New Energy Infrastructure for CCS
LondonNovember 2011
Guy Konings MSc
Stedin is responsible for transport of natural gas and electricity in the western part of The Netherlands
Our Mission:
Safe and continuous energy transport through our grids to
millions of consumers and companies, now and in the future
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Increasing need for New Energy Infrastructures
Drivers for change
• World energy demand growing
• Finite energy decline
• Renewable energy
demand growing
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demand growing
Sustainable Growth in the Rotterdam Area
Pillars for growth
• Energy efficiency
• Renewable energy
• Carbon Capture, Re-use and Storage
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Rotterdam objectives
• 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025 (versus 1990 level)
• 100% climate neutral city by 2025
• strengthening both economy and the surrounding region
CCS is most important part of total CO2 reduction
Sustainable
transport
2%
Energy
efficient
industry
15%
Energy
efficient built
environment
2%
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Renewable
energy
production
17%
CCS
64%
15%
Key requirements for CCS
• Building public confidence and involvement
• Pilot demonstrations needed to reach full-scale deployment
• Governmental cooperation and coordination needed
• Resolving legal issues
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The Rotterdam integrated CCS project
cooperation
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The Rotterdam integrated CCS project
• Currently 2 CCS demo projects in the Rotterdam area
1. ROAD project from E.On and Electrabel (1,1 MTA CO2)
2. Green Hydrogen Project from Air Liquide (0.5 MTA CO2)
• CO2 onshore pipeline infrastructure and connection
pipelines to emitters
• Connected to a CO2 Hub Terminal that arranges for further
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• Connected to a CO2 Hub Terminal that arranges for further
offshore transport ���� shipping and EOR
• Launching customers: Air Liquide and ROAD
• Independent transport model with non discriminating
transport tariffs
• Standardised CO2 specification and pressure
• Gaseous CO2 pipeline transport through the Rotterdam Area
• Common carrier length 25 km
• Initially over dimensioned
• 20 inch carbon steel, PE coated outside
• Operating pressure 30 - 35 bar (gas phase flow)
H2O content in CO2 < 1 ppm
The collection and transport pipeline dimensions
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• H2O content in CO2 < 1 ppm
• Envisaged CO2 reduction 2,5 MTA (2015 - 2020)
• Final Investment Decision: Q3 2013 ���� Start operation: 2016
The bigger picture for CCS
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CO2 to greenhouses
Technical issues we are working on (1)
Defining CO2 composition specification
• Alligning CO2 composition specification for different
CO2 sources that feed into the CO2 pipeline system
• CO2 impurities (N2, H2, O2, etc.)
• Development of state-of-the-art knowledge regarding
the thermodynamic model
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the thermodynamic model
• Risks related to impurities
• Connection to greenhouse horticulture
Balancing the overall system is complex
• Seasonal changes, whole chain reliability, spark spread
Technical issues we are working on (2)
Integrating different CO2 transport networks
• Integrating long distance high-pressure transport
systems and low pressure short distance collection
networks
• Temporary storage facilities integrated in small and
large scale collection and transport networks
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large scale collection and transport networks
Strong need for key figures and engineering data for EOR
• Translating the existing US knowledge base for CO2
based Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) to the European
situation – key data and modeling
Thank you for your attention
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