Fundamentals of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage

Details

1-day course

CPD Credit: 7 hours; Competence/s: 1

Course Delivery Options

Course Overview

In addition to reviewing existing CCUS approaches, the course will highlight new opportunities and integrated value creation possibilities through emerging carbon utilisation options. This will include how the fate of carbon capture links to other aspects of the clean energy transition, such as clean hydrogen production, industrial decarbonisation, and the transition away from oil & gas.

The course is presented throughout in language accessible to business and commercially-focused people, including business developers and investors, and illustrated with up-to-the-minute examples, benchmarks, and best practices from around the world.

Course Programme

Carbon capture

• Reviewing current carbon capture technology options
• Which factors determine the costs of carbon capture?
• Energy requirements and impacts of carbon capture
• Carbon dioxide removal (bioenergy with CCUS, and direct air capture)

Storing carbon dioxide (underground sequestration)

• Geological options for carbon storage
• Carbon storage for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
• Conventional carbon storage resources
• Emerging carbon storage (mineralisation)

Transporting carbon dioxide

• Carbon dioxide in pipelines
• Moving carbon dioxide by ship
• Choosing between pipelines and ships (or using both)
• Commercial and development aspects

CCS projects and industrial clusters

• Examples of CCS projects
• The importance of industrial clusters in market development
• Links between hydrogen and carbon management
• Locational drivers for CCS development

Carbon utilisation

• Carbon utilisation today
• The importance of CCU for the business and growth of carbon capture
• Emerging and scalable CCU markets
• CCU examples

CCUS in the energy transition

• Reviewing emissions data and the scale of the CCUS challenge/opportunity
• The role of CCUS in ‘net zero’ scenarios and forecasts
• Motivations of key players in driving CCUS
• The competitive context of CCUS

CCUS development & investment challenges

• Investment risks along the CCUS supply chain
• Development timeframes and practical barriers
• Project lifecycle and processes
• What will drive CCUS investments?

Carbon policy

• Policymaker motivations in supporting CCUS
• Reviewing policy mechanisms around CCUS from across the globe
• Industrial decarbonisation and carbon management strategies
• Summarising the risks and opportunities in the CCUS sector

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the essentials of carbon capture technologies and their cost drivers
• Understand the options for storing and moving carbon dioxide
• Quantify the scale of the growth potential of CCUS
• Identify the industries and processes likely best suited to early adoption of CCUS
• Appreciate the complexities of the end-to-end carbon value chain
• Review examples of projects and strategies from around the world, including the importance of industrial clusters and hydrogen in CCUS deployment
• Identify how and where policy is contributing to the development of CCUS

Who should attend

The course is relevant to business-focused non-experts who want a solid, independent, and wide-ranging understanding of the interconnected topics that will determine the development trajectory of the CCUS industry.

Previous attendees have been drawn from a range of industries, including large emitters (for example, cement, chemicals, waste, the power sector), along with industrial gas companies, the oil & gas sector, and a variety of technology sectors. Policymakers and investors will also find the content valuable.  

Trainer Profile

Dr John Massey is an internationally renowned energy communicator and business educator, focused on the interconnected decarbonisation topics of renewable power, energy storage, CCUS, and hydrogen. 

He has a 1st Class degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, plus a PhD in Earth Sciences, and a Diploma in Economics & Sustainability. In his commercial career, he has assisted the full range of organisations from the largest global oil & gas companies to the smallest cleantech start-ups, drawn from markets across the globe, helping each of them better understand the nexus between technology, markets, and investment within the clean energy transition.His own independent research covers technology tracking, market assessment, and opportunity/risk analysis. Outcomes are delivered to clients through a mix of small-group training (online & in-person), one-to-one executive coaching (online), business advisory work, and commissioned written content.