C A R B O N C A P T U R E , U T I L I Z A T I O N A N D S T O R A G E A L A B O R P E R S P E C T I V E IBEW Austin Keyser, Director
PRESENTATION OUTLINE Who We Are Energy Workforce Top Global Emitters Carbon Capture Benefits Industrial CO2 Control Grid Reliability SaskPower Boundary Dam Petra Nova Legislation Contact Us
IBEW WHO WE ARE IBEW is the largest energy union in the world Approx. 775,000 members and retirees in United States, U.S. territories and Canada Members are engaged in electric utility construction and operations in the generation, transmission, and distribution sectors.
U.S. ENERGY WORKFORCE TRADITIONAL ENERGY WAGES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY The average reported median full- In 2018, the energy time hourly wage for coal industry economy expanded by workers ranges from $26.25/hour 152,000 new jobs, to $40.53/hour. outperforming the The average reported median full- economy as a whole time hourly wage for natural gas workers varies between 6.7 million people, $26.03/hour to $39.92/hour. representing 5 percent of the U.S. economy Source: Energy Futures Initiative U.S. Energy and Employment Report 2018
Top Emitters of CO2 Emissions CHINA Within the last 10 years, China has built ~ 530,000 MW of coal-fired power plants. UNITED STATES The U.S. has emitted the highest amount of CO2 over time. INDIA About 50% of India’s commercial primary energy comes from coal.
Growth in China and India Recent industrialization and strong economic growth • China – increase of 5.3% coal generation • India – increase of ~5% coal consumption China’s emissions have exceeded the U.S. and the EU annually since 2012. Regionally, the Asian Pacific is currently responsible for about 50% of CO2 in the world. Source: Forbes, China Emits More Carbon Dioxide Than The U.S. and EU Combined
CARBON CAPTURE BENEFITS CCS can preserve New jobs in CCS and Paves the way toward highly-paid, skilled jobs CCUS construction and large-scale carbon in the energy sector operations reductions in both the utility and industrial sectors
WHY DOES IBEW SUPPORT CCS AND CCUS? Potential to achieve carbon reductions at existing utility and industrial plants while creating tens of thousands of new jobs and avoiding the loss of a similar number of jobs through closures Extremely effective as a carbon emission control technology. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has determined that global deployment of CCS on utility and industrial sources will be essential if we are to meet the targets of the Paris Accord.
Source: University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center
Industrial CO2 control UTILITY For utilities, a coal plant equipped with 90% effective INDUSTRY CO2 removal has an emission rate of about 200 pounds of For many industrial sources, CO2 per megawatt hour, such as refineries, steel, compared with 800 pounds chemicals, paper and cement, for an uncontrolled new CCS may be the only effective natural gas combined cycle CO2 control option unit For reaching near-zero and equivalent emission targets, CCS in retrofit applications can work with both coal and natural gas.
Grid Reliability Baseload* Loss Heightens Risk 80,000 MEGAWATTS OF FERC PROJECTIONS NEW RENEWABLES AND COAL CAPACITY HAS SHOW LOSS OF GAS GENERATION CAN FILL RETIRED SINCE 2012, ANOTHER 17,000 THE GAP CAUSED BY MAINLY DUE TO LOWER MEGAWATTS BY 2022 THESE RETIREMENTS BUT NATURAL GAS PRICES WITH AN ADDED RISK OF SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS DURING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS * 24/7 constant source of electricity for the grid
BASELOAD=RELIABILITY The grid requires a secure supply of baseload power from coal, gas and nuclear units that can run 24/7. Many wind turbines in the Midwest were shut down automatically when temperatures dropped below minus 20 degrees
SASKPOWER BOUNDARY DAM ESTEVAN, SASKATCHEWAN (CANADA) - 2014 First power station in the world to use CCS technology successfully Helped remove 625,996 tons of CO2 per year from plant in 2018 Compared to 2005 levels of greenhouse gas emissions, Saskpower is on track to reach a 40% reduction by 2030
PETRA NOVA THOMPSONS, TX - 2017 The Nuclear Electric Power Generation Company (NRG Energy) reported that the Petra Nova plant received post-combustion carbon capture installations to reduce the plant’s carbon emissions by 90%. Ability to capture 1.6 million metric tons of CO2 anually Delivered over 1 million metric tons of carbon captured dioxide within the first 10 months of operation 1,300% Increase in oil production Production of oil increased from a daily average of 300 barrels to 4,000 barrels within the first year of enhanced oil recovery.
A Role for Congress The IBEW Supports: Utilizing Significant Emissions with Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Technology Underground storage and Act (S. 383), facilitating the research Reduced Emissions (FUTURE Act), that and development of carbon capture, would extend and increase the IRS utilization and storage (CCUS) Section 45Q federal credit to Supports energy security, protects encourage investment in carbon the existing energy infrastructure capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and retains and creates high-quality, family-supporting jobs critical to working families and communities
CONTACT US AUSTIN KEYSER IBEW Political & Legislative Affairs Department TELEPHONE 202-728-6046 EMAIL political@ibew.org IBEW Political/Legislative Affairs Department is committed to advancing the IBEW mission and improving the lives of all IBEW members though supporting education, advocacy, mobilization, public policy and legal and administrative action.
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