Dublin, Feb. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gkgl7d/carbon_capture) has announced the addition of the "Carbon Capture and Storage - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Carbon Capture and Storage in Million Tonnes. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US and Rest of World.
Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2012 through 2020. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.
The report profiles 98 companies including many key and niche players such as:
- Alstom Power S.A.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
- BP plc
- CCEMC Corporation
- Chevron Corporation
- HTC CO2 Systems Corp.
- Inventys Thermal Technologies, Inc.
- Japan CCS Co., Ltd.
- Maersk Oil
- Petrofac Ltd.
- Sargas AS
- Schlumberger Limited
- SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.
- Statoil ASA
- TransAlta Corporation
- Vattenfall AB
Key Topics Covered:
1. OUTLOOK CCS
- A Critical Technology in Greenhouse Gas Reduction
- Current & Future Analysis
2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- A Prelude
- Climate Change and the Need for Alternative Energy Sources
- Where Does CCS Stand in the Action Plan to Curtail Climate Change?
- CCS Moves Ahead despite Hurdles
- Market Drivers
- Government Support
- Industrial Reuse of Captured Carbon Dioxide
- Improvements in Carbon Capturing and Storing Technologies
- Introduction of Relevant Standardizations and Legislations
- Public Communication
- Market Inhibitors
- High Cost of CCS
- Uneven Division of Capital Investments among Stakeholders
- Market Uncertainty
- Technological Uncertainty
- Major Operational Industrial-Scale CCS Projects
- Pipeline Analysis
- Competitive Overview in CO2 Capture
- Major Players by Category
- Competitive Overview in CO2 Transport and Storage
- Major Players by Category
3. TRENDS & ISSUES
- Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS): A Key to Sustainable Power Generation & Infrastructure Development
- The Going Goes Slow for Large Scale CCS Projects
- The Status of CCS Technologies and Deployment
- CCS in Developed and Developing Countries
- Demonstration Projects Key to CCS Growth in Developing Countries
- List of Pilot CCS Projects Operational Worldwide
- International Assistance for CCS Deployment in Developing Countries
- Huge Added Costs Fail to Hinder CCS Project Implementation
- Enhanced Oil Recovery
- the Sole Use of Sold Stored Carbon Dioxide, for Now
- Low Cost of Carbon Dioxide Curbing Commercial Investments towards CCS
- R&D in CCS Continues
- List of Major R&D Players in CCS Technologies by Area
- Benefits & Disadvantages of CCS Approach
- Benefits
- Disadvantages
- Cost
- Leakage
- Earthquakes
- Groundwater Contamination
- Environmental Concerns & Challenges
- Long Term Environmental Impact: Remains a Cause of Concern
- Low Financing in CCS
- A Major Obstacle that Needs Overcoming
4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- Pollution and Earth's Climate: An Introduction
- Criticality of Low-Carbon Technologies for Addressing Climate Change
- What is Carbon Capture and Storage?
- Types of CCS Technologies
- Capture
- Post-Combustion
- Pre-Combustion
- Oxy-Fuel Combustion
- Chemical Looping Combustion
- Compression
- Transportation
- Storage
- Geological Storage
- Oil and Gas Reservoirs
- Deep Saline Formations
- Unmineable Coal Seams
- Deep Ocean Storage
- Mineral Storage
5. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
- DOE and Southern Company Ink Agreement for Testing Latest Carbon Capture & Gasification Technologies
- Vattenfall and SaskPower Ink MOU on Carbon Capture & Storage
- SaskPower Inks MoU with Chugai Technos for CCS Technology
- HTC CO2 Systems' LCDesign CO2 Capture Set to Power Husky Energy's Pikes Peak Facility
- HTC Introduces PDOengine
- HTC Develops Cost Effective CO2 Capture System
- TCM Forms International Test Center Network for Testing CCS Facilities Worldwide
- JGC Bags EPC Contract from Japan CCS
- Shell Canada Obtains Approval for Quest Project Application from Alberta's ERCB
- Norway Establishes Facility to Develop CCS Technology in Mongstad
6. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS
7. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Total Companies Profiled: 98 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries 108)
- The United States (36)
- Canada (16)
- Japan (5)
- Europe (41)
- France (6)
- Germany (8)
- The United Kingdom (12)
- Italy (2)
- Spain (2)
- Rest of Europe (11)
- Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (8)
- Africa (2)
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