Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
BP has been involved in CCS for more than 10 years, focusing on a continuing programme of research and technology development, as well as full-scale projects such as In Salah, Algeria, one of the few operating industrial-scale C02 storage facilities in the world. Experience there has already contributed to shaping the regulation and verification of geological storage in other geographies.
CCS involves the capture of C02 generated by the combustion of fossil fuels in power stations or other industrial processes, transporting it to a suitable site and then storing it deep underground in geological formations. In the battle to counter C02 emissions, CCS is recognized by governments and industries as a potent technology that could be applied to reduce emissions in the near to medium term, while helping to stabilize C02 levels for the longer term.
While the renewables sector continues to grow, these technologies are unable to provide base-load, large-scale generation at the necessary scale to meet increasing demand for energy. CCS is therefore seen as a critical technology for reducing emissions until other, non-fossil-fuel-based alternatives reach the necessary scale.
Our CCS team is tasked with developing and applying CCS technologies for the benefit of BP, and application more broadly in the energy sector. There are around 20 employees based in the UK and US, working on the surface, subsurface, commercial and policy challenges involved in CCS.
CCS involves the capture of C02 generated by the combustion of fossil fuels in power stations or other industrial processes, transporting it to a suitable site and then storing it deep underground in geological formations. In the battle to counter C02 emissions, CCS is recognized by governments and industries as a potent technology that could be applied to reduce emissions in the near to medium term, while helping to stabilize C02 levels for the longer term.
While the renewables sector continues to grow, these technologies are unable to provide base-load, large-scale generation at the necessary scale to meet increasing demand for energy. CCS is therefore seen as a critical technology for reducing emissions until other, non-fossil-fuel-based alternatives reach the necessary scale.
Our CCS team is tasked with developing and applying CCS technologies for the benefit of BP, and application more broadly in the energy sector. There are around 20 employees based in the UK and US, working on the surface, subsurface, commercial and policy challenges involved in CCS.
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