This paper evaluates cost and performance trends of carbon dioxide capture, but not storage or transportation from power generation, emphasizing the need for increased standardization of evaluation methodologies, as well as increased analysis of and for carbon capture in non-OECD countries.
11 March 2011: The IEA has published a working paper titled “Cost and Performance of Carbon Dioxide Capture from Power Generation” by Matthias Finkenrath.
The paper evaluates cost and performance trends of carbon dioxide capture, but not storage or transportation from power generation, based on analyses of a range of major engineering studies of 50 capture installations from recent years. The paper highlights the need for increased standardization of evaluation methodologies and the provision of more data for specific capture technologies. The report also notes that increased analysis of and for non-OECD countries is crucial for understanding global energy scenarios, as well as for improving capacities in developing countries to evaluate possible usage of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in their respective contexts. [Publication: Cost and Performance of Carbon Dioxide Capture from Power Generation]