Amsterdam Conference marks major milestone in CO2 capture, transport and storage

Global exchange of science and experiences ‘From research to reality’ is the theme of the 10th Greenhouse Gas Technologies Control Conference (GHGT-10), which will be held in Amsterdam from September 19 - 23. More than 1500 scientists will discuss barriers to and opportunities for implementing carbon capture and storage (CCS).

In the current phase, in which many demonstration projects are being planned, the main challenge for the years ahead is to overcome barriers to the deployment of carbon capture and storage and to create the conditions required to implement CCS. These issues are technological, but they also involve legal and financial aspects, public acceptance and policy. These topics will be discussed in depth during this four-day conference.

GHGT-10 is the 10th international conference on capture, transport and storage of CO2. Keynote speakers are Anders Levermann (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Keywan Riahi (IIASA/GEA, Austria) and John Gale (IEAGHG, UK) and in seven parallel sessions a large number of distinguished scientists will present and discus the latest developments in the field.

Other prominent participants include Bo Diczfalusy (Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology, IEA, Paris, France), Hans van der Vlist (Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment of the Netherlands), and Dutch former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers (Rotterdam Climate Initiative) and Bert Metz (European Climate Foundation and former co-chair of WGIII of the IPCC).

About the conference
The GHGT conference series is recognised as the scientific platform for CO2 capture, transport and storage. This chain of technologies is seen as making a significant contribution – alongside energy efficiency and renewable energy – to mitigating climate change. Since the first conference in 1992 (which was also held in Amsterdam), both knowledge of and experience with CCS have grown considerably. Many countries have started R&D programmes as well as pilot or demonstration projects.

This 10th GHGT is organised by Ecofys, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Utrecht University, and is supported by the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D programme (IEAGHG).  

About CCS
Currently, a large number of demonstration projects are being prepared, marking a new phase in the development and deployment of CCS. For instance, in December 2009 the European Commission granted €1 billion in financial assistance to six demonstration projects. And another – even larger – fund will be made available in the years ahead.

For more information, please contact:
Robert Coster at Ecofys
Tel: +31 30 (0)662 3532
E-mail: R.Coster@remove-this-part-ecofys.com
Or go to www.ghgt.info/GHGT10.html

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