ETI consortium searches for CCS sites
A £1m project is underway that aims to identify areas in Britain that have suitable mineral deposits that can be used with new carbon capture and storage technology (CCS).
A consortium led by Caterpillar and including Shell, the British Geological Survey and Nottingham University’s Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and Storage, was selected by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to carry out the project.
CCS technology being developed by Nottingham University allows carbon dioxide (CO2) to be locked inside rocks permanently, creating a solid carbonate product that can be stored or turned into useful product such as bricks or filler for concrete.
The latest project will map distribution of the CO2 sources, such as power plants and industrial facilities, and the necessary minerals across the UK that could be used to capture and store CO2 emissions.
The survey will provide an estimate of how many of these areas could practically be used and give an indication of the economics of CO2 capture using this technique, which is called mineralisation.
It will also identify the technologies that could be developed to meet the UK requirements and determine the viability of mineralisation compared to other CCS approaches.
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