With its global links, The IEA Greenhouse Gas
R&D Programme (IEA GHG) is in a unique position to facilitate
co-operation between the leading research groups on greenhouse
gas (GHG) mitigation. IEA GHG therefore coordinates several international
research networks. The networks bring together the expertise and
experience of organisations at the forefront of research, development
and demonstration into GHG mitigation technologies. The networks
currently operated by the IEA GHG include:
| International
Network for CO2 Capture |
| The
network acts as a forum for those working on CO2
capture test facilities. The aim of the International Network
for CO2 Capture is to stimulate
world-wide collaboration and encourage practical development
of post combustion CO2 capture
technology. Information can be found on the IEA GHG CO2
Capture and Storage site by clicking >>here
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| International
Network on Biofixation of CO2 and
Greenhouse Gas Abatement with Microalgae |
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The objective of this network is to promote
research and development of microalgae-based CO2
abatement technologies by providing a forum for organisations
already engaged or interested in this field. Information
can be found on the IEA GHG CO2
Capture and Storage site by clicking >>here
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| Risk
Assessment Network |
| The
International Risk Assessment Network was established in
August 2005. There are a number of risk assessment activities
for the geological storage of CO2
underway around the world. It was agreed that the research
network should aim to address what the regulators are expecting
and whether risk assessment can provide the answers they
require. The scope of the Risk Assessment Network can be
divided into a number of smaller and more specific subject
areas which can run alongside the operation of the network.
Information can be found on the IEA GHG CO2
Capture and Storage site by clicking >>here
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| Monitoring
Network |
| Established on 8th
November 2004, the first meeting of the Monitoring Network
demonstrated that there was a large tool box of monitoring
techniques that could be applied for both surface and sub
surface monitoring of CO2. It was
clear that no single technique would be sufficient to meet
all the different monitoring needs. Therefore, the aim of
the network has been, to focus more on monitoring programmes
rather than individual techniques. Information can be found
on the IEA GHG CO2 Capture and
Storage site by clicking >>here
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| Oxy-Fuel
Combustion Network |
The aim of the International Network
for Oxy-Fuel Combustion is to provide an international forum
for organisations with interest in the development of Oxy-Fuel
Combustion Technology. Information can be found on the IEA
GHG CO2 Capture and Storage site
by clicking >>here
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| Well
Bore Integrity Network |
During the development of the Risk
Assessment Network, discussions highlighted that the integrity
of well bores and their long-term ability to retain CO2
could be a significant potential risk for the long-term
security of geological storage facilities. To address this
component of risk assessment a workshop was held in April
2005 to bring together over 50 experts from both industrial
operators and from research organisations to determine the
current state of knowledge of well bore integrity.
One of the main outcomes from the workshop was that the
scope of work on well bore integrity was enough to establish
its own network but there would be a report on progress
at the annual Risk Assessment Network Meetings.
Information can be found on the IEA GHG CO2
Capture and Storage site by clicking >>here
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Joint
Network Meeting |
| Following three sucessfull
meetings of each of the Monitoring, Risk Assessment and
Well Bore integrity Networks, it has been decided to bring
these three networks together in one meeting to help shape
the future direction for each Network.
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Modelling
Network |
| The proposal for a CO2
geological storage modelling network was approved recently
by the IEA GHG executive committee and subsequently debated
at the recent joint meeting of the existing research networks
(monitoring, risk and wellbore) in New York. At that meeting,
there was broad support for the formation of a modelling
network, but concern was expressed by some members of the
risk assessment network that a modelling network might duplicate
their efforts. Therefore, a decision was made to hold an
initial workshop, to gauge support for the formation of
a modelling network.
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High
Temperature Solid Looping Cycles Network |
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The international high temperature solid looping cycles
network was adopted as an IEA GHG network in December 2008
and builds upon four preceding international workshops on
in-situ CO2 removal organised largely by academia. The aim
of the network is to promote further development and scale-
up of processes for CO2 capture which involve solid looping
cycles operating at elevated temperatures. At the industrial
scale such processes are likely to use dual circulating
fluid-bed technology, although fixed bed variants are also
possible. The most notable applications are high temperature
carbonation/calcination (the forward and reverse steps of
the reaction between CaO and CO2) to remove CO2 from flue
gases or reformed gas streams as well as solid bed oxidation/reduction
loops which allow a variant of oxy-combustion of fossil
fuels. An aim of the network is to expand current participation
beyond the research community to include potential operators,
plant designers and equipment suppliers because the technology
is starting to move from the bench scale to pilot and industrial
demonstration scale.
Information can be found on the IEA GHG CO2
Capture and Storage site by clicking >>here
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