Bellona og SINTEFs påvirkningarbeid innen EUs teknologiplattform for CO2-fangst og -lagring (ZEP)

CCU(S)has been an important topic in ZEPs political work this year. Notably following the Commission's proposal for new Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which included CCU derived fuels under the term "renewable" fuels of non-biological origin. Since this, there has been massive pressure on politicians, notably in the European Parliament, but also in Member States to move funding away from CCS to CCU. In other words, there is a real risk of having no future funds for CCS in Europe. Led by Bellona and HeidelbergCement, ZEP has produced and published a document which categorises CCS and the various forms of CCU according to their climate contribution. Much time has been dedicated to communicate this to relevant politicans and decision makers. A temporary working group (TWG) formed early in 2017 with the goal of assessing the effect of various strategies for decarbonisation of energy intensive industries and the resource requirements. The work culminated in the late 2017 publication of "Climate solutions for EU industry: interaction between electrification, CO2 use and CO2 storage". A continuation of the work was agreed in late 2017, with the formation of a new temporary working group (TWG) to assess best available techniques of for Life Cycle Assessment (LCAs) for comparison of CCS, CCU and electrification. The TWG will aim to provide input to the ECs ongoing work on setting LCA boundaries for CCU and renewable fuels of non-biological origin. The new TWG will again be Co-chaired by Bellona & Heidelberg Cement. ZEP was requested by the European Commission (EC) to provide input on the formulation of modalities for the Innovation Fund (NER400). The Innovation Fund is currently the largest expected EU funding scheme to be accessible to CCS and CCUS projects, and therefore forming the funding scheme to be as compatible as possible your early CCS and CCUS development is critical. Findings from "ZEP Fast Track for CO2 storage (2017)" and "ZEP Commercial models for CO2 storage development (2014)" have been building blocks for this work. ZEPs input to the EC is for the innovation fund to be as compatible as possible with the "market maker" deployment model for early CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. ZEP recommends that it be possible for the capitalisation of mandated delivery organisation for planned CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. Where possible the Innovation fund should also allow part chain CO2 capture, transport and storage projects. In an assessment the EC should take into account the value of CO2 transport and storage sections of the value chain, acknowledging the strategic role of the innovation fund to aid the placement of first infrastructure that reduces the cost and complexity for follow on CCS projects. The input was submitted to the commission in late 2017 "ZEP Position Paper Funding CCS Market Makers through the Innovation Fund". Following-up form the mid 2017 report "Commercial Scale Feasibility of Clean Hydrogen report" the ZEP secretariat initiated a pan hydrogen dialogue between potential producers of hydrogen via CCS (H2CCS) and hydrogen via low carbon electricity electrolysis (H2RES). ZEP aims to develop a common hydrogen stakeholder groups to promote collaboration along the hydrogen value chain. As describe above, the large hydrogen requirement in the decarbonisation of any one industrial site requires both H2CCS and H2RES to work together in creating a feasible, large and cost-effective hydrogen market in Europe. Opportunities such as the Statoil Magnum project could aid the more rapid creation of a wider H2 aiding the market growth for H2 produced from low carbon electricity.

Bellona og SINTEF søker om støtte til påvirkningsarbedet i ZEPs arbeidsgrupper, og særlig vervene som visepresident for hhv. ZEPs NGOer og forskningsorganisasjoner. Vervene holdes av Frederic Hauge, faglig leder i Bellona, og Dr. Nils A. Røkke, Klimadirek tør i SINTEF. CV vedlagt.