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for Europe launched by the Presidency of the nuclear and renewables. Even if the cost of CCS
European Commission. The so-called “Juncker
Fund” is however facing strong opposition in would be double than expected today, there would
the European parliament, being perceived as a
risk for European taxpayers, and its approval is be an advantage of about 20 billion pounds/year.
uncertain.
Incentives given by European Governments to
Conclusions
the deployment of renewable energies are often
CCS is perceived as an expensive technique but,
according to the UK Government, its deployment equivalent to hundreds of Euros per ton of CthOis2
would cut the costs of meeting EU carbon targets avoided. Only if member states will share
by billions of pounds. By 2050 a mix nuclear
/ renewables / CCS in equal parts would cost vision, the necessary steps may be undertaken
32 billion pounds/year less than a 50/50 mix of
to fully accept the prospect of a widely deployed

CCS, including specific funding for demos,

acceptance of the EU directives, design of a

transportation infrastructure.

Successful operation of North-American projects

in the next years might give a positive contribution.

Ivano Miracca

Ivano Miracca holds a degree in Chemical technology development projects. From 2004 to
Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano. 2014 he led, representing Eni, the technical team
He spent most of his working life developing oamf tohnegCmCaPjo(rCoOil2coCmapptaunreiesPrtoojaedctv)a, nacceokllnaobworleadtiogne
novel technology in the R&D Departments of in the field of CCS.
Snamprogetti and Saipem, where he is currently
managing the R&D portfolio of process and

Situazione attuale e prospettive
di cattura e stoccaggio della CO2

Vent’anni dpoupr oeslasepnrdimonaeapricpolicnaozsicoinuetosuungeralenvdaetoscpaoltaendzeilalolesptoecrccaogngtrioibguiereoloalglaicroidduezliloanCeOd2e,lliel futuro della CCS
è incerto, emissioni di gas

serra.

Il costo elevato, la crisi economica mondiale che ha ritardato l’adozione di leggi che limitino drasticamente

le emissioni e la decisa opposizione delle comunità locali in Europa sono le principali cause della mancata

diffusione della CCS. Nell’America del Nord, si sono però gradualmente create condizioni favorevoli (ad

esempio ol’uinsofadseellaavCaOnz2actaatdtui rcaotastpruezrioanuem. entare la resa dei pozzi petroliferi) e numerosi progetti integrati sono
operativi

La diffusione al resto del mondo, Europa inclusa, può essere accelerata dal successo dei progetti

nordamericani, ma dipende soprattutto dalla formulazione di strategie volte a contenere gli effetti del

riscaldamento globale, che tengano conto dei costi di tutte le opzioni disponibili.

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