Elements for a National Master Plan for CCS — Lessons learnt

Abstract

Abstract This paper describes the elements for a Dutch CCS Master Plan and will give concrete recommendations for countries wishing to devise a national CCS strategy based on the insights learnt from the Dutch experience. It analyzes which elements of a Master Plan are crucial and discusses the main findings from the Dutch study. The main element of the Dutch Master plan was the “fields strategy” in which the storage potential of The Netherlands was matched with CO 2 emissions over time. This culminated in a strategy consisting of two possible routes for the two most important CCS regions in The Netherlands. It also showed that if both onshore and offshore storage potential is available, all projected emissions can be accommodated until 2050. Furthermore, the interviews with stakeholders gave very useful insights into the drivers for companies to participate in CCS as well as potential show stoppers. Lastly, the study into the costs of converting offshore oil and gas production platform for re-use as CO 2 injection platforms shed light on the cost-effective use of infrastructure and gave an indication on the effects of “mothballing” oil and gas production platforms on the costs of CO 2 injection.