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Report
May 2016
Ready for CCS Retrofit
…coal-fired power stations with carbon capture and storage (CCS), which could reduce the emissions rate by around 85%. This analysis shows that over 300 gigawatts of existing coal-fired power capacity meet a number of basic criteria for being suitable for a retrofit. Access to CO2 storage is a critically important criterion for retrofitting CCS on any power station. Other suitability criteria and cost factors relate to the attributes of the coal-fired plant itself: plant age, size, load factor and local or regional pollution control measures, as well as cooling type, efficiency, steam turbine design and pollution controls.
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Technology report
Nov 2016
Railway Handbook 2016
Produced in collaboration with the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer The production of the Railway Handbook 2016 has been an important opportunity to strengthen the collaboration between the IEA and the UIC. This relationship has served to enrich and improve the knowledge of activity, energy and emissions data associated with the railway sector. Part I of this year’s Handbook is dedicated to presenting the most significant data and trends concerning energy consumption and CO2 emissions from the rail sector, focusing on the most important Regions in terms of rail activity, namely EU 28, USA, Japan, Russia, India and…
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Country report
Mar 2016
Partner Country Series - China's Engagement in Global Energy Governance
The world’s largest energy consumer and producer as well as the top oil importer and CO2 emitter, the People’s Republic of China is in the centre of the global energy landscape – and at a turning point towards a low-carbon future. There is an increasingly clear congruence of China’s domestic interests and the world’s collective interests in terms of energy security, economic development and sustainable growth. In global energy governance, the country is gradually transforming from outsider to insider and from follower to influencer, with instrumental implications for the country and the world. This report provides…
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Country report
Jul 2016
Partner Country Series - Boosting the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lack of energy access and frequent electricity shortages are major impediments to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. The region needs increased investment in the power sector. Chinese-built power projects and financial support from the People's Republic of China are contributing to power sector development, extending energy access and facilitating economic growth. This report analyses China’s engagement in the sub-Saharan Africa power sector, including the key drivers underlying Chinese investments. An overview of Chinese projects (generation, transmission and distribution) during the 2010-20 period is provided in this first-ever consolidated effort to map them. The…