UKCCSRC - The United Kingdom Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre

Completed

Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 storage)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 capture/separation)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 transport)

Basic and strategic applied research
Applied Research and Development

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)

Dr J Gibbins
Sch of Engineering and Electronics
University of Edinburgh

Standard

EPSRC

01 January 2016

30 September 2017

21 months

£4,041,368

Energy

Scotland

Energy : Energy

Dr J Gibbins, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh

Mr JC Blackford, Plymouth Marine Lab, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
Professor MJ Blunt, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor S Brandani, Materials and Processes, University of Edinburgh
Dr A Chadwick, Energy Science, British Geological Survey (BGS) - NERC
Dr H Chalmers, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh
Dr T Drage, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham
Dr P Fennell, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor J Gluyas, Earth Sciences, Durham University
Professor RS Haszeldine, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
Dr S Holloway, Energy Science, British Geological Survey (BGS) - NERC
Dr MS Lucquiaud, Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh
Dr W Nimmo, Energy Resources Research Unit, University of Leeds
Mr JE Oakey, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University
Professor M Pourkashanian, Energy Resources Research Unit, University of Leeds
Dr J Race, School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University
Dr D Reiner, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Dr SA Scott, Engineering, University of Cambridge
Dr S Shackley, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
Professor N Shah, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Professor C Snape, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham
Professor JPM Trusler, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London

The UKCCSRC is a national UK research hub for Carbon Capture and Storage with three main priorities:Delivering Research Impact Developing Leaders Shaping CapabilityStrategy - The UKCCSRC will bring strategy to UK academic CCS research in support of government targets.Impact - will be maximised by providing a national focal point for CCS R&D to bring together the user community andacademics to analyse problems, devise and carry out world-leading research and share delivery. A key priority will be tohelp rebuild the UK economy by driving an integrated research programme focused on maximising the contribution of CCSto a low-carbon energy system for UK.Research will be linked to the following pathways to impact in future stages of CCS deployment:a) Maximise the learning from the DECC CCS demonstration programme to reduce costs and risks for subsequent CCSprojects to.b) Develop a knowledge base for rollout of CCS as part of UK electricity sector decarbonisation in the 2020s, including forthe life of this CCS infrastructure until 2050 and beyond.c) Prepare for extensive deployment of CCS to meet UK 2050 targets, including CCS on industry, very low residualemissions from CCS on fossil fuels and negative emissions from biomass with CCS.Leaders - The UKCCSRC will cross institutional and disciplinary boundaries to bring together visionary leaders able to setresearch agendas that fully combine the intersecting fields of knowledge required to maximise the potential of CCS,inspirational team leaders for complex, long-term research programmes, and will also provide leadership developmentopportunities for early- and mid-career researchers.Capability - The UK CCS Research Centre will provide CCS researchers with the space, support and opportunities to fostercreativity and to empower them to deliver the highest quality long-term research in CCS areas where there is current orfuture national need.The activities of the UKCCSRC will be overseen by a broadly-based independent Board, reporting to RCUK and otherfunders. A Management Team made up of the Principal Investigator/Director and eight Co-Investigators plus a Secretariatwill be responsible for running the Centre. Nine additional Research Area Champions will also help cover the wide range ofdifferent specialised knowledge fields involved in implementing CCS systems.The existing UK CCS Community Network will be operated by the Centre, giving a fully inclusive forum for UK CCSstakeholders and a route for all UK academics to engage with the UKCCSRC.The UKCCSRC initial funding supports a core research programme ( 3M) that covers a number of evident gaps in existingresearch and also includes scoping research in areas likely to be of strategic importance. It also funds shared nationalfacilities ( 2M plus 2.9M from DECC). A further 1.5M has been set aside for flexible seed funding to be allocated on acompetitive basis for emerging strategic research needs.Academic BeneficiariesDescribe who will benefit from the research (up to 4000 chars).The Centre will be expanded by a number of routes:a) Academic researchers on existing and new CCS projects will be invited to link these to the Centre.b) Non-academic partners in projects that are linked to the Centre may become UKCCSRC Affiliatesc) Additional funding for UKCCSRC research programmes will be sought from RCUK and other UK and internationalgovernment-funded sources and also from industry.Research and Pathways to Impact Delivery (RAPID)The key overall strategy for future UKCCSRC expansion is to couple research with impact from the outset. Proposedresearch will have to be linked to plausible routes to deliver a positive impact for CCS deployment. The RAPID process will run throughout the course of the UKCCSRC with results summarised in a RAPID Handbook, updated yearly

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