This workshop, jointly sponsored by the IMechE, UKCCSRC and CO2Chem, examined the drivers and methods for carbon dioxide capture from ambient air or other dilute sources. The meeting focussed on capture processes that can deliver molecular CO2 for sub-surface injection or conversion, or that include conversion directly as part of the process. The aim of the meeting was to make presentations and a summary of additional points raised in discussions publicly available as a rapid state-of-the-art review.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2015
PROCEEDINGS
The meeting proceedings including agenda, presentations etc can be downloaded here
AGENDA
09:30-10:00 Arrivals and registration
10:00-10:05 Jon Gibbins (UKCCSRC) Welcome
10:05-10:10 Peter Styring (University of Sheffield) Introduction to CO2Chem
10:10-10:20 Tim Fox (IMechE) Air Capture: An IMechE Perspective
10:20-10:30 Simon Bennett (International Energy Agency) Air capture: What Would it Mean for Climate Change Mitigation and Carbon Costs?
10:30-11:45 Technical Presentations – Session 1
11:45-12:00 Discussion of National Academy of Sciences report on Carbon Dioxide Removal
12:00-12:10 Harsh Pershad (Innovate UK) Funding Opportunities from Innovate UK
12:10-13:10 Lunch
13:10-14:20 Technical Presentations – Session 2
3x technical presentations
Technical discussion
14:20-14:35 Coffee
14:35-15:45 Technical Presentations – Session 3
3x technical presentations
Technical discussion
15:45-16:00 Jon Gibbins (UKCCSRC) Workshop Wrap Up, Tim Fox (IMechE) Closing Remarks
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS (order selected by lot on the day)
Peter Styring (University of Sheffield) Carbon Dioxide Utilisation as a Direct Air Capture Driver
Anca Timofte (Climeworks) Climeworks: Capturing CO2 from Air- Update on the Latest Developments
Geoff Holmes (Carbon Engineering) Carbon Engineering’s Direct Air Capture Pilot Demonstration – End-to-End Operations in 2015
Allen Wright (Centre for Negative Carbon Emissions, Arizona State University) Developing the Air Capture Agenda
Giulio Santori (University of Edinburgh) Capture, Compression and Purification of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
David Addison (Virgin Group) The Role of Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal in Climate Mitigation
Eric Ping (Global Thermostat) The Time for Air Capture is Now
Duncan McLaren (Lancaster University) Ethics of Direct Air Capture
David Agar (Technical University of Dortmund) Power-to-Gas with Direct-Air-Capture
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The UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Community (UKCCSRC) is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Energy Programme.
The mission of the UKCCSRC is to ensure that carbon capture and storage (CCS) plays an effective role in helping the UK achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Location
D03 Ella Armitage Building
University of Sheffield
40 Leavygreave Road
Sheffield
S3 7RD
UK
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