15.08.2023
Update from IEAGHG
The IEAGHG ExCo had its spring meeting on 17-18 May in Bali in Indonesia with Institute Technology Bandung (ITB) as host.
The meeting was both physical and virtual, with only partial Norwegian participation virtual.
Updates from IEAGHG’s work
IEAGHG is an observer to the IPCC’s Synthesis Report (SYR) of the 6th Assessment Report (AR6), which was published on 20 March 2023. IEAGHG has contributed several review inputs.
IEAGHG’s summer school was last held at ITB, Bandun, Indonesia in November 2022. Every year, a prize is given to the best students. This year it was a Norwegian student who received an award, Katherine Jimenez from NORCE in addition to Debanjan Chandra from Delft in the Netherlands.
Summary after GHGT-16
A summary of GHGT-16, which was held in Lyon in October 2022, has been prepared. At the GHGT conferences, it is a tradition that a “Greenman award” is issued to people who have contributed significantly within CCS. At the GHG-16 conference in 2022, Trude Sundset, former director of Gassnova, received the “Greenman award”.
An important part of the IEAGHG meeting is the review of reports that have been published since the last time, those that are underway and the adoption of new reports.
Many reports have been published since the last one
Technical Reports (ieaghg.org)
| Study | Contractor | Report number |
| Integrating CCS in international cooperation and carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement | Carbon Counts | 2023-01 |
Additional studies planned to be published
| Study | Contractor | Study number | Publication date |
| Baseline Techno-Economic Assessment of Small-Scale Carbon Capture for Industrial and Power Systems | Element Energy | 58-12 | May 2023 |
| The Role of Indices in Assessing the Maturity of CCUS Technologies and Readiness for Deployment | Foresight Transitions Ltd | 58-03 | May 2023 |
| Cost-curves for Electrochemical CO2 Conversion Technologies | TNO | 59-03 | June 2023 |
| Components of CCS Infrastructure – Temporary CO2 Storage Options | TNO | 59-05 | June 2023 |
| Co-benefits of CCS Deployment in Industry | Element Energy | 60-02 | June 2023 |
| Power CCUS – Potential for Cost reductions and Improvements | Element Energy | 60-03 | June 2023 |
| Prospective Integration of Geothermal Energy with CCS | BRGM | 60-11 | June 2023 |
| SRMS-Derived Total Storage Resources and Storage Coefficients | BGS | 60-10 | July 2023 |
These studies are underway
| Study | Contractor |
| Evolution of Conformance and Containment Risk Over Time in CO2 Storage Projects | BGS |
| Compatibility of CCUS with Net Zero Power | Wood Italiana Srl |
| Reviewing the Environmental and Public Health Implications of CO2 Migration to the Surface or Shallow Subsurface | CSIRO |
| Clean Steel: Environmental and Technoeconomic Outlook of a Disruptive Technology | Element Energy |
| International Standards and Testing for Novel Carbonaceous Building Materials | Imperial Consultants (ICON) |
| Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs) | Carbon Counts |
| CCUS and Public Perception (Stage 1) | Curtin University |
| Comparative analysis of electrolytic hydrogen production technologies with low-carbon (CCS-abated) hydrogen production pathways | Element Energy |
| Seal Integrity Review | CO2CRC |
| Multi-metric Analysis of Dispatchable Gas and Coal Power Plants with CCS in the Energy Storage Industry | Red Vector Ltd |
It was decided to start five new studies
| New studies approved |
| Transport and storage cost review |
| Review of CO2 storage in basalt, risks and monitoring |
| CO2 transportation & storage availability – expected rates and options for improvements |
| CO2 fiscal metering |
| Critical study on waste-to-(low carbon) hydrogen |
The adopted studies were largely in accordance with the Norwegian prioritization.