BIGCCS Annual Report 2015

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The full effects of the CO 2 Storage
(SP3) reorganization were seen
in 2015 and showed that the
restructuring has been a success
Vision and goals
The BIGCCS Centre enables sustainable power generation from fossil fuels based on cost-effective CO2 capture, safe transport, and underground storage of CO2. This is achieved by building expertise and
closing critical knowledge gaps in the CO2 chain, and by developing novel technologies in an extensive
collaborative research effort.
The overall objective is to pave the ground for fossil fuel based power generation that employ CO2 capture, transport and storage with the potential of fulfilling the following targets:
• 90 % CO2 capture rate
• 50 % cost reduction
• Fuel-to-electricity penalty less than six percentage points compared to state-of-the-art fossil fuel
power generation
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Research plan and strategies
The research topics covered by the BIGCCS Centre require in-depth studies of fundamental aspects
related to CO2 capture, CO 2 transport, and CO2 storage.
Research relies on a dual methodology for which both laboratory experiments and mathematical
modelling are employed. The modelling and experimental activities share the same theory or
hypotheses, and seek answers to the same questions from different points of view.There is a two-way coupling between the modelling and
experimental work: Experiments are necessary for developing and
verifying models. At the same time, developing and understanding
models will lead to an improved understanding of the described
phenomena.
In BIGCCS, research takes place within international networks of scientists, including the participation
of world-class experts. The emphasis is on building expertise through quality research at a high
international level, both within the research tasks, the post-doctoral work, and through the education
of PhDs.
New knowledge is in part gained through novel CO 2 capture technologies integrated with industrial
processes, supporting the development of research strategies for the Centre.
In CO2 transport, the combination of theories and models describing pipeline fracture resistance and
CO2 fluid dynamics requires a coupled analysis of the problem. Different numerical simulation methods
are used and will create improved understanding of the two-way influence between the CO2 fluid and
the pipeline.
To enable safe and cost-efficent CO2 storage, storage integrity and monitoring technologies are explored
together with optimal management of CO2 reservoirs.