Study of a roadmap for carbon capture and storage development in Guangdong Province, China

Abstract

Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are increasing rapidly in Guangdong, an economically developed Chinese province. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important approach to lower carbon concentration in this area. This study provides guidance and recommendations for CCS development and demonstration by analysing the necessity of CCS in Guangdong. Furthermore, this study identifies the major opportunities and technical demands related to CCS development in this province based on a sectoral analysis of emission inventory and the forecasting and identification of the potential CO ₂ storage capacity. A CCS development roadmap is then developed for Guangdong based on the analysis results, and the milestone goals of this roadmap from the present until 2030 are presented in accordance with the development of technology in and the current status of Guangdong. In addition, the roadmap suggests CCS support policies.

Keywords:

• carbon capture and storage
• CCS development roadmap
• Guangdong
• China

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the British Consulate General in Guangzhou for project management, to the National Development and Reform Commission and Guangdong Development and Reform Commission for supporting the research, to Andrew Minchener and Bill Senior for supervising the project, and to domestic and international experts for giving us valuable recommendations during the project implementation.

Funding

This work was based on research produced by the Feasibility Study of CCS-readiness in Guangdong project, which was financially supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for strategic funding and the Global CCS Institute.