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In March 2016 ZEP provided detailed recommendations for the design of the Innovation Fund Delegated Act, based on lessons learnt by CCS projects from across Europe including previous NER 300 projects. ZEP has published an updated paper providing input to the Commission on how the Innovation Fund Delegated Act can specifically support the development of CCSContinue reading “ZEP Position Paper Funding CCS Market Makers through the Innovation Fund”

Developing infrastructure The key to delivering CCS across these sectors lies in the development of a fully-fledged CCS infrastructure which can be shared by a large number of industries. The effective development of this infrastructure generates CO2 hubs which can connect to industrial clusters via national and cross-border CO2 transport and storage facilities. This will in turnContinue reading ““An indispensable solution” – ZEP article for Pan European Networks”

ZEP has published a new report “Climate solutions for EU industry: interaction between electrification, CO2 use and CO2 storage”

The European Commission in its revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) has proposed a 2030 target for ‘low-emission and renewable fuels’. ZEP has published this briefing paper from May 2017, setting out the position of the Platform on how Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) should be treated within the Renewable Energy Directive.

The European Zero Emission Technology and Innovation Platform (ZEP) welcomes the proposal from the European Commission in November 2016 to establish a Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union (2016/0375 (COD)). ZEP believes the Regulation could deliver significant EU added value in achieving EU energy and climate goals, including towards meeting the objectives ofContinue reading “ZEP Policy Brief – Energy Union Governance”

In April 2016 the Zero Emission Platform (ZEP) published a report on Carbon Capture and Use/Utilization (CCU) which highlighted the potentially important economic and climate impacts that different types of CCU could have in Europe. The report concluded that whilst CCU could have a key role in terms of unlocking the business case for CO2 captureContinue reading “CCU in the EU ETS: ZEP Policy Briefing, November 2016”

Following the publication of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Transport and Energy (ITRE) Draft Opinion on ‘Cost effective emissions reductions and low carbon investments’, the Zero Emission Platform (ZEP) would like to draw MEPs attention to the following: ZEP warmly welcomed the proposals put forward by the Commission in its 2015 Summer Package toContinue reading “ZEP response to the ITRE Draft Opinion on Cost effective emissions reductions and low carbon investments”

A low carbon EU should be inclusive with a comprehensive collection network enabling emitters large and small to connect to CO2 storage and create value in the Net Zero economy. Developing such CO2 gathering networks & clusters linked to CO2 storage hubs via trunk pipeline networks and shipping routes is the lowest cost route to creating low carbonContinue reading “Identifying and Developing European CCS Hubs”

A low carbon EU should be inclusive with a comprehensive collection network enabling emitters large and small to connect to CO2 storage and create value in the Net Zero economy. Developing such CO2 gathering networks & clusters linked to CO2 storage hubs via trunk pipeline networks and shipping routes is the lowest cost route to creating low carbonContinue reading “Identifying and Developing European CCS Hubs”

On 5 April 2016, the SET Plan Steering group published its paper on “Renewing efforts to demonstrate carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the EU and developing sustainable solutions for carbon capture and usage (CCU)”. Also known as Issues Paper No. 9 (find this document below). ZEP published a response to this Issues Paper No.9,Continue reading “ZEP’s reply to issues paper No. 9 of SET plan Steering group”