There is something to be learned from all carbon capture and storage endeavors, even those that tanked. Those lessons learned have now been compiled by the Coal Utilization Research Council (CURC) and Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in a white paper released Wednesday. The report is available to CURC members online.
“With global climate threats on the rise and increasing use of fossil fuels to generate electricity especially in the developing world, the need for cost-effective carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology could not be greater. The study documents the global CCS development efforts underway and the enormous challenges to further progress,” Hiro Hatada, NEDO’s Washington, D.C. representative, said in a press release.
While many nations have found that the wide-scale deployment of CCS is necessary for the continued use of fossil energy in a carbon-constrained world, few have been able to get large-scale projects off the ground. “Much can be learned from efforts around the world during the last two decades to encourage CCS technology development. … In light of the limited success of previous attempts, and the current gravity and urgency of the situation, it seems abundantly clear that much more public sector support is needed,” the report concludes.
