Bellona and CCS

04/02-2009

The Bellona Foundation regards CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) as one of the main solutions to combat global warming. Our activities to promote CCS and overcome the barriers related to its further development are elaborated below.

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Bellona CCS position

A summary of Bellona's CCS position is given below. The complete version of our CCS position is available here.

Global greenhouse gas emissions are increasing each year despite the recommendation made by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that emissions should be reduced by 50 to 85 percent by 2050.

Actions to reduce emissions are required, and the most obvious ones are enhanced energy efficiency, more renewable energy and improved management of the forests. But even if we are able to implement these solutions, we will not be able to reduce emissions sufficiently to avoid the most dramatic consequences of global warming. Additional solutions are required, and CCS is one of the new solutions that must be put into operation.

If all large factories and coal and gas power plants are equipped with CO₂ capture and storage, about half of global man-made CO₂ emissions can theoretically be eliminated. This is one of the main reasons why we in Bellona are doing what we can to promote CCS.

Blog

At present, many activities are underway regarding CCS development; companies are launching new CCS plans constantly, workshops and conferences are arranged weekly, and politicians are establishing budgets for CCS.

With all this action taking place it is difficult to get a good overview of the most important projects and processes to further develop CCS. That is why we established the Bellona CCS Blog. Check it out and get up-to-date information on what's going on when it comes to CCS.

News

We also publish CCS news. Whenever a new CCS project is launched, or there is a new research breakthrough, or a new political decision impacting CCS development, you can read about it in our news section.

Fact sheets

Background information on CCS are available at the Bellona CCS Web. We have written several short and easily understandable fact sheets on CCS.

Download our fact sheets:

The European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP)

Publications

The Bellona Foundation continously performs studies on technical, economic and political aspects of CCS. The results are documented in reports and papers that is presented and can be downloaded from Bellona studies and Bellona Publications.

Or directly download our reports and papers:

Guidelines public support for CCS, 2010, Boavida, D., Webster, V. and Hoff, E., Bellona Publication
Amines Used in CO₂ Capture, 2009, Shao, R. and Stangeland, Aa, Bellona Publication
Implementations of New Entrant Reserve Funding, 2009, Gye, D. et al., Bellona Publication
Burying CO₂ - The New EU Directive on Geological Storage of CO₂ from a Norwegian Perspective, 2009, Birkeland, L., Bellona Publication
Paying for a Decent Burial - Funding Options for an EU Program for Full-scale Demonstration of CO₂ Capture and Storage, 2008, Hoff, E., Bellona Publication
How to Combat Global Warming, 2008, Stangeland, Aa. et al., Bellona Publication
A model for the CO₂ capture potential, 2007, Stangeland, Aa., International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 1, p 418-427
Carbon Dioxide Storage: Geological Security and Environmental Issues - Case Study on the Sleipner Gas Field in Norway, 2007, Solomon, S., Bellona Publication
Scenarios for Global CO₂ Emissions, 2007, Stangeland, Aa., Bellona Publication
Why CO₂ Capture and Storage (CCS) is an Important Strategy to Reduce Global CO₂ Emissions, 2007, Stangeland, Aa., Bellona Publication
A Proposal of Regulatory Framework for Carbon Dioxide Storage in Geological Formations, 2007, Solomon, S. et al., Submitted to International Risk Governance Council Workshop
How to close the gap between global energy demand and renewable energy production, 2006, Stangeland, Aa. et al., Bellona Publication
CO₂ for Enhanced Oil Recovery on the Norwegian Shelf, 2005, Jakobsen, V. et al., Bellona Publication

Projects

Bellona participates in projects which pave the way for CCS development. Our main CCS projects are listed below:

ECCO
Bellona is one of 18 partners in the ECCO project which is an European Commission funded research project on CO₂ value chains.
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ZEP
ZEP is a European forum gathering more than 200 experts on CCS, whose task is to lay down the foundation for EU CCS policies. ZEP is of significant importance for the EU energy and climate policy.
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The Shadow Group
Bellona has established a so-called Shadow Group to ensure knowledge- and information-sharing between ZEP and Norwegian CCS stakeholders.
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BEST
To continue its effort and ensure rapid deployment of environmentally sound CCS, Bellona has launched the Bellona Environmental CCS Team, - BEST, a partnership with leading European energy and technology companies.
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