ECCSEL ERIC is looking for candidates for the position of Director/CEO. ECCSEL ERIC is the pan-European research infrastructure collaboration within CCUS. Interested candidates are referred to the job opening here https://www.mercuriurval.com/en-no/Opportunity/?jobadid=72022&refno=NO-05223. Closing date for applications is 27 October 2023.
The ACT consortium welcomes you to the 7th ACT Knowledge Sharing Workshop.
The Workshop will take place in Paris 4th and 5th October 2023. The focus of the Workshop is to share knowledge, experiences and results gained in the ongoing ACT3 projects and the knowledge and the ambitions of ACT4 projects. Furthermore, we believe the workshop will be an excellent opportunity for generating new ideas and building new networks.
You will find all details in the invitation included below.
Invitation to the ACT Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Online participation is possible from this link: Click here to join the meeting.
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), 86 Rue Regnault, 75013 Paris, France
09:00 Welcome to the ACT Knowledge Sharing Workshop 2023, Gerdi Breembroek, RVO / ACT
09:15 Presentation of French Ministry of Education, Xavier Montagne
09:30 Presentation of ANR, Pascal Bain
09:45 Presentation of ADEME, Anne Varet
10:00 Coffee break
10:20 Building industrial case for CO2 capture (85 minutes)
Moderator: Andrew Hlasko, US DOE
Introductory presentations (10 minutes each)
Chemical looping technologies (the LOUISE project), Jochen Ströhle, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Solid adsorbent looping technology (the ABSALT project), Colin Snape, University of Nottingham
Sustainable operation of CO2 capture plants (the SCOPE project), Hanne Kvamsdal, SINTEF
CO2 Capture on ships (the EverLoNG project), Marco Linders, TNO
Panel discussion on industrial cases for CO2 capture (45 minutes)
11:45 Lunch and networking
13:30 Future possibilities within the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), Gerdi Breembroek, RVO / ACT
14:00 Building business cases for sustainable CO2 utilisation (100 minutes)
Moderator: Pascal Bain, ANR
Introductory presentations (10 minutes each)
Convert CO2 to biofuels and chemicals (the CooCE project), Rocio A. Diaz-Chavez, Imperial College London
Conversion of CO2 from cement plant (the CREATE project), Tim Stauft, Carbonova
Convert CO2 to Ethylene (the CoCaCO2La project), Feifei Zhang, TWI,
Convert CO2 to methanol (the NEXTCCUS project), Mahmoud Zendehdel, IRITALY Trading Company
Panel discussion on sustainable business cases for CO2 utilisation (60 minutes)
15:40 Coffee break
16:00 Poster session
17:30 Dinner cocktail
09:00 Carbon sinks: What role can research play or have in accelerating their development in France? Guillaume Boissonnet, CEA
09:30 Key note presentation – The role of CCUS in the green transition, Joop Hazenberg, ZEP (Zero Emission Platform)
10:00 Coffee break
10:15 Upscaling to CO2 storage in giga-ton scale (90 minutes)
Moderator: Gerdi Breembroek, RVO
Introductory presentations (10 minutes each)
De-risiking CO2 storage (the SHARP project), Elin Skurtveit, NGI
Micro seismic monitoring of storage sites (the ENSURE project), Volker Oye, NORSAR
New cement for CO2 storage (the CEMENTEGRITY project), Reinier van Noort, IFE
Re-using depleted fields for CO2 storage (The RETURN project), Jelena Todorovic, SINTEF
Connecting CO2 sources and sinks (the ACTION project), Anna Korre, Imperial College
Panel discussion on upscaling to giga-ton CO2 storage (40 minutes)
11:45 Lunch and networking
13:30 Research and innovation needed for CCUS deployment (70 minutes)
Moderator: Heiko Gerhauser, PT Jülich
Introductory presentations (5 minutes each)
New concept for CO2 Capture (the MeDORA project), Roberta Veronezi Figueiredo, TNO
Carbon sequestration in cement (the 3D Printing project), Souradeep Gupta, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Carbon conversion to cementitious materials for buildings (the MACE project), Ana Aday, NREL
Storing CO2 in basalts (the PERBAS project), Jörg Bialas, GEOMAR
Monitoring CO2 storage sites (the SPARSE project), Peder Eliasson, SINTEF
CO2 injection program for depleted gas reservoirs (the AMIGO project), Rick Chalaturnyk, University of Alberta
Panel discussion on research and innovation needed for CCUS deployment (40 min)
14:40 French ministry subject of CCS&CCU in France, Carol Paquier
15:10 Closing the workshop (5 minutes), Gerdi Breembroek, RVO / ACT
15:40, City walk
18:15, Social program
Boat trip on the Seine, including dinner. Boat leaving 18.45. All must be ready to enter the boat at 18:15. The social program will end at approximately 20:00
To help accelerate CCS, the Cementegrity project is developing and testing new wellbore sealants to better resist CO2. As part of the project, PhD-student Seyed Hasan Hajiabadi at the University of Stavanger is developing a geopolymer sealant, based on natural rock materials and other waste materials. Geopolymers exhibit significant potential as substitute for commonly used cement-based wellbore sealants within CCS (as well as in other applications), because of their strong chemical resilience (stemming from low calcium content), low matrix permeability, and satisfactory mechanical characteristics.
Hasan recently became the first researcher in Cementegrity to publish a journal article. His paper, Review on Geopolymers as Wellbore Sealants: State of the Art Optimization for CO2 Exposure and Perspectives; was published in ACS Omega on 23rd June 2023. In this paper, he presents a literature study on geopolymer systems as CO2-resistant wellbore sealants, focusing on optimizing mechanical properties, permeability, and chemical durability, and identifying research gaps and challenges. Hasan is currently dedicated to developing a granite-based geopolymer wellbore sealant tailored for CCS application, evaluating its behaviour when exposed to brine and CO2 under simulated high-pressure, high-temperature conditions.
If you would like to know more, check the Cementegrity website, or contact the team. Hasan will also present some of his ongoing work at the upcoming webinar with Cementegrity, SHARP and RETURN, on 14 September. You can sign up for the webinar here.
The LOUISE project will prepare for a pre-commercial demonstration of Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) of solid waste-derived fuels, an innovative process for generating power and heat from waste (waste-to-energy, WtE), providing a concentrated stream of CO2.
The project is funded through the ACT3 call and will be in operation until end of 2024. The project manager is Jochen Ströhle from Technische Universität Darmstadt. The project has partners from Germany, Greece, Norway, and Turkey.
The researchers in LOUISE are working closely with industrial partners. The interesting general assembly in Fredrikstad, Norway, in May 2023 showed the value of close interaction between academic and industrial partners. Read more.
After the General Assembly a news story about LOUISE achievements was published in local media. Read more.
Results from LOUISE were also presented at the TCCS conference. Read more.
Two of the project partners, SINTEF and TU Darmstadt, recently got funding for a transnational collaboration through the ECCSEL program. Test operation at a CLC pilot unit will be performed and results will be relevant input for the planned testing at larger scale in a 1 MWth unit. The LOUISE team will in the coming months keep us all updated with results at their project website.
The PrISMa Project, funded by the second ACT call, have completed its activities with very interesting results. The project have screened thousands of materials to find the best candidates for CO2 capture. The most promising materials have been synthesized, characterized and tested, and tailormade capture technologies have been made.
The PrISMa team have produced many interesting publications, and you can find them here. You can also find more details at the PrISMa web site.
The EverLoNG project is developing a new concept for CO2 capture at ships. A prototype has now been installed at an LNG carrier. Read more.
The ACTOM project has developed a Decision Support Tool for offshore monitoring and environmental impact assessments for offshore geological CO2 storage sites. More details about the project, including access to the tool, is available at the project web site.
The final report from the ACTOM project is available and can be downloaded.
The DigiMon project has studied monitoring of CO2 storage sites and very interesting results have been achieved.
The DigiMon objective is to accelerate the implementation of CCS by developing and demonstrating an affordable, flexible, societally embedded and smart Digital Monitoring early-warning system, for monitoring any CO2 storage reservoir and subsurface barrier system.
Read more about achievements, results and deliverables at the Digimon website. The final report can be downloaded here.
The SENSE project was completed early 2023 with very interesting results. SENSE has focused on the geomechanical aspects of CO2 storage sites and the deformation induced in surrounding formations and observed at surface.
Geomechanics controls the integrity of storage sites. Experimental and numerical studies showed that ground deformation monitoring will reveal geomechanical changes that can easily be measured. And the good news is that ground deformations can be calculated beforehand using a mathematical solution developed in SENSE. This solution is available for calculating ground deformation around and above storage reservoir. This implies that operators do not need to do a costly, full geomechanical modelling in the planning phase of the project but instead do a quick and inexpensive first-order estimation that is reliable. The good news is that ground deformation, which we propose as a monitoring parameter, is not a stand-alone study but can use the same model as used for analysing faults, fractures, etc.
SENSE has propose a monitoring workflow that includes ground deformation and you can read about this and other results in the SENSE Final Report (download)
The next Clearwater Clean Energy Conference will take place in Florida, USA, 23-27 July 2023.
The Clearwater Clean Energy Conference has drawn attendees from around the globe to Clearwater, Florida, since 1989. This conference provides essential information to power generators who must meet the pressures of energy utilization in the 21st century. This conference has earned a reputation for excellence as one of the premier conferences on energy technologies as it has grown in size and scope since its inception in 1975. Increased demand – coupled with energy security issues and uncertainty in the oil sector – make this conference a must for those involved in all aspects of power generation who must meet the competitive pressures and ongoing environmental concerns. The technical sessions, short courses, and panels offer cutting-edge developments dealing with technical solutions to problems; specific strategies; projects; innovations; industry trends; and/or regulatory compliance will be offered. The program presents an extensive overview of emerging, evolving, and innovative technologies, fuels, and/or equipment in the power generation industry. The conference committee seeks papers from all countries worldwide.
Read more here
The LAUNCH final meeting in Delft 15th February 2023 showed that the project has made significant technological improvements for CO2 capture. One main achievements is the reduction of the effort to qualify a solvent by using smaller scale LAUNCH rigs. Read more about this and other achievements and other LAUNCH results here.
The results of the ACT4 call, which closed on 12 September 2022, are now available! Six projects will be funded under this call. Read more here
The ACT Open Call is a funding scheme that can support innovative and international CCUS projects. The ACT Open Call is open for applications throughout 2023 and the funding scheme closes at 31 December 2023.
Funding agencies from Alberta (Canada), Germany, Norway, and Switzerland are participating in the ACT Open Call.
The ambition is to attract CCUS projects operating at high Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Applications must have high industrial involvement and it must be documented that the project can lead to deployment of full scale CCUS projects.
Read more here about how to submit an application.
The REX-CO2 project has reached its end date and very interesting results have been delivered. The project has studied re-use of existing wells for CO2 storage.
Existing wells from the oil and gas business present both an opportunity and a challenge for CCUS development. Substantial cost savings can be achieved by re-using existing oil and gas infrastructure for CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS).
The REX-CO2 project have delivered results on risk management and potential for re-using wells for CO2 storage. Read more about it in REX-CO2 Final Report.
All deliverables, including a tool for well integrity, can be downloaded from the REX-CO2 web site.
A paper presenting results and impacts from ACT was presented at the GHG-16 conference.
Since ACT’s start in 2015 participating organizations have allocated close to € 100 M in funding for 33 international research, development and innovation (RD&I) projects. The added value of the joint international effort is alignment of national RD&I strategies and larger projects with higher impact than what would have been possible with only national projects. The projects funded by ACT have closed knowledge gaps, established well-functioning RD&I collaboration across borders, built relations between academia and industry, and made important contributions to dissemination of key messages beyond the scientific community
The full paper can be downloaded here.
The GHGT-16, the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference, took place on 24–27 October 2022 in Lyon, France and ACT was well represented. Read more here
ACT received 16 applications to the ACT4 call, which closed on 12 September 2022. There is a good contribution of participation by ACT funding countries/regions: Alberta province of Canada, Germany, India, Norway, and the USA.
The Projects were encouraged to target issues defined by:
• The SET-Plan CCS and CCU Implementation Plan
• Mission Innovation Research Priorities
The projects ask in total for € 29 M funding from ACT, which is twice the available budget. The applications will be evaluated and ranked according to procedures described in the ACT4 call text. A common decision on funding will be made by the involved funding agencies and the decision will be communicated to the applicants by the Call Secretariat at the Research Council of Norway in December 2022. The successful projects are foreseen to start early 2023.
ACT Coordinator: Aage Stangeland, The Research Council of Norway
P.O Box 564 N-1327 Lysaker, Norway
Visiting address: Drammensveien 288, 0283 Oslo
E-mail: ast@rcn.no
