CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE

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1 CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer Director of

2 Outline Why University of Nottingham? What is? Programmes and Plans How to engage with?

3 Outline Why University of Nottingham? What is? Programmes and Plans How to engage with?

4 University of Nottingham Ranked in the UK's Top 10 and the World's Top 70 universities. Britain's University of the Year- The Times Higher Awards Award-winning campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia.

5 Energy Technologies Research Institute ETRI at the University of Nottingham Leading centre for energy RD&D Major themes (excluding transport) Carbon abatement & clean fossil energy Hydrogen and fuel cells Renewable and bio-energy Electrical infrastructure Built environment Environmental, socio-economics

6 Energy Technologies Research Institute ETRI at the University of Nottingham Over 50 academics, 17M income for current grants. Carbon abatement & clean fossil energy: Extensive National and European industrial collaboration: 10 EU RFCS (Research Fund for Coal & Steel) - coordinated 6 worth 10m ; 6 DTI (BERR) projects since 2001 ETRI instrumental in winning Midlands Consortium bid to host the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). Currently a bid for a Bioenergy Centre ( 10 M)Only two short-listed

7 Outline Why University of Nottingham? What is? Programmes and Plans How to engage with?

8 Decouple CO2 emissions from economic growth! Watt steam engine Fitch steamboat Lenoir automobile 1971 Faggin et al. Microprocessor 1900 Wright brother s airplane

9 Global Warming: A reality IPCC report Briksdals Glacier Norway 2005 Briksdals Glacier Norway 2001 Briksdals Glacier Norway

10 Deployment of technologies: Enabling to reach targets Government aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% by the year 2050 Carbon dioxide emission (MtC) level 164 MtC Current levels 152 MtC 150 Kyoto Target 144 MtC ( ) 100 Target 65 MtC Year

11 Vision An interdisciplinary, innovative, and international leading centre for research at the interface between science and engineering and international cooperation to accelerate the technological innovation needed for the wider deployment of carbon capture and storage. Funded under the Challenging Engineering Programme of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); 1.1m; 5 years Supported by the University of Nottingham

12 : Who are we? Based at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Research is cross-disciplinary, bringing together engineers, mathematicians, bioscientists, geographers, geologists and social scientists.

13 Partners / Stakeholders Supporting Organizations Industries: Large and SMEs International energy policy advisors, government organizations, regional development agencies National and international universities and research centres

14 Outline Why University of Nottingham? What is? Programmes and Plans How to engage with?

15 Activities: On-going and Planned RESEARCH Multidisciplinary approach From basic science to end-users Wide range of on-going programmes Invested 0.5m equipment/facilities TRAINING Generation of academic, industrial and government leaders Involvement of industries in postgraduate training Workshops/knowledge transfer OUTREACH Public engagement programmes Corporate social responsibility

16 Strategies to Sequester Carbon Capture and Storage Enhance Natural Processes Unmineable Coal Seams Forestation Deep Ocean Injection B. Kane, DOE-US Depleted Oil / Gas Wells, Saline Reservoirs Mineral Carbonation Enhanced Photosynthesis Iron or Nitrogen Fertilization of Ocean

17 Programme 1: What happens after injection? Need to extrapolate kinetics from small to larger scales Team of engineers and mathematicians at Nottingham working together with geochemists from US Geological Survey From the pore to the reservoir scales!

18 Programme 2: Mineral traps Permanently trapping CO2 in minerals presents several challenges Team of engineers, biochemists and geographers ASGARD Facility

19 Where do we need to bring innovation? The supply chain, e.g. impurities: Capture Transportation Storage Capture systems: Efficiency and costs CO2 as a feedstock Bring it back from reservoirs Producing fuels Integrity of sites: Concrete castings resistant to CO2

20 Outline Why University of Nottingham? What is? Programmes and Plans How to engage with?

21 : Hot houses Incubators of innovative CCS solutions Research needs Opportunities from new scientific discoveries Prioritized and developed into small feasibility projects (~3 months) coordinated by research staff with assistance of MSc and final year project students. Feasibility projects evaluated and if appropriate developed into a full research programme (PhD or MRes) Leverage additional funding from a variety of sources to support further research projects.

22 Core portfolio research programmes Specific research projects Access to University experts and international collaborators Industrial CASE studentships for PhD training and masters of research (MRes) Flexibility in budget, time at appropriate level

23 Industrial and user outreach Industrial partnerships Workshops/Seminars/Focus groups Flexible secondments between industry and the Centre: Catalyze research ideas Facilitate inward and outward knowledge transfer Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Commercial licensing of CCS technologies

24 Summary Present research, training and outreach activities planned for. Outline the different options to be involved with through knowledge transfer activities and by defining research programmes. Facilitate interaction between academics and specialists on the one hand and industry on the other, and also between companies interfacing with the centre.

25 Thank you!