Press
This page is dedicated to journalists and others who have questions or want to get in contact with us.
Below you will find our latest news releases and feature articles on CCS along with background information, illustrations and contact details for our press team.
Journalists seeking information about CCS can contact Magnus Borgen, head of the Bellona Information Department.
Magnus Borgen
Press contact and head of The Bellona Information Department
e-mail: magnus(at)bellona.no
phone: +47 97 72 84 76
Any questions, comments or suggestions regarding CCS can be addressed to Erlend Fjøsna Programme Director of the Bellona Environmental CCS Team
Erlend Fjøsna
Programme Director
e-mail: erlend(at)bellona.no
phone: +47 23 23 46 40
Bellona regards CCS as one of the main tools to combat global warming. Read more on the Bellona CCS position here.
Follow the links to find background information on How CCS works, Why CCS is important and How to make CCS happen.
Up to date comments, news and the latest press releases from Bellona on CCS are always available on our news-page and under all publications are found here.
The illustrations made specially for the Bellona CCS web are available for downloading.
CO2 capture and storage
A CO2 capture plant is added to a coal power plant to remove the CO2. The CO2 is transported in a pipelina to a suitable storage site deep underground.
Illustration: Prosjektlab
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Post combustion CO2-capture
A CO2 capture plant separates CO2 from the flue gas emitted from a coal or gas power plant. In the high column a solvent (blue) reacts with CO2 (black). CO2 is then separated from other clean components of the flue gas (green). In the tank to the right the solvent is regenerated and pumped back to the high column and pure CO2 is transported in the pipeline to the right to a storage site.
Illustration: Prosjektlab
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Fossil fuelled power plant with CCS
The two tanks to the right separates the CO2 in the flue gas from a coal or gas power plant. The CO2 is transported in pipelines to a storage site.
Illustration: Prosjektlab
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CO2 transport
The illustration shows the three different options for CO2 transport: onshore pipelines, offshore pipelines, and ship transport.
Illustration: Prosjektlab
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CO2 trapped under a caprock
When CO2 is injected underground it will be trapped under a solid rock (caprock). The CO2 can not move upwards as long as there are no cracks in the caprock
Illustration: Prosjektlab
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CO2 storage mechanisms
There are several mechanisms for CO2 storage:
Left: CO2 trapped below a caprock
Middle: CO2 dissolved in water
Right: CO2 reacts with other minerals and becomes a solid rock.
Illustration: Prosjektlab
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