This joint workshop with CO2Chem discussed life cycle assessment over carbon capture, utilisation and mitigation systems.
The meeting:
- Explored the importance of lifecycle analysis for understanding the benefits of alternative utilisation and/or sequestration pathways for captured carbon dioxide.
- Developed an agenda for future LCA based research spanning both CCS and CDU communities
- Examined how CCS/CDU can contribute to European low-carbon energy security particularly through supply and process chain integration with other energy technologies (e.g by using CO2 for energy storage)
- Fostered stronger links between the CDU, CCS and LCA communities
PROCEEDINGS
The meeting proceedings including agenda, presentations etc can be downloaded here
AGENDA
10:00 – 10:05 Peter Styring (Sheffield University) – Introduction to CO2Chem
10:05 – 10:10 Jon Gibbins (University of Edinburgh) – Integrated Life Cycle Approaches for Understanding CCU/S Pathways and an Introduction to the UKCCSRC
10:10 – 10:40 Short updates from attendees about their research
10:40 – 11:00 Niall Mac Dowell (Imperial College London) Multi-Scale Modelling of BECCS in the UK
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee
11:20 – 11:40 Rosa Cuellar-Franca (University of Manchester) Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation Technologies: A Critical Analysis and Comparison of their Life Cycle Environmental Impacts
11:40 – 12:00 Peter Styring (University of Sheffield) Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Myths and Magic!
12:00 – 12:20 Campbell Skinner (University of Bangor) Energy Evaluation in Supercritical CO2 Extraction – click here to see the paper that was discussed at the meeting
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch
13:20 – 14:00 Niklas von der Assen (Aachen University) Current, Best and Future Practice of LCA for CO2 Utilization
14:00 – 16:00 Workshop Current, Best and Future Practice of LCA for CO2 Utilization