Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon Capture and Storage(CCS) provides a thorough overview of the current status of the various elements of the CCS chain, the nature of CCS technology, and how it could become a solution to reduce emissions. It also suggests some key guidelines to be adopted to deploy CCS in a sustainable manner. Divided into three parts, the first part helps clarify the global context in which Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions can be analyzed, highlights the importance of fossil fuel-producing countries in positively driving clean fossil fuel usage, and discusses the applicability of this technology on a global and regional level in a timely yet responsible manner. The second part provides a technical description of the elements of the CCS chain, with an emphasis on new technologies and the potential capabilities of future facilities. The third part provides a review of the economic, regulatory, social, and environmental aspects associated with CCS development and deployment on a global scale, and offers a pragmatic way forward. The book is of interest to a broad group of readers, specifically engineers, geoscientists, economists and regulators and will also be useful to high-level strategy and policy makers in energy producing countries.