological, commercial, and political hurdles remain to be overcome. Urgent action is required if carbon capture and storage is to play a large role in limiting climate change http://tinyurl.com/RSH-CCS-in-SCIENCE-Sep2009 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:13:14 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://carbontrust.co.uk/technology/clean-tech/Low-Carbon-Innovation-Awards Have you or your organisation developed, or pioneered the use of, an innovative low carbon technology? Then this is your chance to see it recognised and exposed to a wider audience. http://carbontrust.co.uk/technology/clean-tech/Low-Carbon-Innovation-Awards Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:16:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.newscientist.com/art/cleantechrevolution/view?id=mg20327173.100 Even optimists acknowledge that the world will be dependent on coal and gas for at least the next 30 years. That's why carbon capture and storage is crucial, and the construction of demonstration plants is urgent ..writes Martin Rees in New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/art/cleantechrevolution/view?id=mg20327173.100 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:10:11 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://tinyurl.com/lhx9xx The environmental innovation literature is dominated by accounts assuming that ever-improving environmental performance is the result of the mechanistic implementation of management strategy. This study, written by Dr Nils Markusson, instead investigates the politics and contingent organisational dynamics of investment projects, with the aim to shed new light on how environmental concerns are integrated into them.) http://tinyurl.com/lhx9xx Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:10:11 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe This short course is designed for geologists, researchers, industry executives and managers with limited technical knowledge and anyone who wants to know more about CO2 injection, flow and storage in underground geological reservoirs. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:35:02 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#co2risk This course introduces risk management techniques and explores uncertainties associated with the geological storage of CO2. It complements the course 'CO2 Storage: Geology for Engineers', by examining the behaviour of CO2 in the subsurface and how this information is used to estimate properties of the storage site such as capacity. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#co2risk Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:35:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/sep/08/carbon-capture-north-sea Storage of carbon dioxide could bring in £5bn a year, say scientists (The Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/sep/08/carbon-capture-north-sea Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:05 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/earth-environment/article6826737.ece The North Sea will provide Britain with a natural resource worth as much as £10 billion a year if the Government exploits it as a store for carbon dioxide (CO2 ) captured from power stations, scientists have said... (Times Online) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/earth-environment/article6826737.ece Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:04 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0909/1224254134609.html BRITISH SCIENTISTS are confident that capturing CO2 emissions from power stations and storing them beneath the North Sea will not only be critical to reduce climate change, but could become big business if the same service is offered to other European nations. (Irish Times) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0909/1224254134609.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:03 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e753cdda-9c95-11de-ab58-00144feabdc0.html Britain could earn billions of pounds a year and sustain tens of thousands of jobs by selling space deep under the North Sea for storing carbon dioxide captured from European power station emissions, geologists told the British Science Festival in Guildford on Tuesday. (Financial Times) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e753cdda-9c95-11de-ab58-00144feabdc0.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:02 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/6160079/North-Sea-oil-fields-could-store-carbon.html Vast quantities of carbon dioxide could be stored in porous rocks beneath the North Sea, providing a potential money-spinner for the UK on a par with off-shore oil... (Telegraph) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/6160079/North-Sea-oil-fields-could-store-carbon.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/SCCS-Brief-2009-03.pdf Mike Stephenson (BGS) and Stuart Haszeldine (University of Edinburgh) were speaking at the "Carbon capture and storage in the north sea: a national asset in a low carbon future" session at the 2009 British Science Festival in Guildford. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/SCCS-Brief-2009-03.pdf Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:14:15 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/SCCS-Brief-2009-03.pdf At the British Festival of Science on 8 September, Professor Stuart Haszeldine and Dr Mike Stephenson from BGS presented the latest research findings on CO2 storage. A very large resource exists in saline formations (aquifers), which could store more than 40 Billion tonnes of CO2 in sedimentary rocks more than 1km deep beneath UK terratorial waters. This can offer a storage asset to NW European power plants for 100 years of emissions. If charged commercially, that could create GBP£5 Billion per year revenue. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/SCCS-Brief-2009-03.pdf Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:13:14 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-08/31/content_8634756.htm Another carbon capture plant has been announced in China. Refer to the CCS map for further information. www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:48:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=35110 The Royal Society has published the findings of a major study into geoengineering the climate. http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=35110 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:10:11 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.gorgon.com.au/06-news/pdf/090826_Gorgon_Federal_Environmental_Approval_Media_Statement.pdf The Australian government has given approval for the Chevron operated Gorgon Project. This project plans on injecting CO2 below Barrow Island http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:33:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Osaki CoolGen Corporation has announced the research and large scale demonstration of an IGCC plant in Japan. Please visit the CCS map for more details. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:59:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe This short (1-Day) course is designed for Engineers and Managers with limited or no previous geological knowledge. The aim is to provide an up-to-date introduction of the geological and geophysical aspects of CO2 Storage. ONLINE BOOKING WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:09:23 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor This short (1-Day) course is designed for geologists, researchers, industry executives and managers with limited technical knowledge and anyone who wants to know more about CO2 injection, flow and storage in underground geological reservoirs. ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:09:21 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe This short (1-Day) course is designed for Engineers and Managers with limited or no previous geological knowledge. The aim is to provide an up-to-date introduction of the geological and geophysical aspects of CO2 Storage. ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:09:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.scottishpower.com/PressReleases_1908.htm Shell U.K Limited (Shell) and National Grid are joining ScottishPower’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) consortium, as the energy company sets out to deliver the UK’s first commercial size CCS system operating from a coal-fired power station by 2014. The Consortium is forging ahead with this new technology to help Britain lead the way in tackling climate change. The Consortium is in the process of submitting a bid for the UK Government’s CCS competition. http://www.scottishpower.com/PressReleases_1908.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:09:09 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap GE has announced a new IGCC plant for Queensland, Australia. Please visit the CCS map for further details. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:43:14 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor This short (1-Day) course is designed for geologists, researchers, industry executives and managers with limited technical knowledge and anyone who wants to know more about CO2 injection, flow and storage in underground geological reservoirs. ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:12:13 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/engineeringPhDs.html Control of CO2 emissions, including emissions from power plants, is and will be one of the most important technological challenges in the foreseeable future - Four exciting new PhD projects are available at the Institute for Materials and Processes in the School of Engineering http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/engineeringPhDs.html Tue, 09 June 2009 13:00:13 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Carbon-capture-switchon-39like-the.5318262.jp Energy firm Iberdrola, which owns ScottishPower, has chosen to establish the centre in Scotland to help accelerate the deployment of the technology. Nick Horler, chief executive of ScottishPower, said: "Only by making the UK a centre of excellence can we realise the full potential of CCS by training and nurturing a new talent pool with the necessary skills and expertise to take advantage of this emerging industry." The firm announced yesterday that it would be funding a professorship of carbon capture and storage at the University of Edinburgh. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Carbon-capture-switchon-39like-the.5318262.jp Mon, 01 June 2009 12:13:14 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe This short (1-Day) course is designed for Engineers and Managers with limited or no previous geological knowledge. The aim is to provide an up-to-date introduction of the geological and geophysical aspects of CO2 Storage. ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#gfe Tue, 12 May 2009 14:15:16 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor This short (1-Day) course is designed for geologists, researchers, industry executives and managers with limited technical knowledge and anyone who wants to know more about CO2 injection, flow and storage in underground geological reservoirs. ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor Tue, 12 May 2009 13:14:15 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/SCCS_Overview.pdf Updated Projects Overview now available - Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage May 2009 http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/SCCS_Overview.pdf Wed, 06 May 2009 13:14:15 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/regional-study/ Scottish First Minister announces the North Sea can store at least 200 years worth of CO2 emissions from large industry sources. Release of the one year joint study between SCCS, The Scottish Government and and a steering committee representing a broad range of industry partners, is the most comprehensive CO2 source-to-store study ever performed in the UK. For the full report go to the SCCS website. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/regional-study/ Mon, 04 May 2009 17:20:00 GMT Yasmin Bushby (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap New Jersey announces the 'PURGeN' CCS site in Linden. PURGeN plans to store over 10 million tons of CO₂ from 2014. For more information please visit PURGeN on the CCS map. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Mon, 04 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT Yasmin Bushby (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn050/pn050.aspx Ed Miliband announces no new coal fired power plants without CCS technology http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn050/pn050.aspx Thurs, 23 Apr 2009 14:44:17 GMT Yasmin Bushby (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Lacq is the world's first CCS retrofit of an existing power plant. Lacq will start injection within the month and plans to inject 150,000 tonnes of CO2 over 2 years. Visit Lacq on the CCS map and find out more. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Thurs, 09 Apr 2009 17:49:17 GMT Yasmin Bushby (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/publications.html#SG-Nature-Apr2009 New research undertaken at the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage and published in Nature shows that for millions of years carbon dioxide has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields... http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/publications.html#SG-Nature-Apr2009 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:13:17 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap The planned Spectra CCS plant in Fort Nelson has increased their expected CO2 injection amount from 1 million to 1.9 million tons per year. www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Fri, 27 March 2009 17:00:00 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Santos has put their Moomba CCS project on hold citing weak government support and plunging carbon prices. www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Tues, 10 March 2009 10:11:12 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.sciencecodex.com/january_geology_media_highlights_0 Article with summaries of papers includes one from the University of Edinburgh entitled 'Long-term performance of a mudrock seal in natural CO2 storage'. The paper shows that natural rock units perform very well as seals to prevent upward leakage of injected CO2 http://www.sciencecodex.com/january_geology_media_highlights_0 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:11:12 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Full listing of the ZEP CCS sites added to google map. This is a listing of large EU CCS projects who include capture, transport and storage. Further details located on google map. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Fri, 19 Nov 2008 13:14:15 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor This short (1-Day) course will run on 17-Dec-2008 and 28-Jan-2009 -Details now on the website online booking available ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/#eor Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:14:15 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd This short course is designed for Engineers and Managers with limited or no previous geological knowledge. The aim is to provide an up-to-date introduction of the geological and geophysical aspects of CO2 Storage. ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:12:13 GMT Yasmin.Bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap CCS power plant announced for Ayrshire at Hunterston. Further details linked to google map. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:00:07 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/sccsjobs.html Applications are invited to investigate an important aspect of Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS. You will carry out research with a particular focus on storing CO2 in depleted gas reservoirs and deep saline aquifers, seeking to understand the generic issues of the movement and trapping of CO2 in porous rock. The project will focus on understanding and mathematical modelling of CO2 trapping mechanisms during CO2 injection and storage in underground geological formations. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/sccsjobs.html Wed, 16 Sep 2008 15:00:07 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Schwarze Pumpe to launch the world's first full-chain CCS plant. Further details linked to google map. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccsmap Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:01 GMT yasmin.bushby@ed.ac.uk(Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/public/ The CCS Education centre pages are now live - check out www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ccseducation http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/public/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:19:01 GMT Yasmin.Bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/ This short (1-Day) course will run later this year - details will be posted shortly http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/cpd/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:00:01 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/storage/storageSites.html New storage sites added to the Global Storage Sites Map! Any Queries to Yasmin.Bushby@ed.ac.uk http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/storage/storageSites.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT Yasmin.Bushby@ed.ac.uk (Yasmin Bushby) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/masters/ Subject to Approval, a new taught Masters programme in Carbon Capture and Storage will commence at the University of Edinburgh in 2009 http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/masters/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/29/carbon.capture/index.html Prof Stuart Haszeldine featured in CNN article. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/29/carbon.capture/index.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford) http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/spotlight/Infinite2007_SCCS.pdf SCCS featured in the Annual Review of Research and Commercialisation at the University of Edinburgh. http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/spotlight/Infinite2007_SCCS.pdf Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT Andy.Rutherford@ed.ac.uk (Andy Rutherford)