CCS in China: activities & considerations

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1 CCS in China: activities & considerations Hengwei Liu Research Fellow Energy Technology Innovation Policy Group Harvard University

2 CCS is critical for the success of any climate policy No silver bullet portfolio needed to address climate change Energy Saving Developing low carbon energy Closing down low efficiency plants Promoting high efficiency technologies Controlling total energy consumption Developing CCS Stairways to China s low-carbon future

3 CCS in China: activities Key Guiding Documents Key R&D Program Key demo projects International cooperation 3 K + I

4 CCS in China: Guiding documents National Mediumand Long-term Science & Technology Development Plan ( ) China s National Climate Change Program (2007~2010) China s Special Science & Technology Action in Response to Climate Change (2007~2020) State Council 2006 NDRC 2007 MOST 2007 Formally establishes CCS as leading-edge technology Sets the goal of the development and dissemination of CCS Establishes the key task of RD&D on CCS

5 CCS in China: R&D programs National Basic Research Program of China ( 973 Program) Geologic Carbon Storage with Enhanced Oil Recovery ( ) Total: 36 million RMB National High-tech Research & Development Program of China ( 863 Program) Carbon Capture and Storage ( ) Total: 30 million RMB

6 China s first IGCC project: GreenGen Under construction, partly funded by 863 program (11 th Five-year Plan) Source: Shisen Xu (TPRI)

7 China forging ahead with carbon capture The post-combustion capture pilot plant at Huaneng Beijing Power Plant is designed to capture 3000 tonnes per annum of CO 2 Pictures source: Qianlong

8 International cooperation

9 China s CCS is still in its infancy Most activities are rather recent Involving a very limited actors Main drivers are almost exclusively in expert circles No elaborated policy exists so far to promote CCS

10 China s confidence in CCS depends on foreign successful experiences CCS is unproven CCS is expensive Long-term leakage risk

11 CCS in China: considerations Manufacturing process & energy conversion process + CCS CCS enabling technologies Parallel & coordinated strategy needed

12 What are the CCS enabling technologies in major CO 2 emission sectors

13 In power sector, it s obvious Coal System integration Syngas Pulverized coal IGCC SC/USC Postcombustion Precombustion High temperature/pressure Oxy-fuel combustion Large capacity

14 However, it s not always clear Iron ore pelletizing Steel making Lime stone Sintering Iron ore Rolling Washed coal 10% 7% Coking Blast furnace Converter 21% 2% 15% 45% Sinter BF Coke making Converter EF Rolling Breakthrough CCS enabling technologies are needed to achieve largescale CO 2 reduction

15 Conclusions CCS is one of the critical solutions for China s low-carbon future and China s CCS is still in its infancy. China s confidence in CCS depends on its successful demonstration in major leading countries and players worldwide in the field of CCS. CCS enabling technologies should be identified and a parallel & coordinated strategy between CCS and its enabling technologies should be developed.

16 Thank you! Dr. Hengwei Liu ( 刘恒伟 ) Research Fellow Harvard University hengwei_liu@ksg.harvard.edu lhw@tsinghua.edu.cn