Development of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology in China

Xian, Zhang; Li, Yang; Ma, Qiao; Liu, Lingna

doi:10.15302/j-sscae-2021.06.004

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“…Sinopec prioritized the CO 2 capture technology with its intellectual property rights to prepare high-concentration CO 2 by means of hydrogen, ethylene glycol, and coal chemical production equipment and recycle the flue gas from the owned power plant in the national carbon market. It is comprised of two parts, namely CO 2 capture by Qilu Petrochemical and CO 2 oil displacement and storage by Shengli Oilfield [34]. Qilu Petrochemical transported the captured CO 2 to Shengli Oilfield for oil displacement and storage, realizing the integrated application of CO 2 capture, oil displacement, and storage.…”

Section: Projects Scalementioning

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Several key issues for CCUS development in China targeting carbon neutrality

Zhang

Wang²,

Kang

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Carb Neutrality

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Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), as a technology with large-scale emission reduction potential, has been widely developed all over the world. In China, CCUS development achieved fruitful outcomes. CCUS gained further broad attention from the announcement of the carbon neutrality target by 2060, as CCUS is an indispensable important technology to realize carbon neutrality. It helps not only to build zero-emission and more resilient energy and industry systems but also provides negative emission potential. This paper discusses the new demand for carbon capture, utilization, and storage development brought by the carbon neutrality target analyzes the development status. As there remain various challenges of CCUS development, this paper focuses on several key issues for CCUS development in China targeting carbon neutrality: 1) how to reposition the role of CCUS under the carbon neutral target? 2) how shall we understand the technology development status and the costs? 3) what role shall utilization and storage play in future? 4) potential strategy applied to solve challenges of source-sink mismatch and resources constraints; and 5) new business model that suits large scale deployment of CCUS. This paper puts forward several policy suggestions that should be focused on now in China, especially to raise awareness under the vision of carbon neutrality that the role and contribution of CCUS are different, to accelerate the establishment of a comprehensive and systematic enabling environment for CCUS.

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Section: Projects Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Several key issues for CCUS development in China targeting carbon neutrality

Zhang

Wang²,

Kang

et al. 2022

Carb Neutrality

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“…The implementation of CCUS projects consumes water and energy during the process of capturing and storing carbon. The additional energy consumption is around 68.2-85.4 (kgce/t) [80] and the water consumption is around 20 to 40 (m3/t CO 2 ). There is no clear evidence for the development level of CCUS technologies to improve efficiency.…”

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“…For consistency, we further applied the companion prediction with electricity demand in Xie's study [85] as a baseline scenario input for coal electricity share (Table 13). According to the statistics collected by the Ministry of Science and Technology for CCUS demonstration projects nationwide, since the first CCUS demonstration project in China was put into operation in Shanxi in 2004, there were 38 CCUS projects in operation before 2020, with a total capacity of 5 Mt/year [80]. Under the carbon-neutral target, the overall emission reduction demand of CCUS in China is ~20-408 Mt CO 2 in 2030, ~600-1450 Mt CO 2 in 2050, and ~1-1.82 Gt CO 2 in 2060 [86].…”

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Toward a Carbon-Neutral State: A Carbon–Energy–Water Nexus Perspective of China’s Coal Power Industry

Xie

Qi²,

Zhang³

et al. 2022

Energies

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Carbon neutrality is one of the most important goals for the Chinese government to mitigate climate change. Coal has long been China’s dominant energy source and accounts for more than 70–80% of its carbon emissions. Reducing the share of coal power supply and increasing carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) in coal power plants are the two primary efforts to reduce carbon emissions in China. However, even as energy and water consumed in CCUS are offset by reduced energy consumption from green energy transitions, there may be tradeoffs from the carbon–energy–water (CEW) nexus perspective. This paper developed a metric and tool known as the “Assessment Tool for Portfolios of Coal power production under Carbon neutral goals” (ATPCC) to evaluate the tradeoffs in China’s coal power industry from both the CEW nexus and financial profits perspectives. While most CEW nexus frameworks and practical tools focus on the CEW nexus perturbation from either an external factor or one sector from CEW, ATPCC considers the coupling effect from C(Carbon) and E(Energy) in the CEW nexus when integrating two main carbon mitigation policies. ATPCC also provides an essential systematic life cycle CEW nexus assessment tool for China’s coal power industry under carbon-neutral constraints. By applying ATPCC across different Chinese coal industry development portfolios, we illustrated potential strategies to reach a zero-emission electricity industry fueled by coal. When considering the sustainability of China’s coal industry in the future, we further demonstrate that reduced water and energy consumption results from the energy transition are not enough to offset the extra water and energy consumption in the rapid adoption of CCUS efforts. However, we acknowledge that the increased energy and water consumption is not a direct correlation to CCUS application growth nor a direct negative correlation to carbon emissions. The dual effort to implement CCUS and reduce electricity generation from coal needs a thorough understanding and concise strategy. We found that economic loss resulting from coal reduction can be compensated by the carbon market. Carbon trading has the potential to be the dominant profit-making source for China’s coal power industry. Additionally, the financial profits in China’s coal power industry are not negatively correlated to carbon emissions. Balance between the carbon market and the coal industry would lead to more economic revenues. The scenario with the most rapid reduction in coal power production combined with CCUS would be more sustainable from the CEW nexus perspective. However, when economic revenues are considered, the scenario with a moderately paced energy transition and CCUS effort would be more sustainable. Nevertheless, the ATPCC allows one to customize coal production scenarios according to the desired electricity production and emission reduction, thus making it appropriate not only for use in China but also in other coal-powered regions that face high-energy demands and carbon neutrality goals.

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“…The carbon yield is 400,000 tons per year, and the capture of CO 2 is used for the injection of oil into the field or oil displacement (EOR, enhanced oil recovery). Table 2 shows CCUS projects currently operating in China with an annual capture of over 100,000 tons [ 21 ]. In 2007, the CNPC Jilin Oilfield CO 2 -EOR Research and Demonstration project realized the industrialization of CCUS-EOR technology for the first time in China, representing a milestone CCUS project in China.…”

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“…In 2007, the CNPC Jilin Oilfield CO 2 -EOR Research and Demonstration project realized the industrialization of CCUS-EOR technology for the first time in China, representing a milestone CCUS project in China. Subsequently, the Shenhua Ordos new coal-to-oil CO 2 capture and storage project in 2011 was China’s first test project of saline geological storage [ 21 ].…”

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Review of Policy Framework for the Development of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in China

Song

Jiang

Rao

2022

IJERPH

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Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) has been applied in many countries and has proven to be a key carbon-reduction technology for the future. China currently emits the most carbon, and prior research findings indicate the high potential of CCUS technology to support the country’s emission-reduction process. China introduced CCUS technology at the end of the 20th century and has since implemented a series of related policies. This paper compares the development status of CCUS in China and other countries, studies the legal and policy framework and the development process of CCUS in China, and analyzes the defects in relevant laws and policies. The results show that China’s current legal and policy system is not conducive to the further development of CCUS; specifically, there is no special law, and the policy system is incomplete. Consequently, it is difficult to advance and give full play to the emission-reduction effect of CCUS. To promote CCUS development in China, this paper proposes corresponding countermeasures, including formulating a special law, perfecting the CCUS policy system, expanding government financial support, and improving CCUS public awareness and support.

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Development of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology in China

Cited by 40 publications

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Several key issues for CCUS development in China targeting carbon neutrality

Several key issues for CCUS development in China targeting carbon neutrality

Toward a Carbon-Neutral State: A Carbon–Energy–Water Nexus Perspective of China’s Coal Power Industry

Review of Policy Framework for the Development of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in China

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