Expert Meeting

When: 25 September 2012, 13:00 - 17:30

Where: Maasvlakte CCS Project BV (ROAD office),  Parallelweg 1, Schiedam.

Developers of carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects in Europe continue to face a multitude of complex and interrelated barriers. The introduction of an enabling regulatory framework for CCS in Europe has provided certainty on many aspects of the technology, but it has also introduced a number of legal concepts which are unfamiliar to potential project developers. The long-term liability of stored CO₂ and the provision of a financial security are important examples of issues where questions and concerns have been raised by CCS stakeholders from multiple Member States. The regulation and policy concerning the combination of CCS with enhanced hydrocarbon recovery, and the use of biomass in CCS installations are other areas where regulatory barriers or uncertainties are acknowledged.

The Dutch national CCS R&D programme ‘CATO2' has included a team of researchers who have been closely monitoring the transposition of the ‘EU CCS Directive' and the consequences for government and industry. Recently, focus has turned to the salient issues outlined above, and dialogue between researchers and CCS stakeholder on such issues have accelerated. This expert meeting is an effort to assemble CCS project developers, policy makers and experts in the field, in order to discuss and identify possible solutions to outstanding legal barriers. The meeting is to be held in the ROAD office in Schiedam, and will be attended by representatives of the ROAD CCS demonstration project, Air Liquide's Green Hydrogen project and potential storage operators in the North Sea.