A Phased Approach to Building a Pipeline Network for CO2 Transport During CCS
Storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) on a scale necessary to significantly reduce CO2;emissions from large stationary sources will require transport via pipeline. Some CO2;pipelines already exist in the United States and Canada to supply CO2;for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). It seems likely that legal restrictions will be placed on coal-fired utility and other industrial CO2;emissions at some point in the future. The nature of the restrictions and their timing are unknown but any limits would probably be phased in over a number of years. Such limits would provide the impetus for expanding the CO2;transport infrastructure from the relatively few existing pipelines that have been constructed for specific CO2;EOR needs. Experts have identified several approaches to planning a future CO2;pipeline network to support wide-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) in the United States (Bliss et al., 2010). One approach consists of a nationwide network that could transport CO View/Download DocumentEvent/Meeting Information
11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies
11/18/2012
Kyoto,