DECC: R&D AND INNOVATION

Brian AllisonDECC CCS TeamCSLF Technical Group Meeting: 28th June 2016

A Quick R&D “Canter” in 25 Slides!!

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• UK CCS R&D Programme since 2011• DECC Storage Appraisal Project• Muon Tomography Project• C Capture Project• Carbon Clean Solutions• Caledonia Clean Energy Plant (CCEP) Project• CCS ERA-NET (ACT)

CO2 Storage& Monitoring

Storage Appraisal & Site Evaluation

PILOT SCALE

COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & APPLIED RESEARCH

FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH & UNDERSTANDING

Project with budget of <£1m

Project with budget of £1m - £5m

Project with budget of >£5m

Whole System

Modelling & optimisation

System ModellingToolkit

Comp. Chemistry Frameworks

MESMERISE-CCS

Multiscalewhole

system

UK SAP

Saline Aquifer Drilling

CO2 StorageStructural Evolution

Injection andStorage

Reducing uncertainty

DiSECCS

Geological seals

Muon TomographyNanoscale Gravity Sensors

Predicting Reactive Transport in Porous Media

C-SAVE

Dispersive Mixing in Multiphase Flow

Novel techniques for seabed monitoring

Microseismictoolspost-injection monitoring

Multiscalecharacterisationof storage in UK

Safe Start-up Injection into Depleted Gas Fields

3D flow pathways via nanoseismics

North Sea hydrogeological systems

Role of natural tracers

Microseismicat In Salah

Integrated geophysical, geodetic, geomechanicaland geochemical study

Natural tracers fingerprinting captured CO2

Fault seal controls capacity

Active reservoir management

Quantifying leakage risk

Conceptual uncertainty

Multiscale whole systems modelling

Predicting the fate Propagation of Wetting Fronts

CCS Mineralisation

CONTAIN

AMADEUS

Strategic StorageAppraisal

TESBIC

Quantifying Residual &

Dissolution Trappingat Otway

Porous media migration saline aquifers

Classification of Digital Rocks

Transport

Measurement

Materials for Construction

Capacity Development

CO2 Utilisation

Capture

Capture: Oxyfuel

Capture pilot using an EndexReactor

FleCCSnet

CO2 MultiStore

EURECA

AMPGas

C-FAST

Post-Combustion MOFs

UK / China Hydrogen network

Minerals Efficient Chemical Looping

Innovative Gas Separations

NZEC

SC Coal Fired Dynamic Responses & Grid Code Compliance

Guangdong CCS-Ready

Transforming UK energy systems

CC Pilot100+

Next GenGas

EPFECCT

e-WaGS

Next GenCoal Capture

PACT

Industrial CO2precursor to biomass

CORAL

Nanotubes Sorbents for CCS via SinteringTorrified biomass

Optimisation of Biomass/Coal Co-Firing

Mixed matrix membranes

FOCUS

Ceramic membranes

Ultra-Fast MRI & EC Tomography on Gas-Solid

Sustainable Biomass to 2020

CAPPCCO

Chemical looping low-cost oxygen

AdvancedDoping with Calcium Looping Process

Intensification using Rotating Packed Bed

Nano-Integrationof MOFs

Calix EndexReactor

Innovative Adsorbent Materials

ORGMEMT

Effective Adsorbents for Next Gen. Solids Looping

chemical looping applied to solid fuels

Capture from Power Plant & Atmosphere

Novel Low Energy

Pilot plant test campaigns

Reductive rejuvenation for degraded amines

Direct photoelectrochemicalconversion

Capture in the Refining Process

Oxyfuel and EGR in GT combustion

RECAP

Materials & Reforming for Ready-Separated CO2/N2/H2

Extended Durability of Sorbent Powders

Impact of High SO2 and SO3

Amine Impregnated Zeolites

Task-specific ionic liquids

Biomass/Coal Co-Firing

Next Gen Activated Carbon Adsorbents

CO2Chem

Optimisation of Reactors

Catalytic Membrane Micro-reactors

wetting layer absorption

Syngas Burning Issues

Chemicals from Algae & Bio-reactor Mineralisation

Production of polymers

Fertiliser from fibre

Methanationfrom CO2 feedstock

Step Change Adsorbents

HighHydrogen

Gas-FACTS

Gas Turbine EGR

FRETSGATE

New Solvents

HydrogenSUPERGEN

NetPower Oxy combustion Materials

Marine &shallow MMV

Seabed monitoring via reservoir, cap rock & and overburden

migration

QICS2 Scoping

QICSBilateralNetherlands

CCSI

Realising the Potential?

From greenhouse effect to ClimategatePore-level

Networks& Miscible Displacement

CCCEP

Multi-Modal Sensing & Statistical Flow Metering

Water solubility limits in mixtures for transport specs

UKCCSRC

EPFECCT

DTC ENERGY: Low Carbon Technologies

Bioenergy SUPERGEN

CICCS

Capture fromPlant &

Atmosphere

UKCCSC

OxyPROP

In-depth OxyCoal: Numerical Modelling & 3D Flame Imaging

Oxyfuel Combustion - Academic Programme

Experiments & CFD on oxy-coal at PACT w. flue & vent gas recycling

BIO-CAP-UK

Radiative heat flux in oxy-coal furnaces for CFD

MATTRAN

Coordinated Capture & UtilisationNano-catalysts for fuels

Bio-inspired nano-catalysts

IMPACT

VALID

Plant Life ExtensionSUPERGEN

CASET

Flex-E-Plant

CLIMATE

Advanced Surface Protection

S-CAPE

COMET

Performance of Flow Meters

Multiphase flow modelling: dense phase riskassessment

Water solubility limits in safe pipelinetransportation

Eq.'s of state for mixtures: tailored algorithmsMass Spec. Instrumentation

in Emissions Trading from Plant

Gas quality assurance in an industrial cluster

FTIR w. asynchronous femtosecond opos

UK CCS R&D Programme£220M

2011-onwards Social Science& Environment

DECC CO2 Storage Appraisal Project

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• To prove that there is a secure storage resource beyond what had already been appraised

• To alleviate most of the storage and schedule “risk” in projects - to simplify commercial discussions

• To provide encouragement that CCS is on a declining cost curve for CCS – towards £100/MWh

• To mature a portfolio of 5 stores with different development timescales and costs, servicing a broad geography and balancing risk through its diversity. DECC provided £2.5M for this project

Selection of the “Five” (579 to 37 to 20 to 5)

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P50 Capacity(MT)

Thickness(m)

Permeability(mD)

Porosity %

Types of CO2 Store

• Depleted Oil & Gas (12% of resource potential)

Extensively drilled – lots of dataTrap proven effective for holding oil & gasInfrastructure re-use optionsLegacy well riskCompetitive use

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• Aquifers (88% of resource potential)

Sometimes extensively drilled: lots of dataBigger potentialMay have trapsLegacy well riskOften lack dynamic dataMore challenging to permit

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The portfolio of 5 sites selected are

geographically and technically diverse

• Hamilton• Captain X• Forties 5

• Bunter Closure 36• Viking

Key Findings

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200MT – UK FEED Studies

1.6GT – including this study

7.1GT – Top 20 sites

8.6GT – All qualified sites

78GT – UKCS potential

The UKCS is endowed with a rich and diverse

national offshore CO2 storage resource, key

components of which can be brought into

service readiness without extensive appraisal

programmes thanks to decades of petroleum

exploration and development activity

DECC CCS Innovation Program

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Muon Tomography – a new monitoring tool for carbon storage Potential saving for UK CCS industry >£100 million per year

Funding committed from UK CCS industry £0.95M

Funding from DECC £700k (44% of project)

Partnership – UK industry, UK academia & NASA

Cosmic Ray Muons

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• Charged, very penetrating particles created by cosmic radiation striking the atmosphere

• Loss through ionisation when travelling through matter

• Can be deflected when travelling through high atomic number materials

• Last ~ 2µsec• Penetrate ~ 2km+ rock

Muon Experiments at Boulby

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• The Boulby Science Lab is situated ~1.5km underground and is proving an invaluable testing ground

• The mine also has (now disused) tunnels running out under the North Sea

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Borehole Detector Prototype

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Boulby Installation Photos

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Construction with Environ Ltd through DECC’s Energy Entrepreneurs FundProcess 125 Nm3 biogas per hour (1/4 commercial size)Remove 1 tonne CO2 per day

Capable of remote operation and controlExtensive sensor deployment for process monitoringModular design to enable scale up and reproduction

’s Demonstrator Unit

Energy Entrepreneurs Fund www.c-capture.co.uk

Another CO2 Capture Technology

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www.carboncleansolutions.com

Caledonia Clean Energy Plant (CCEP) Project

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• DECC working with The Scottish Government grant funded £4.2M to Summit Power to help progress their proposed CCS Caledonia Clean Energy Plant in Grangemouth Scotland; 18 month pre-FEED R&D de-risking project

• Feasibility of building a new 570MW syngas CCS plant at Grangemouth in Scotland with more than 90% carbon capture

• The first carbon capture power plant designed to compress and deliver carbon dioxide at intermediate pressure (rather than high pressure)

• The funding will primarily be used to support engineering research activity through pre-FEED R&D. This will help advance the project by supporting project design and preliminary design engineering

• Revised IGCC poly-generation configuration to produce ~150,000 tonnes of clean H2 for decarbonised heat and transport use, in addition to dispatchable clean electricity

• Industrial CCS opportunities in the industrial Grangemouth can add an additional 2 million tpa CO2 using the same T&S infrastructure

• Key UK regions, Grangemouth, Teesside and Humber are working together to optimise a cost effective phased CCUS and Hydrogen production strategy

CCS ERA-NET (ACT)

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www.act-ccs.eu

Thematic Areas of the Call

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Themes Aim Max (€M)

Chain Integration Addressing RD&D gaps in the full CCS chain, inc CO2 capture, transport, & storage up to 20

Capture

Capture techniques emphasising efficiency, competitive cost and flexible operations including carbon negative solutions like Bio-CCS and other technologies.Advanced technologies aiming at a higher operational flexibility and energy efficient capture

up to 10

Transport Transport options aimed at early operations of European CCS projects. up to 10

StorageMeasurement, monitoring and verification (MMV) at relevant storage sites and thesurrounding geosphere emphasising tools and methodology for a safe and cost effective CO2 storage in general and an increasing storage efficiency in principle

up to 10

Utilisation

CO2 utilisation including prospective revenue streams and related business models as a vehicle to make CO2 capture and storage viableCCU which can substantiate comparable storage efficiency to that of geological storage and lead to reduction of the CO2 environmental footprint

up to 10

TYPE A: Indicative budget in total for up to 5 large projects: 33

TYPE B: Indicative budget in total for up to 5 small projects (each < €3 million): 8.2

Timeline

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7th June 2016: Call text published by Norwegian Research Council

7th September 2016: Due date for proposals, Stage 1. Only short outline required

September 2016: Invitation to second stage for all application passing Stage 1

16th January 2017: Due date for Stage 2 proposals. Full proposals are required

July 2017: Evaluation of proposals completed

July 2017: Signing contracts with new projects

July 2020: Projects closing

Call Announced: 7th June 2016

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Transnational call

2 Step Evaluation Pre-proposal (5-10 pages)Screening on national basis

Invitation to provide full proposalExternal reviewers (3 experts per project)Binding ranking list (Excellence, Impact, Quality)

Splitting the Budget

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Total budget for projects: €41.2M• ~ 80% to big projects (up to €20M)• ~ 20% to smaller projects (< €3M)

• Each country fund own partners• Non-ACT-members welcome to join in projects,

but they will need 100% own financial contribution• Cofund from EC can not be shared with project

partners from non-ACT-members

UK – Eligible Organisations

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• All UK participants in a single project must be separate legal entities • UK companies must:

have been trading for at least 12 months before the closing date for applications be VAT registered be registered at Companies House

• Companies need to provide the following with the stage 1 application: evidence they have the resources and finances to undertake the project at proposal stage a copy of annual accounts for the last two years

• Companies with fewer than 5 Full Time staff cannot lead a project, unless agreed prior to application

UK - Funding Criteria

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• Funding thresholds for experimental development projects are:

40% for large companies50% for medium-sized companies60% for small companies

• Applicants must be able to provide evidence of private funding to cover the balance of the eligible project costs; check guidance for eligible costs

• Claims under the UK grant must be for project costs incurred in the UK

Sub-contracting

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• Unless agreed otherwise:Subcontracting is to be capped at a maximum of 20% of the UK budgetAll UK grant costs, including sub-contracts, should be incurred within the UK

• Project management costs cannot be sub-contracted

Thank You – Remember ACT

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www.act-ccs.eu

Brian.Allison@DECC.gsi.gov.uk