CCS: Latest Developments
30 June 2008
BERR has published the consultation document: Towards Carbon Capture and Storage.This consultation seeks views on several aspects of the regulation of Carbon Capture and Storage. Specifically, it consults on aspects of the proposed EU Directive on the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide and invites views on the principle of ‘carbon capture readiness’ for combustion plants and the regulation of Carbon Dioxide storage.
Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration competition/consultation: press release
19 March 2008
BERR have co-sponsored a Features, Events and Process (FEP) database on the storage of carbon dioxide with the IEA Greenhouse Gas R + D programme. This FEP database provides a central source of information on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and is a tool to support the assessment of long-term safety and performance of geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. The system includes the open-access Generic CO2 Geological Storage FEP Database, which provides a comprehensive knowledge base and includes the potential to host project-specific databases, to which access is restricted. This can be found on the Quintessa: CO2 FEP Database website.
25 February 2008
With issues around regulation of CCS progressing rapidly both within the UK and Europe, BERR held a stakeholder event to update on national and European legislation, and to encourage feedback on these proposals. Speakers included those from the European Commission and the Health and Safety Executive, as well as from BERR. The presentation slides can be viewed below:
(316KB)January 2007
The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI, now BERR) commissioned research to develop a detailed understanding of the potential costs of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies in the UK and to construct supply curves for the future. This report is available below:
- URN 07/576