CO2 capture project phase 3 — Demonstration phase

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Abstract The CO2 Capture Project (CCP) is an award-winning partnership of seven major energy companies working to advance the technologies that will underpin the deployment of industrial-scale CO2 capture and storage (CCS). Harnessing the unique expertise of its members, the CCP has worked in collaboration with government bodies and more than 60 academic institutions, industry and leading environmental groups. Initiated in 2000, the overall objective of CCP is to deliver major cost reductions for CO2 capture and demonstrate that geological storage is efficient, verifiable and secure. Phase 3 of The CO2 Capture Project (CCP3) is being undertaken during 2009-2013. Capture technologies for application in oil refineries, extraction of heavy oils and in power production from natural gas are included in the portfolio of CCP3. Demonstration of the next generation technologies is a key aspect of this phase. Two demos are currently planned, One such demonstration is currently in the advanced stages of construction, oxyfiring on a FCC Prototype unit located at the Petrobras’ research complex in So Mateus, Parana state, Brazil and a second demonstration is planned for 2011, oxyfiring on a Once-Through Steam Generator (OTSG) in Alberta, Canada. The storage monitoring and verification (SMV) program is focusing on key assurance issues and the field trialing of emerging and integrated technologies. Major projects include approaches to assessing and predicting long-term well integrity, understanding subsurface physico-chemical phenomena and monitoring technology cost-effectiveness and optimization. The SMV program continues its commitment to rapid provision of technical findings and their implications to stakeholders.