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Acorn: the UK’s CCS and hydrogen catalyst The next carbon capture and storage projects Zerokonferansen 7th November 2019 Charlotte Hartley, Pale Blue Dot Energy
Acorn: the UK’s CCS and hydrogen catalyst
The next carbon capture and storage projects
Zerokonferansen 7th November 2019
Charlotte Hartley, Pale Blue Dot Energy
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“The Committee on Climate Change has long been clear that the development of UK-based carbon capture and storage technology is essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the economy, and to meet the UK’s climate change targets.”
Source: The CCC welcomes Government CCUS roadmap
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CCS in the UK
History
• 2007-2015 – focus on power sector
• 2011 & 2015 – disappointment of cancelled competitions
• New focus on industry and heat
• Increased recognition of importance of hydrogen
• 2017–2018 – Clean Growth Strategy, CCUS Cost Challenge Taskforce and Deployment Pathway for CCUS.
Current day
• CCUS development activity taking place in 5 major clusters:
• Scotland
• Teesside
• Humberside
• South Wales
• Merseyside
• CCUS Innovation Programme – 6 projects under way
• Hydrogen support established
Ambition
• ‘Having the option to deploy CCUS at scale during the 2030s, subject to costs coming down sufficiently’
• Net Zero by 2050 has changed everything…
• CCS is essential not optional.
www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-carbon-capture-and-storage-
government-funding-and-support
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Enabling CCS in the UK
Initiating clean hydrogen
Decarbonising industry
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Acorn Overview
Teesside
Humberside
Thames
South Wales
Norway
Netherlands
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Acorn: St Fergus is a strategic location
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Acorn Hydrogen
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Acorn Hydrogen
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Acorn Project Status
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Acorn Project Timeline
Today…
• Detailed design studies for Acorn CCS
• Hydrogen Supply competition bid for Acorn Hydrogen
Early 2020’s…
• Financial Investment Decision (FID) 2021
• Acorn CCS construction
• Acorn CCS on line 2024
Mid 2020’s…
• Acorn Hydrogen 2025
• Acorn CCS build out opportunities
• Acorn Hydrogen growth
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• Early projects
• Clear players
• A market
What’s needed?
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You are never too small to make a difference
– Greta Thunberg
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Acorn Hydrogen
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Acorn opportunity
• The first PCI funded project
• CO2 storage license in place
• Re-use of O&G infrastructure
Acorn Hydrogen enables;
• Hydrogen blending into the NTS
• Local hydrogen applications
• Early learning for other regions
Acorn CCS enables;
• Initiation of CCS in the UK
• Catalyst for other areas
• A CCS project by 2023
Acorn Summary
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CCUS Deployment Pathway: An Action Plan
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• Published November 2018
• Commitment in the Clean Growth Strategy and Government’s response to the
CCUS Cost Challenge Taskforce
Key Messages:
1. UK’s vision is to become a global leader in CCUS, unlocking the potential of
CCUS and securing the added value CCUS can bring to our industrial centres
and businesses across the UK
2. UK’s ambition is that the UK should have the option to deploy CCUS at scale
during the 2030s, subject to the costs coming down sufficiently
3. UK’s Action Plan is designed to enable the establishment of the first CCUS
facility in the UK, commissioning from the mid-2020s
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International Collaboration – a theme from the Action Plan
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We will work with other Governments to identify and address barriers to cross-border transport of carbon dioxide and promote ratification of the London
Protocol
• UK and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on collaboration on CCUS
• UK and USA signed an Energy Implementing Agreement, including CCUS
• UK co-leading CCUS Mission Innovation Challenge
• UK co-leading CCUS CEM Initiative
Current and upcoming activity:
Ministers Claire Perry and Kjell-Børge
Freiberg signing the UK-Norway MOU on
CCUS
“International collaboration is vital to the complex task of accelerating CCUS globally. Working with other
governments and industry will be essential to driving cost reductions and shifting perceptions of CCUS"
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Unprecedented level of engagement from Ministers, CEOs from across
industry and senior executives from the financial sector
• The Summit underlined the importance of CCUS, the need for
urgent action and for it to be mainstreamed in climate
negotiations
• Participants recognised that progress has been made,
highlighted that strengthened partnership will be critical for
accelerating CCUS, together with clear policy direction and
new business models
• IEA and UK Government will maintain this momentum
throughout 2019Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth The Rt Hon Claire Perry MP and
Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency with Summit
attendees in Edinburgh, November 2018.
International Collaboration: Accelerating CCUS Summit
