In this episode of Capture, Store, Repeat we speak with Dr. Sara Budinis of the International Energy Agency (IEA) about the role of CCS in the low-carbon energy transition, the rise of technologies like Direct Air Carbon Capture and the value of knowledge sharing in the CCS space.

Show Notes:

The IEA is an autonomous inter-governmental organisation made up of 31 member countries, 11 association countries, and 4 accession countries.

Recorded in August 2022, the IEA published several CCS-relevant reports before and after the taping of this episode including:

• CCUS in Clean Energy Transitions – https://www.iea.org/reports/ccus-in-clean-energy-transitions

• Direct Air Capture – A key technology for net zero https://www.iea.org/reports/direct-air-capture-2022

• Tracking clean energy progress 2022 – CCUS https://www.iea.org/reports/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage-2

• World Energy Outlook 2022 – https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2022

What constitutes a CO2 storage site? And are there innovative ways to approach CO2 storage development, particularly as interest around carbon capture and storage technology grows? We’re joined by Dr. Alex Bump, a research science associate with the University of Texas’ Gulf Coast Carbon Center to unpack where CO2 storage development is at now, and how it can continue to evolve over time.

In 1996, Norway's Sleipner project became the world's first large-scale CCS project developed with the aim to curb CO2 emissions from industry. Now, over 25 years later, there are 196 CCS facilities in the project pipeline. Listen in as Olav Kårstad, one of the original research advisers tasked to work on the project, speaks to the Global CCS Institute's Ruth Gebremedhin about climate solutions in Norway, and how Sleipner helped propel CCS ambitions further.

From new funding commitments and projects, to international policy impacts, carbon capture and storage has had a notable ride in 2022. Listen in as the Institute's Noora Al Amer and Ruth Gebremedhin provide a quick snapshot of CCS progress over the last year.

In this episode of Capture, Store, Repeat, Ruth Gebremedhin of the Global CCS Institute speaks with Claude Lorea of the Global Cement and Concrete Association about the value of CCS as a climate solution, the challenges of scaling up the innovative technology, and ambitious plans for the cement and concrete industry to reach net-zero by 2050.