Sequestration: isolating the issues

Journal Article · Fri Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Power Engineering (Barrington)

OSTI ID:20939459

Blankinship, S

A question and answer session between Steve Blankinship and David Ball, Battelle program manager and Neeraj Gupta, research leader at Battelle digs deep into one of USA's largest CO{sub 2} sequestration research programs. Under the US Department of Energy's Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program, the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP), led by Ohio-based Battelle, has assessed the technical, economic and social feasibility of carbon sequestration in the region. In the second phase, small-scale field tests of sequestration opportunities will be conducted. Theoretically, North America, and the region in particular, which has many coal-fired power plants has the potential to store centuries worth of CO{sub 2} from anthropogenic CO{sub 2} point sources. The additional cost of sequestration to coal-fired power generation could be 10-40% with main part of the costs relating to the energy needed to capture CO{sub 2} and compress it to pipeline pressures. 3 photos.

• OSTI ID: 20939459
• Journal Information: Power Engineering (Barrington), Journal Name: Power Engineering (Barrington) Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 111; ISSN POENAI; ISSN 0032-5961
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
COST
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
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RESOURCE POTENTIAL
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