Everything that you always wanted to know about carbon capture and utilization but were too afraid to ask
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Everything that you always wanted to know about carbon capture and utilization but were too afraid to ask
Fri, 09/03/2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
Location:
Speaker:
Dr. Earl Goetheer
Affiliation:
TNO (Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research)
Synopsis:
In this presentation, an overview is given on the state of the art of CO2 capture and sequestration (CCS). CCS will be essential to be able to stay within the Paris agreement. The focus will be on the different methodologies to capture CO2 from power plants and industrial sources. Moreover, future research directions related to CO2 utilisation are explained, in particular, the integration of CO2 capture with electrochemical transformation (energy storage and conversion). An attempt is made to separate the hype from the reality.
Biography:
Dr Earl Goetheer, Principal Scientist Sustainable Energy (TNO)
Dr Earl Goetheer graduated for his MSc. (specialization organic chemistry and process engineering) at the Wageningen University and has more than 15 years of experience in chemical engineering since. He obtained a PhD in chemical engineering (subject: applications using high pressure CO2) at Eindhoven University of Technology.
Dr Goetheer is now working as Principal Scientist in TNO, the Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research. He is the leader of technology innovation in the field of Sustainable Chemical Processes and Energy Systems. His work is essentially, “all about reducing carbon-dioxide emissions. By capturing the CO2 in flue gases, for example, and converting into other substances or storing it safely. Or by using renewable energy to produce chemicals”. Throughout his career he has been involved in multiple large international EU-projects and holds more than 40 patents on separation/conversion technology. More information about his career can be found in the following link: https://www.tno.nl/en/career/tno-employee-stories/earl-goetheer-principa...