1. 10/06/2008 - Brussels CCS Communication « Supporting Early Demonstration of Sustainable Power Generation From Fossil Fuels » Krzysztof BOLESTA Policy Officer - Coal and Oil Unit European Commission EUROPEAN COMMISSION

2. | 2 CCS COMMUNICATION Content. EU Policy Context: Energy and Climate Change. Deploying CCS in Europe » Legislative Framework » Long Term Economic Viability. Financing CCS demonstration projects. Polish case

3. | 3 CCS COMMUNICATION Background. The use of fossil fuels in power generation leads to approximately 40% of all CO2 emissions in the EU. Fossil fuels will remain important part of the EU and global energy mix but solutions addressing carbon footprint needed. CO2 Capture and Storage – obvious choice. Technology present – but not scale. With large scale demonstration CCS economically viable in 10-15 years + learning curve cutting costs in half

4. | 4 CCS COMMUNICATION Story so far. 2007 Spring European Council » target of 20% cut in greenhouse gas emission by 2020 » enabling low-CO2 power generation from fossil fuels by 2020 » up to 12 CCS demonstration plants in operation by 2015. November 2007: Strategic Energy Technology Plan » R&D efforts to focus on low carbon technologies » CCS one of strategic technologies: large-scale demos next priority. 23 January 2008: Commission adopts a set of proposals including the CCS Communication and the CCS Directive

5. | 5 CCS COMMUNICATION Policy goal. Policy goal = CCS commercially feasible by 2020: » CCS in retrofits and newly build thereafter » capture-readiness in the meantime. Delay of demonstration by 7 years would mean extra 90 Gt of CO2 emitted globally by 2050

6. | 6 CCS COMMUNICATION Costs and benefits of CCS. Costs: » R&D (€1bn) and demonstration (€10-20bn) by 2020 » Further investment to roll out CCS on a wide-scale. Benefits: » 20-28% of the achievable global CO2 emission reductions by 2050 (IEA) » solution for both power generation and energy intensive industries » for managing future CO2 emissions of dynamically developing coal users (China, etc.) » Keeping coal in energy mix

7. | 7 CCS COMMUNICATION Obstacles / EC Proposals. Legislative Hurdles CCS Directive. Non legislative Hurdles » Long term economic viability » Industrial Scale CCS Demonstration Projects (all main technology routes (Pre-, Post-, Oxyfuel-Combustion)) » General and Industry Awareness » Public Acceptance

8. | 8 CCS COMMUNICATION CCS-Directive - 1. Enabling Framework » Member States determine whether and where CCS will happen » Companies decide whether to use CCS on the basis of conditions in the carbon market. Objectives and Principles » Legislative Framework for managing environmental risks » Overcame existing legal barriers » Use existing frameworks where possible. Focus on Storage » Capture regulated under IPPC Directive » Transport regulated as for natural gas transport (by Environmental Impact Assessment and at Member state Level). Novel element is CO2 storage, main focus of proposes directive

9. | 9 CCS COMMUNICATION CCS Directive - 2. Content » Site Selection » Authorisation for Storage » Monitoring plan to confirm expected CO2 behaviour » Liability measures in case sites do leak » Transfer of Responsibility to the state » Access for third parties. CCS-not mandatory, but member states need to » assure, that enough space is available on site to retrofit plant with capturing and compression facilities » verify, if storage capacities and transport facilities are available and retrofitting is technological feasible CAPTURE READINESS

10. | 10 CCS COMMUNICATION Obstacles / EC Proposals. Legislative Hurdles CCS Directive. Non legislative Hurdles » Long term economic viability Emission Trading System (ETS) » Industrial Scale CCS Demonstration Projects (all main technology routes (Pre-, Post-, Oxyfuel-Combustion)) » General and Industry Awareness » Public Acceptance

11. | 11 CCS COMMUNICATION EU Emission Trading System. ETS Phase III proposal » from 2013 full auctioning of CO2 certificates for the power sector. CCS under the ETS: » CO2 captured, transported and safely stored considered as not emitted » no allocation to capture, transport and storage » ETS allowances must be surrendered for any leakage » monitoring and reporting guidelines under preparation. ETS auctioning revenues » major potential source of funding for CCS demonstration projects » EC suggestion: 20% earmarking to low-CO2 technologies

12. | 12 CCS COMMUNICATION Economic viability of CCS under ETS Additional Cost for CCS, per ton CO2 time20202013 50 Average Avoidance costs Certificate Price 2015

13. | 13 CCS COMMUNICATION Obstacles / EC Proposals. Legislative Hurdles CCS Directive. Non legislative Hurdles » Long term economic viability Emission Trading System (ETS) » Industrial Scale CCS Demonstration Projects (all main technology routes (Pre-, Post-, Oxyfuel-Combustion)) » General and Industry Awareness » Public Acceptance CCS Communication

14. | 14 CCS COMMUNICATION CCS Communication Key Points. Demonstration in power generation - next milestone. Outline of initiatives to stimulate early large-scale CCS demonstration projects: » EU structure to support CCS demonstration projects » catalyzing the finance for CCS demonstration industry commitment Member States’ involvement EU-level financing » preparing infrastructure needed for wide-scale deployment

15. | 15 CCS COMMUNICATION EU structure to stimulate demonstration of CCS power plants. SET-Plan: proposes European Industry Initiatives (EII) in technologies needed for a decarbonized baseload. Commission action: » proposes launching EII on CCS » will launch a support action under FP7 to establish « project network »

16. | 16 CCS COMMUNICATION EU structure to stimulate demonstration of CCS power plants. Added value to the first movers: » Coordination of demonstration projects » Exchange of information and experience » Identification of best practises » European logo / market brand » Consulting services » Taking care of public acceptance » International cooperation

17. | 17 CCS COMMUNICATION EU structure to stimulate demonstration of CCS power plants. Timeframe » Call for tender to be published: June 2008 » Deadline for submission: Early fall 2008 » Project network start:01/01/2009

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19. | 19 CCS COMMUNICATION Closing the gap in CCS financing » Industrial commitments ETP-ZEP: commitment to spend ca. € 11.5 bn still needed: clear, early and decisive commitments by individual players to concrete large-scale demonstration » Member States’ involvement MS-level crucial given budgetary reality and size of challenge Commission guidelines facilitate state aid to CCS ETS revenues + structural policies hinted as suitable » EU-level financing FP7 + EU structural funds EU financial institutions for specialized cases Communication on financing low-carbon technologies

20. | 20 CCS COMMUNICATION Early start to infrastructure for wide-scale deployment. New infrastructure » storage of CO2 » transport of CO2 » linking of emission and storage sites Study will be prepared in 2008/2009. European dimension of networks » revision of TEN-E guidelines to include CO2 infrastructure

21. | 21 CCS COMMUNICATION King Coal Fuel mix of power sector by (%) No other large country is so dependent on coal for its power generation.

22. | 22 CCS COMMUNICATION New capacity needed vs. climate goals Capacity deficit risk* (GW) Capacity deficit *Comparison of peak electricity demand and net peak capacity of system power plants and CHP units Reserve margin in the national energy system 31.12.20071.1. 20082.1. 20083.1. 2008 Reserve below safe margin

23. | 23 CCS COMMUNICATION Taking advantage of Polish coal resources constitutes a major energy security issue Covering the missing part of electric output while staying in tune with EU zero-emission trend Investing in sustainable coal technologies for power generation CCS in Poland… … a must ! Energy security The challenge The solution Proved recoverable coal reserves, bn t Polish coal reserves are the largest in the EU

24. | 24 CCS COMMUNICATION Object / Subsidy needed for: Investment cost € Mio CapacityOn stream? 1.Polygeneration IGCC plant (ZAK+Blachownia) 825180MW2015 2. Supercritical unit with CCS applied (PGE) 350858MW2014 Main Polish CCS projects

25. | 25 CCS COMMUNICATION Conclusions. To prove CCS economically viable by 2020 we need demonstration asap. Common efforts of the EU institutions, MS and industry essential (legislation and financing). Poland and Silesia in particular exceptionally placed to lead the next industrial revolution

26. | 26 CCS COMMUNICATION Thank you for your attention !