We asked Jeff Pearson about what drives him and Wolf Carbon Solutions (owner and operator of the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line) in the carbon capture & storage (CCS) space and what they see as important and necessary right now. Here’s a hint – Jeff reflects on the need for large-scale CCS projects to drive down costs for users and optimize technology to be best positioned to meet climate goals.
1. In your opinion, why does large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) matter?
As the world increases its focus on meeting climate goals and commitments under the Paris Agreement, we must reduce our emissions in a material way. CCS has been identified by experts, such as the International Energy Agency, as an important tool in a portfolio of solutions.
To make a significant impact on the world’s sizable emissions, we need large-scale CCS. Particularly in the early stages of CCS development, we need large-scale CCS projects to drive down costs for users and optimize technology. Ideally, over time, smaller scale solutions become more economically viable, but they will be facilitated through technologies, cost reductions and enabling infrastructure developed through the deployment and learning from larger solutions.
The key stages of CCS include the capture and conditioning, compression, transportation, and storage of the CO2. All of these elements are generally more economic at a larger scale.
2. What role does CCS have in championing of climate action for your organization?
Wolf Carbon Solutions (Wolf) is focused on developing industrial scale CO2 infrastructure to aid our clients in meeting their climate goals. We built, own and operate the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) compression and transportation infrastructure which is the largest capacity CO2 pipeline in the world focused on anthropogenic CO2. Our focus is to continue to work with emitters to develop new large-scale CO2 infrastructure in North America.
3. How can CCS contribute to optimizing your industry?
