Awareness and Capacity Building in Carbon Capture and Storage and Utilization – (ACBCCS – III)

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July 27-31, 2015, New Delh

ACBCCS 2015 Objectives:

To provide understanding of science & technology of Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization and its growing importance in the energy industry.
To learn about CO₂ Capture -chemical, biochemical, biological options and identify terrestrial CO₂ storage processes in the context.
To put forth perspectives on carbon removal and utilization processes in knowledge domain and submit recommendations to concerned agencies.

Introduction to ACBCCS 2015 – Dr. (Mrs) Malti Goel, CEO, CCRI
Inauguration Address – Dr. M.O. Garg, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Director, CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum Research
Key Note Address – Carbon dioxide Management – Aluminium Industry Perspective, by Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director JNARDDC, Nagpur
Guest Address – Dr. M. P. Narayanan, EX-CMD, Coal India Ltd.
Special Address – Dr. Jyoti Parikh, Ed, IRADE
Brief Address – Dr. B. Bhargava, DG, ONGC Energy Center

Eminent Speakers

Efficiency Improvement Strategies: Energy Industry
Experience of operation of Carbon Dioxide Recovery Plant at NFL Vijaipur Unit
Aqueous NH3 in CO₂ Capture from Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant Flue Gas: N-Fertilizer Production Potential & GHG Emission Mitigation

Carbon Management – Steel Industry Perspective
Low Carbon Growth Strategy for India Based on Oxy-Combustion Carbon Capture and CO₂ Utilization For Enhanced Coal Bed Methane [ECBM] Recovery
Coal bed Methane recovery Status and technological Issues in India
Beauty Yoga & Immunity

Soil carbon stock and CO₂ flux in different terrestrial ecosystems of North East India
Soil as Source & Sink for Atmospheric CO₂
Clathate hydrates: A powerful tool to mitigate greenhouse gas
Seaweeds: A Potential Reservoir of Carbon
Enhanced carbon dioxide utilization by plants grown in Free Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment (FACE) facility
Challenges for CO₂ Storage: India’s Perspective

Globally, CCS has been promoted as a solution to address the problem of global warming. In the context of CCSU India has taken the first step to recognize the scope but has yet to put it on the policy agenda.
Policy support is required to promote CCSU technology development through Industry-academia participation. Carbon sequestration is to be recognized as an important component in climate change agenda requiring ‘TECHNOLOGY POSITIVE’ approach in CCS negotiations rather than being ‘POLICY NEUTRAL’’.

Carbon dioxide removal processes for Industry are developing fast. At the same time other possibilities of CO₂ utilization in biofuels and chemical synthesis getting matured can no longer be ignored.
A muti-sectoral programme can be anchored for development of NH3 and alternate absorbents for CO2 capture with the participation Ministries of Power, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Agriculture and academic Institution- University of Calcutta
BECCS – Carbon sequestration in Plants & Soil – Oceans Sea Weeds – Clatharates are to be recognized as an important component in the Policy

In the coal energy sector India should capture the progress made elsewhere to continue use of coal. For example high flame temperature oxy-fuel technology is one such option that may result in significantly more efficient, economical and environmentally-compliant operations. The technology is not merely suitable for high ash coal, but also save on water use.
A technology such as an Oxyfuel combustion power plant, either new or retrofit, in the vicinity of a coal mine could become a source of enhanced CBM by using captured carbon dioxide. The gas recovery through desorption process can be enhanced up to 20%, for coal has greater affinity for carbon dioxide as compared to Methane.

Creation of a Centre for Excellence/ Institution for knowledge sharing among the various stakeholders in the ongoing projects would lead to accelerated growth by meaningfully application of research output
Towards a low carbon growth strategy, industry should participate in technology development and India’s efforts in CCSU should also be addressed in the INDCs in the Paris meeting