1. Introduction
In a video made by Shell, a professor from Geosystems Science at the University of Oxford, stated that greenhouse gases are made up of several gases. However, carbon dioxide seems to be the most concerning as an enormous amount of it is emitted in the atmosphere due to daily societal activities. Since the beginning of industrial revolution, around 500 billion tons of carbon dioxide has been released in the air. However, 250 billion tons are still in the atmosphere (An Expert View on Carboon Capture and Storage , 2013). This proves that carbon dioxide takes a significant amount of time to disappear. If the amount of carbon dioxide continues to persist, the Earth may be facing dangerous climate change. In order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, a few organizations such as the International Energy Association has propose on developing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. This report is aimed to survey on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a …show more content…
One of the major challenges faced is public support. In order to build a CCS, a large amount of land is needed. Thus, this will cause exasperation towards fellow environmentalists. In addition, the risk of saline leakage may harm nearby rivers and damage the water supply of fellow citizens. A large amount of energy is also needed to be used in capturing, transporting and restoring CO2, thus, the increase in usage of electricity. Almost 80% of electricity is used only for capturing. In accordance to that, (Zahra, 2010)stated there will be a reduction in power plant efficiency of 4% to 10%. Hence, many companies are reluctant of installing technology to capture CO2 until required to do so. In addition, the elongated time period and substantial amount of land gives further limitations in building the technology. Furthermore, it may be a challenge to find sponsor and investors on building
In a video made by Shell, a professor from Geosystems Science at the University of Oxford, stated that greenhouse gases are made up of several gases. However, carbon dioxide seems to be the most concerning as an enormous amount of it is emitted in the atmosphere due to daily societal activities. Since the beginning of industrial revolution, around 500 billion tons of carbon dioxide has been released in the air. However, 250 billion tons are still in the atmosphere (An Expert View on Carboon Capture and Storage , 2013). This proves that carbon dioxide takes a significant amount of time to disappear. If the amount of carbon dioxide continues to persist, the Earth may be facing dangerous climate change. In order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, a few organizations such as the International Energy Association has propose on developing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. This report is aimed to survey on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a …show more content…
One of the major challenges faced is public support. In order to build a CCS, a large amount of land is needed. Thus, this will cause exasperation towards fellow environmentalists. In addition, the risk of saline leakage may harm nearby rivers and damage the water supply of fellow citizens. A large amount of energy is also needed to be used in capturing, transporting and restoring CO2, thus, the increase in usage of electricity. Almost 80% of electricity is used only for capturing. In accordance to that, (Zahra, 2010)stated there will be a reduction in power plant efficiency of 4% to 10%. Hence, many companies are reluctant of installing technology to capture CO2 until required to do so. In addition, the elongated time period and substantial amount of land gives further limitations in building the technology. Furthermore, it may be a challenge to find sponsor and investors on building