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Spring 2012 Seminar Series: Darmawan Prasodjo

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Friday, April 06, 2012
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the UPEP Environmental Institution Spring 2012 Seminar Series

The use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the United States will allow coal-fired power generation to remain a major component of the nation¿s energy mix while also reducing its carbon emissions. The cost of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) will affect the deployment of CCS, as will the costs for CO2 pipeline transport and underground injection. The latter can increase CCS costs by $2¿$100 per ton of CO2, depending on the locations of coal plants relative to storage sites, the quantity of captured CO2, and the rate that it can be pumped underground. Transportation and storage costs can be minimized, however,by optimizing the design of the transport system.Duke University has developed software for this purpose. OptimaCCS maps out cost-efficient options for overall CCS network design, including pipeline routes, necessary pipe diameters and lengths, efficiencies from using shared pipelines, and the impact of sequestration costs. The software has been deployed to design the most optimal CCS network in Texas, North Carolina, and national level.

Contact: Colette Watt