There is a lot of skepticism of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology out there, but now even the industry is admitting that the technology is far from ready. E&ENews reporter Kathering Ling recently wrote on the annual meeting for Edison Electric Institute (EEI). David Ratcliffe, CEO Southern Company was quoted saying the following:
“We undersold how complex and how difficult [sequestration on a large scale] is”and "It is absolutely critical that we inform policy debate with the best reality about technological availability that we can…We can’t plug in CCS in five years. You can have legislation that says that all day long, but it isn’t going to be there.”
And Jim Rogers, CEO Duke Energy, echoed this by saying “CCS as a magical technology that solves the carbon problem for coal plants is oversold…I think there is a lot to learn, and it is going to take us a lot longer for us to figure it out than a lot of us think”.
And yet industry front groups like ACCCE are still spending millions to promote this technology as a cure all. Read more in the post: The ACCCE's Magical Mystery Carbon Storage Adventure.
The bottomline is
that CCS is not ready and won’t be for a long time. Even then, there are many
other reasons that it is not the right technology. Read more on why CCS
is a pipedream.
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