How the first US integrated regional CCS demonstration project became a reality

摘要

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is the lead federal agency for the development and deploy-ment of carbon sequestration technologies. The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) implements the DOE's Carbon Storage Program, which is divided into three elements: Core R&D, Infrastructure and Global Collaborations. The Infrastructure element includes the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (RCSP) Initiative. The RCSP Initiative is the mechanism DOE utilizes to prove carbon sequestration technologies and to develop human capital, stakeholder networks, regulatory policy, best practices documents, and training to work towards the commercialization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities. The RCSP Initiative has seven partnerships that include more than 400 state agencies, universities, national laboratories, private companies, and environmental organi-zations, spanning 43 states and four Canadian -provinces. The RCSP Initiative is being implemented in three phases, Characterization, Validation, and Development.