U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY | NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY NETL’S CARBON STORAGE NEWSLETTER ANNUAL INDEX FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2018 October 2017 – September 2018 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY | NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY CARBON STORAGE NEWSLETTER ANNUAL INDEX – FY 2018 NETL’S CARBON STORAGE NEWSLETTER ANNUAL INDEX – FY 2018 This Annual Index is a compilation of the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) monthly Carbon Stor- age Newsletters (CSN) published from October 2017 to September 2018. The CSN is produced by NETL to provide information on activities and publications related to carbon storage. It covers domestic, international, public sector, and private sector news. Outdated information (e.g., conference dates, paper submittals, etc.) and duplicative stories have been removed. Note that all links were active at the time of publication. A comprehensive archive of the CSN is available on the NETL website. CONTENTS DOE/NETL HIGHLIGHTS .....................................................................................................3 PROJECT and BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS .........................................................................5 LEGISLATION and POLICY ..................................................................................................9 EMISSIONS TRADING ......................................................................................................12 CLIMATE and SCIENCE NEWS ..........................................................................................15 JOURNAL ARTICLES ........................................................................................................19 REPORTS and PUBLICATIONS ..........................................................................................39 ANNOUNCEMENTS..........................................................................................................45 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY | NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY CARBON STORAGE NEWSLETTER ANNUAL INDEX – FY 2018 DOE/NETL HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER 2017 DOE-Supported CCS Project Reaches Milestone. An FE/NETL-supported large-scale CO2 capture and storage (CCS) system NRAP Commences Phase II Research Program. reached a milestone by capturing and transporting 4 million metric tons of The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Risk Assessment Partnership CO2. Air Products and Chemicals designed, built, and is currently operating (NRAP) has entered Phase II of its research, in which researchers will con- the CCS system at their hydrogen-production facility located at the Valero Port sider how potential geologic carbon storage risks can be mitigated and how Arthur Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, USA. Utilizing a gas-separation technology uncertainties in site performance can be reduced using strategic monitoring. called vacuum swing adsorption, the project captures more than 90 percent Initiated in 2011, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)-led NRAP of the CO2 from the product streams of two commercial-scale steam methane quantifies environmental risks at geologic carbon storage sites.Phase I re- reformers. In addition, the project is also helping to verify the effectiveness sulted in accomplishments such as the first quantitative risk profiles for a full of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for permanently storing CO2 by injecting it at geologic carbon storage system, identification of key geologic storage reservoir the West Hastings Unit oil field in southwest Texas, USA. Fromenergy.gov on risk relationships, and development of the NRAP Toolset. Phase II objectives in- October 11, 2017. clude the development of advanced predictive models of geologic carbon stor- age system containment effectiveness/leakage response; development of a DECEMBER 2017 second-generation, open-source integrated assessment framework to quantify containment effectiveness/leakage response; development of improved tools ASFE Leads Policy Group During CSLF Meeting. and protocols to support advanced seismic hazard analysis and forecasting; The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy development of tools to model monitoring and optimize design of monitor- (ASFE) led the Policy Group meeting at the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Carbon ing networks for leak detection; and testing and validation of NRAP tools and Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates methods using field data sets. Fromenergy.gov on September 25, 2017. (UAE), on December 5, 2017. The CSLF is an international initiative focused on the development of cost-effective carbon capture, utilization, and storage NETL-Developed Software Toolset Recognized. (CCUS) technologies. The CSLF, which holds a ministerial-level conference ev- NETL’s NRAP Toolset has been selected as a finalist forR&D Magazine’s annual ery two years, fosters international collaboration to address key challenges R&D 100 Awards, which recognize the top 100 technologies and services of the to CCUS technology development and deployment. The Policy Group, chaired year. The Toolset software package includes 10 science-based computational by the United States, is responsible for addressing the legal, regulatory, and tools that predict environmental risk performance of geologic carbon dioxide financial issues associated with CCUS technologies. More information on the (CO2) storage sites. The Toolset supports industry and regulatory stakeholders Ministerial Meeting, as well as Policy Group documents, is available on the in the design and implementation of safe and effective large-volume geologic CSLF website. From energy.gov on December 6, 2017. CO2 storage sites, providing users with credible, science-based resources for evaluating, developing, and managing the geologic storage of CO2. In addition, NETL Software Developers Win Award. the Toolset expedites selection and characterization of candidate storage sites, The National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP) Toolset, developed by the builds public and industry stakeholder confidence in predictive data regarding Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) storage site performance, aids in the preparation and evaluation of permits, and in collaboration with other national laboratories, was recognized by R&D and helps decision makers address large-scale implementation of geologic Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically significant products intro- carbon storage projects. From energy.gov on October 6, 2017. duced into the marketplace in the past year. The NRAP Toolset software pack- age includes 10 science-based computational tools that predict environmental NOVEMBER 2017 risk performance of geologic carbon dioxide (CO2) storage sites. Led by NETL, NRAP also includes expertise from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory DOE/FE Selects Projects for Offshore Carbon Storage Resources (LBNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National and Technology Development. Laboratory (LANL), and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The Two projects have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) computational tools in the NRAP Toolset support industry and provide technical Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to receive Federal funding to assess offshore geo- insight to regulatory projects to store large volumes of CO2. A full list of the logic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) and technology development in the Gulf of 2017 award winners is available on the R&D 100 Conference website. From Mexico. Selected as part of FE’s Carbon Storage Program, the National Energy energy.gov on November 20, 2017. Technology Laboratory (NETL)-managed projects will focus on assembling the knowledge base required for secure, long-term, large-scale CO2 storage and assessing technology-development needs, such as infrastructure, operational, and monitoring (the technology-development needs of offshore storage differ from those of onshore storage). From energy.gov on November 7, 2017. DOE Selects Two Projects to Ensure Safe Storage of CO2 in Geologic Formations. DOE/FE selected two projects to receive Federal funding for cost-shared re- search and development (R&D) for the safe storage of CO2 in geologic for- mations. The two projects are supported through Funding Opportunity An- nouncement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001725, “Technology Development to Ensure Environmentally Sustainable CO2 Injection Operations,” which focuses on de- veloping modeling and monitoring methods, technologies, and tools that help assess the position of CO2 plume over time within various geologic formations and sedimentary environments. The NETL-managed projects will support the Carbon Storage Program. More information on the selected projects is avail- able on the FE website. From energy.gov on October 26, 2017. October 2017 – September 2018 DOE/NETL HIGHLIGHTS 3 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY | NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY CARBON STORAGE NEWSLETTER ANNUAL INDEX – FY 2018 JANUARY 2018 JULY 2018 DOE Swears in New Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. DOE Selects Carbon Storage Projects to Receive Federal Funding. The new Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Three projects have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fossil Energy (FE) was officially sworn in by the Energy Secretary. The Assistant Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to receive funding for cost-shared research and Secretary for