r&d opportunities in geoenergy and ccs a presentation by: eef lunch debate strasbourg, march...
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R&D OPPORTUNITIES IN GEOENERGY AND CCS
A presentation by:
EEF Lunch debateStrasbourg, March 2009
INDEX
• Research in geoenergy after the new EU strategy on 20-20-20
• Hydrocarbon systems and security of supply
• Clean coal as a valuable energy source
• Geothermal energy, a hot topic in many European countries
• Geological storage of CO2 is needed now
• Research and technological development to fight the crisis in sectors supporting tens of thousands of employees in Europe
RESEARCH IN GEOENERGY
• Research is needed to fully exploit potential of, and synergies between, primary energy sources
• Energy technology is one of Europe´s prime export sectors
• New developed technologies and highly trained professional workforce is needed for future exploitation
• There is a need for sustained research into renewing the resource base and transforming reserve supplies
HYDROCARBON SYSTEMS AND SECURITY OF SUPPLY
• North Sea is now a mature oil province, use of EOR through captured CO2 can highly increase reserves
• Europe can support sustainable development of resources in difficult settings
• Gas resources from unconventional deposits could provide valuable energy if exploited with skill
• Use of geological structures for oil and gas storages provides opportunities for strategic hydrocarbon supply
• Innovative recovery methods can sensibly increase available resources
• Heavy oil and tar sands, tight gas or oil shales can bring considerable resources to tap
• Environmentally acceptable exploitation is the real challenge
HYDROCARBON SYSTEMS AND SECURITY OF SUPPLY
CLEAN COAL
• Deeply buried coal resources remain to be developed in Europe
• Novel drilling techniques can support in-situ gasification and Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploitation
• ECBM recovery is also available as a clean technology
• Synergies between traditional coal and innovative hydrocarbon industries should be promoted
• Available renewable energy source. Wider use needed
• R&D needed to make this source competitive in different oil price scenarios
• Combination with other heat storages can be made available in the proximity of urban areas
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
• Large scale application of CCS is a promising solution for Europe to fulfill 20-20-20 strategy commitments related to GHG emissions
• Geological investigation is widely needed to find available storages
• Safety of these storages will be a great challenge in the near future
• Storage research will also be useful for other subsurface uses
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
(after T. Vangkilde-Pedersen,EU Geocapacity, eStrategies , 2008)
• Energy sources are all needed• Global compatible solutions have to be
found in crisis scenario• Complete transition to renewable
energies will, at least, take a few decades
• Use of geological energy resources is a part of these global solutions
• Research solutions can position European industries in the leading situation safeguarding employment and environment
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION