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Curbing emissions - through improvements in efficiency, switching to renewables and other low-carbon technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Posted on : 06 Feb, 2009

"Securing energy supplies and speeding up the transition to a low-carbon energy system both call for radical action by governments -- at national and local levels, and through participation in co-ordinated international mechanisms."

 

"The energy sector will have to play the central role in curbing emissions - through major improvements in efficiency and rapid switching to renewables and other low-carbon technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS)."
IEA's World Energy Outlook 2008

 

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recorded, to date, more than 30 carbon capture and storage demonstration projects to take place across the globe, with concentration in USA, Norway and etc. These developments prove that CCS is here to stay!

 

Whilst industrial-scale storage can take off almost immediately with existing technology,uncertainties remains in cost effectiveness of technologies as well as financing and regulatory framework. It is time for both the government and energy sectors to take action!

 

With conference set in Beijing, it is inevitable that China and the rest of Asia pace up with mitigation measures for climate change. Several EOR projects currently in China are using CO2 as feedstock. In Japan, petrochemicals companies such as Mitsui Chemicals has announced their plans to build a CO2 to Methanol production plant. Other industries also include cement producer Holcim, investing in sequestration of CO2 by algae farming, which claim to produce a tonne of algae biomass from two tones of CO2 emission.

 

CMT's CO2 Capture, Sequestration & Utilisation 2009 presents expert panel to discuss issues in the CO2 utilization, CCS value chain, and commercializing industrial scale CCS. It aims to provide indepth focus of CCS and unfold opportunities in Asia and the world, possibly accelerating more CCS projects.

 

Attend CMT's CO2 Capture, Sequestration & Utilisation 2009 to:

 

- Hear from majors and national oil companies about their perspective and contribution towards CCS commercials section
- Grasp in-depth understanding of CCS value chain - concept, economics and role of stakeholders
- Zoom in with details on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project in Algeria, China and Norway
- Assess the economics between cost of CCS project with CO2 price
- Understand how the emission trading mechanism can incentivise CCS project or utilization of CO2
- Meet key technologies providers as they discuss on the development of cost effective carbon capture technologies
- Be updated on the clean coal technology implementation in China and Post Combustion Capture (PCC) technology installed in Australia and China's coal fired power plants
- Evaluate the various options in the alternative utilization routes for CO2 - chemicals, fertilizers and algae biomass
- Find out the criteria and challenges in CO2 logistics and geological storage

 

Sign up with your team to enjoy attractive group discount. Register online @ www.cmtevents.com with your team today!

 

 

You will network with

Presidents, CEOs, VPs & Directors, Analysts, General Managers, Commercial Managers, Business Development Executives, Research Directors, Sales & Marketing Managers, Technical Advisors involved in: Coal, CTL/GTL, Gasification, Liquefaction, Refinery Industrial Gas, Chemicals, Methanol, Olefins, Catalysts, EPC, Power & Utilities, Engineering Companies, Lubricant Companies, Gas Separation, Equipment and Technologies providers