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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Working Party on Fossil Fuels (WPFF) and its activities in regards to future fuels

6th International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XtL Technologies Coal Conversion and Syngas

19-22 May 2014, Dresden/Radebeul, Germany Dr. Höwener, Vice Chair WPFF

6th International Freiberg Conference, 19.-22. May 2014, Dresden/Radebeul, Germany Dr. Hubert Höwener, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

IEA: History and initial objectives:

›  Autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 29 member countries and beyond

›  Founded in response to the 1973/4 oil crisis to help countries co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in oil supply through the release of emergency oil stocks to the markets.

›  16 Founding members (OECD Countries) ›  Today 29 Member States plus EU ›  Location of IEA (Sekretariat) is Paris


IEA: Today‘s priorities

›  Energy security: Promoting diversity, efficiency and flexibility within all energy sectors;

›  Economic development: Ensuring the stable supply of energy to IEA member countries and promoting free markets to foster economic growth and eliminate energy poverty;

›  Environmental awareness: Enhancing international knowledge of options for tackling climate change; and

›  Engagement worldwide: Working closely with non-member countries, especially major producers and consumers, to find solutions to shared energy and environmental concerns.


IEA Organisational Structure

Executive Director EXD

Office of Global Energy Policy EXD/GEP

Energy Data Centre

EXD/EDC Communica:on and Informa:on Office

EXD/CIO Office of Management and Administra:on

EXD/OMA

Execu:ve Director’s Office

EXD/EXO

Office of Legal Counsel EXD/

OLC

Repor:ng line

Deputy Execu0ve Director EXD/DED

Directorate of Energy

Markets and Security EMS

Directorate of Sustainable Energy Policy

and Technology

SPT

Directorate of Global Energy Economics

GEE


IEA Advisory Structure

Experts' Group on R&D Priority setting

and Evaluation

Working Party on Fossil Fuels

Working Party on Renewable Energy

Technologies

Fusion Power Co-ordinating

Committee

Implementing Agreements:

7

Implementing Agreements

3

Public Sector / International Organisations / Private Sector / NGO

Directorate of Sustainable Energy

Policy and Technology

Working Party on Energy End Use

Technologies

C E R T

Governing Board

Intersectoral Implementing Agreements:


8


14


Fossil Fuel Working Party, IA

›  IEA Clean Coal Centre ›  Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme ›  GOT Gas and Oil Technologies ›  Fluidized Bed Conversion ›  Enhanced Oil Recovery

›  Multiphase Flow Sciences ›  Clean Coal Science


WPFF Mandate

The WPFF shall provide advice to IEA on: ›  Fossil fuel technology-related policies, trends, projects,

programs, ›  Strategies which address priority environmental protection

and energy security interests, including adequate, flexible and reliable supply of power and electrical service of member countries; and

›  Carry out activities to meet those needs through international co-operation and collaboration facilitated by IEA.


WPFF Functions (1)

1.  Identification of the fossil fuel technology priority interests, including electric power technologies, common to IEA Member countries, including their integration with non fossil technologies;

2.  Promotion of collaborative RD&D and technology deployment as well as electric power production, transmission, distribution and end use efficiency, by arranging studies and technology information exchange on topics of common interest, conferences, workshops, and other activities;


WPFF Functions (2)

3.  Technology co-operation with non-Member countries; 4.  Initiation, evaluation, and review on a periodic basis of

Implementing agreements and other international collaborative activities;

5.  Co-ordination with other sectoral bodies of the IEA which conducting fossil fuel-related studies, information exchanges and meetings relevant to the goals of the WPFF; and

6.  Review and evaluation of, and participation in, fossil fuel-related activities conducted by IEA bodies.


WPFF Strategic Work Platforms

Zero Emissions Technologies and Future Fuels: Sustainability for Oil, Gas and Coal 2010 - 2016

Future Fuels

G8 Follow-up and CCS Implementation

Global Outreach

Focus: Next-Generation Fossil Fuels Explore and engage in dialogue on the implications of future fossil related technological trends for energy security and sustainability, including economic impacts and the importance to IEA member countries of relevant energy developments.


Next Generation Fossil Fuel Technologies'

›  is a recurring theme in WPFF meetings. ›  Recent issues examined include advances in technologies

related to shale gas exploration, coal-fired power plants and processes to create crude oil from coal.

›  For each area, national research programmes were measured against industrial perspectives, particularly with regard to improvements in treating environmental issues.

›  The results of the discussions informed the Technology Roadmap: High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions Coal-Fired Power Generation.




Future Fuels


Global Outreach

Focus: Interna0onal Concerted Ac0on and Coordina0on of High-‐Level Na0onal Policy Responses to CCS Priori0es Mobilize both concerted ac:on at the interna:onal level and high-‐level na:onal responses, to follow-‐up and facilitate implementa:on of the IEA’s 27 CCS recommenda:ons to the G8 and the G8’s recommenda:on to governments to deploy 20 large-‐scale CCS demonstra:on projects by 2020..




Future Fuels


Global Outreach

Focus: Partnerships with Key Countries and Stakeholders on WPFF Strategic Priori0es Raise awareness and facilitate regular exchanges on progress of fossil fuel issues and build broader consensus and synergies on strategic priori:es with key fossil energy consuming and producing non-‐member countries and stakeholder groups.



Chair: Jostein Dahl Karlsen, Norway

Future Fuels


Global Outreach

Vice Chair: Hubert Höwener Germany

Vice Chair: Jarad Daniels US DOE

Vice Chair: vacancy


Technologies Offer Increased System Flexibility, Efficiency and Sustainability

Conversion Power Genera0on IGCC / Gasifica0on

H2 & High Efficiency Turbines (Ultra) Supercri0cal

Fuel Cells Low Water-‐Use / Emissions Controls

Transporta0on Fischer-‐Tropsch (FT) / Biomass-‐to-‐liquids

Coal-‐ / Gas-‐to-‐Liquids / Heavy Oil Upgrading Fuel Cells / Hydrogen Power / Transport Polygenera0on

Global Outreach

Improved Efficiency & Flexibility Markets and Project Development Timelines

Infrastructure & Water Resources Socio-‐Economic and Workforce

Global Outreach

CCS Applica0ons

Feedstock

Conven0onal Oil / Gas / Coal

Unconven0onal

Tar Sands / Bitumen Heavy oil / Oil Shale

Shale Gas Coal-‐Bed Methane

Gas Hydrates Biomass Co-‐Feed

CCS Capture

Pre-‐ / Post -‐ combus0on Oxy-‐fuel Industrial Transport

Pipeline / Ship Storage

Saline Forma0ons Depleted Oil / Gas

Reservoirs Deep Coal Seams

WPFF strategic

focus areas


WPFF Future Fuels Focus Areas

Polygeneration

Improved Efficiency & Flexibility

Fuel Conversion: Indirect & Direct

CCS Applications

Large-Scale Hydrogen

Production

Co-Conversion: Fossil Fuels

And Biomass

Polygeneration

Improved Efficiency & Flexibility

Fuel Conversion: Indirect & Direct

Large-Scale Hydrogen

Production

Co-Conversion: Fossil Fuels

And Biomass


Future Fuels: Flagship Activities

•  Examine conditions under which “future fuels” can make a contribution to filling the supply gap left from declines in conventional oil supplies and assess environmental, technology, and policy needs.

•  Review polygeneration projects worldwide to understand the advantages and disadvantages of various concepts and configurations.

•  In cooperation with the Hydrogen Implementing Agreement, examine the current status and scale of large-scale hydrogen production projects using fossil fuels and quantify production volumes, supply routes and uses.


Activities

›  2 WPFF meetings per year ›  One in Paris (normally in December) ›  One in somewhere (… ,Prague 2012, Warsow 2013, Beijing 2014)

›  Some Workshops ›  HELE Roadmaps ›  Outreach ›  Cooperation (e.g. BRICS Countries Brazil, Russia, China, India, South

Africa, …)

›  Next activities: ›  Workshop in cooperation with the Chinese MOST

(Advances in development of fossil fuel technologies) ›  Technology status report in cooperation with MOST


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