«Problems of economics and management of oil and gas complex»

Socio-technical analysis of an industrial carbon dioxide capture and storage project

UDC: 621.313
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Authors:

¹ KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
² National University of Oil and Gas "Gubkin University", Moscow, Russia

Keywords: carbon dioxide utilization, electricity generation, lignite coal, multi-level perspective concept, technological mode

Annotation:

At this stage of a society's development, the main energy sources are coal, oil and natural gas. Their share in the global energy balance is 81,5 %. Modern ideas about the genesis of hydrocarbons allow speaking about the renewable nature of oil and gas resources and their practical inexhaustibility. At the same time, the problem of carbon dioxide emissions obtained during the combustion of coal and hydrocarbons significantly limits the further development of carbon energy. One of the solutions of this problem is using carbon dioxide capture and storage technology – CCS technology. This type of technology is planned to be used in the Tundra project, the implementation of which has begun in North Dakota (USA). The project's main goal is to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide obtained during the combustion of lignite coal to generate electricity at the Milton R. Young plant. A socio-technical analysis of the project, conducted using the concept of a multi-level perspective, showed that innovative research projects of carbon sequestration can become state and multinational projects and move from the niche level to the level of a technological regime. This evolution reflects the development of a niche in a broader socio-technical landscape, creating a new configuration among existing carbon fuel use regimes. Implementation of combined projects using carbon dioxide utilization and storage technologies and traditional coal and hydrocarbon power generation technologies will significantly reduce the environmental impact and open up new prospects for carbon energy.

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