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Technical Themes

The main technical themes for the conference include

1. Advances in capture technology development (Capture). This theme will cover: capture from power plants, gas fields, industrial plants and transportation fuels and technolgies (All sources); pre-combustion; post-combustion; oxyfuel technologies; fundamental of srubbing; advanced solvents; membranes; adsorption; novel separation systems; experiences, case studies; environmental impacts; costs (capture specific); outlook for significant cost reductions; retrofitting; capture ready constructions; techno-economic comparisons, chemical looping.
2. Developments in CO₂ geological storage (Geo Storage). This theme will cover: CO₂ Injectivity; storage capacities; monitoring technologies and techniques (monitoring); wellbore integrity; trapping mechanisms; site characterisation and selection; modelling tools and approaches; experiences and case studies; remidiation and contingency planning; costs (storage specific); environmental impacts, controlled releases and natural analogues; reservoir engineering; risk assessment and management; imaging faults and fractures.
3. Developments in other storage options for CO₂ (Other storage). This theme will cover: coal beds, mineralisation; basalts and other low permeability reservoirs, ocean storage
4. CCS for industrial sources (non-power) (Industrial Sources). This theme will cover: iron and steel; cement; refineries; high concentration CO₂ sources (including natural gas processing, hydrogen production, coal to liquids, gas to liquids, ammonia); distributed CCS.
5. Transport and infrastructure development (Transport). This theme will cover: pipelines; shipping; hubs and transport networks; CO₂ quality issues; source-sink matching.
6. Towards negative CO₂ emissions (Negative CO₂). This theme will cover: biomass energy use combined with CCS; capturing CO₂ from the air; enhancing natural mineralisation routes; ocean fertilisation; other potential options (inc. bio-char).
7. CO₂ Utilisation options. This theme will cover: EOR; EGR; ECBM; CO₂ use for production of algae or chemicals; CO₂ for enhanced geothermal; CO₂ for enhanced recovery from shale gas.
8. Demonstration projects and major national and international CCS research developments and demonstration programs (Demonstration). This theme will cover: new developments; experiences and achievements; pilot projects; lessons learnt; costs; impacts on regulations; developments of best practice guidelines; program overviews.
9. CCS technology assessment and system integration (Tech Assess & Integration). This theme will cover: health and safety issues; whole system LCA studies; CCS and water use; risk assessments; integrated CCS systems; integration and interaction with renewable energy technologies (including geothermal) (integration with renewables); integration of CCS and future energy systems (integration in energy systems); need for flexibility; impact of value added products on overall CCS economics (e.g. polygeneration with CCS) (value added products); energy, efficiency in CCS systems; costs, including comparison to other mitigation options (costs).
10. Commercial issues. This theme will cover: commercial relationships; value chains; public-private relationships; finance.
11. Public perception and acceptance of CCS and communication on CCS (Public perception). This theme will cover: social science research; communication activities and experiences, knowledge sharing.
12. Energy and climate change policies and CCS (Policies). This theme will cover: the role of CCS in furture energy systems, scenario studies (CCS in energy systems); policy approaches; beyond Kyoto:- UNFCCC and future global climate policy and policy tools e.g. NAMA's (Beyond Kyoto); non-CO₂ GHG emission reduction, policy instruments; carbon tax and CCS obligations; emissions trading schemes, CDM, JI; CCS technology transfer.
13. Legal and regulatory aspects of CCS and long term liability of CO₂ storage (Legal & Regulatory). This theme will cover: regulatory and legal developments (Developments); regulatory and legal requirements, implications and permitting (Requirements); liability transfer and long term liability (Liability); emissions accounting, health and safety issues.
14. Education, training and capacity building. This theme will cover: reviews; needs; experiences.