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Advancing a L ow Carbon and Sustainable Water Economy

Advancing a L ow Carbon and Sustainable Water Economy. Water in a World of 7 Billion Session 4: Getting at the Water-Energy Nexus May 8-12, 2012. Eddy Isaacs, CEO Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions (AI-EES). AI-EES Strategic Priorities . STRATEGIC AREAS PROGRAMS.

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Advancing a L ow Carbon and Sustainable Water Economy

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  1. Advancing a Low Carbon and Sustainable Water Economy Water in a World of 7 Billion Session 4: Getting at the Water-Energy Nexus May 8-12, 2012 Eddy Isaacs, CEO Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions (AI-EES)

  2. AI-EES Strategic Priorities STRATEGIC AREAS PROGRAMS • Energy Technologies • HC Recovery & Processing • Clean Carbon & Coal • Unconventional Gas • Renewable Energy • Alternative Fuels • Renewable & Emerging Resources • Environmental Management • Carbon Capture & Storage • Oil Sands Tailings • Enhanced Ecology • Water Security - Risk and Safety • Watershed & Ecosystem • Efficiency of Water Use • Water Resources

  3. Cross-Cutting Water Initiatives in AI-EES ... • Regional water quantity & quality issues in the oil sands region • Development of standards for return of water to the environment • Wetlands as a feature of reclamation activities • Regional water management & sharing opportunities • Alternate uses of produced water, integration with new economic opportunities • Water use & opportunities related to renewable energy & emerging fuels

  4. Energy and Water Nexus in the Alberta Context • Water for Energy • How much water consumption is for electricity? • How much water consumption is for fuels? • What reductions are possible? • Energy for Water • How much energy consumption is for water treatment? • What reductions are possible?

  5. Water Consumption for Electricity Open-loop Closed-loop Sources: EPRI, USDOE and Argonne National Lab

  6. IGCC NGCC PC-Sub PC-Super No Capture With Capture What about Carbon Capture • 40 – 80% increase in water consumption • Example, high rank coals 120 80 Levelized Cost of Electricity (mills/kWh) 40 0 IGCC NGCC PC-Sub PC-Super No Capture Source: USDOE/NETL Report, “Cost & Performance Baseline for Fossil Energy Plants, May 2007”

  7. Water Consumption for Fuel Source: Argonne National Lab, 2011

  8. Water Consumption per unit Energy and Water Use for Fuel Extraction & processing Source: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy & Water, USDOE, 2006

  9. Advanced Oil Sands Technologies to Decrease GHG Emissions and Water Use CCS Non-aqueous Extraction Electrical heating Current 5 - 10 years Energy Efficiency refining, mining Steam-solvent 10 - 20 years Energy Efficiency SAGD, CSS Combustion Surface Minning Best-in-classSAGD Decreasing GHG Emissions SAGD, CSS Decrease Fresh water Use

  10. Examples of Reduced Energy and Reduced Water Recovery Processes • Solvent Processes • VAPEX • Thermal Solvent Processes • Steam Solvent Processes • SAP • ES-SAGD • LASER Challenges: Depth, Reservoir Quality, Solvent Losses, Cost & Availability

  11. Future Electrical Processes • Electrical Processes • Transfer of electrons between wells in situ • EM field development, energy transfer and viscosity reduction • Oil displacement & gravity drainage to production well • ET-DSP • ETI/ECP (GE Tech) • Siemens • Harris Challenges: Electricity source & cost, land disturbance, process efficiency

  12. Energy and Water Nexus in the Alberta Context • Water for Energy • How much water consumption is for electricity? • How much water consumption is for fuels? • What reductions are possible? • Energy for Water • How much energy consumption is for water treatment? • What reductions are possible?

  13. Report – To Be Released May 16, 2012

  14. Impact of Increased Water Recycle on GHG Emissions • AI-EES Study: • Assess impact of water recycling on energy use, waste generation • Find “sweet” spots between water recycling & energy • New technology opportunities *zero liquid discharge 9 companies , ADOE, AENV, ERCB

  15. Commercially Proven Methods to Treat Produced Water from a Thermal in-situ Production Facility Warm Lime Softening Produced Water Evaporation

  16. Minimize Water Use: Water Recycling • Reduce fresh water use • Use saline water as make-up • Trade-off between energy and water: need new technologies

  17. What About Membranes? Key Issue: Deoiling efficiency

  18. Positioning Alberta for the Future in Energy and EnvironmentAnnual Report 2010-2011www.AI-EES.CA

  19. Technology Deployment Roadmap & Action Plan for “End-To-End” Solutions for Oil Sands Tailings • Supports Alberta Environment Tailings Management Framework • Industry partners: Syncrude, Suncor, Shell, CNRL, IOL, Total and Teck • Accelerate technology deployment • Information sharing

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