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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
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
Austin Keyser, Director
Who We Are Energy Workforce Top Global Emitters Carbon Capture Benefits Industrial CO2 Control Grid Reliability SaskPower Boundary Dam Petra Nova Legislation Contact Us
WHO WE ARE
IBEW is the largest energy union in the world
United States, U.S. territories and Canada Members are engaged in electric utility construction and operations in the generation, transmission, and distribution sectors.
In 2018, the energy economy expanded by 152,000 new jobs,
economy as a whole 6.7 million people, representing 5 percent of the U.S. economy
TRADITIONAL ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY WAGES
The average reported median full- time hourly wage for coal industry workers ranges from $26.25/hour to $40.53/hour. The average reported median full- time hourly wage for natural gas workers varies between $26.03/hour to $39.92/hour.
Source: Energy Futures Initiative U.S. Energy and Employment Report 2018
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.
Recent industrialization and strong economic growth
China’s emissions have exceeded the U.S. and the EU annually since 2012. Regionally, the Asian Pacific is currently responsible for about 50%
Source: Forbes, China Emits More Carbon Dioxide Than The U.S. and EU Combined
CCS can preserve highly-paid, skilled jobs in the energy sector New jobs in CCS and CCUS construction and
Paves the way toward large-scale carbon 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
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
INDUSTRY
For many industrial sources, such as refineries, steel, chemicals, paper and cement, CCS may be the only effective CO2 control option
UTILITY
For utilities, a coal plant equipped with 90% effective CO2 removal has an emission rate of about 200 pounds of CO2 per megawatt hour, compared with 800 pounds for an uncontrolled new natural gas combined cycle unit
For reaching near-zero and equivalent emission targets, CCS in retrofit applications can work with both coal and natural gas.
Baseload* Loss Heightens Risk
80,000 MEGAWATTS OF COAL CAPACITY HAS RETIRED SINCE 2012, MAINLY DUE TO LOWER NATURAL GAS PRICES FERC PROJECTIONS SHOW LOSS OF ANOTHER 17,000 MEGAWATTS BY 2022 NEW RENEWABLES AND GAS GENERATION CAN FILL THE GAP CAUSED BY THESE RETIREMENTS BUT 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
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
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
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
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.
The IBEW Supports:
Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (S. 383), facilitating the research and development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) Supports energy security, protects the existing energy infrastructure and retains and creates high-quality, family-supporting jobs critical to working families and communities Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Technology Underground storage and Reduced Emissions (FUTURE Act), that would extend and increase the IRS Section 45Q federal credit to encourage investment in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)
AUSTIN KEYSER
IBEW Political & Legislative Affairs Department
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political@ibew.org
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