Carbon-negative Energy Systems

Cli­mate change mit­i­ga­tion requires gigawatt-scale deploy­ment of low-carbon energy tech­nolo­gies, includ­ing carbon-negative tech­nolo­gies like bioen­ergy with car­bon cap­ture and stor­age (BECCS) to reduce atmos­pheric CO2 con­cen­tra­tions. There are few deploy­ments of BECCS out­side of niche mar­kets, cre­at­ing uncer­tainty about com­mer­cial­iza­tion path­ways and sus­tain­abil­ity at scale. Here, I present results on the deploy­ment, design, and com­mer­cial­iza­tion of BECCS in the United States. This work informs the engi­neer­ing, pub­lic pol­icy, and indus­trial devel­op­ment nec­es­sary for deep decar­boniza­tion globally.

Speaker: Daniel Sanchez, UC Berkeley