Industrial Energy Transition and Decarbonization (IETD) Consortium

Now Introducing IETD Start-up Membership Level

The Industrial Energy Transition and Decarbonization (IETD) Consortium (formerly the CO₂ Capture and Conversion (CO₂CC) Program) is a membership-directed consortium, launched in January 2010, whose members are seeking technological and commercial progress for pathways that reduce, capture, utilize, and/or permanently store greenhouse gas emissions. Our unique consortium approach allows members to cost-effectively track and access real technology and market developments towards industrial decarbonization and energy transition.

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The program’s objective is to document and assess technically and commercially viable options for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), the hydrogen economy, power-to-X, biomass, waste, and circular routes to fuels/chemicals, and many more topics that are significant in the energy transition.

Included in the program’s scope are:

Industrial decarbonization via process improvements and energy saving initiatives which mitigate CO₂ generation
Green/blue hydrogen and green/blue ammonia developments
CO₂ capture and/or separation
Biofuels and bioenergy (biomass conversion to RD/SAF, biogas/biomethane)
Energy storage (batteries, CAES, hydropower, etc.) and fuel cells
Energy requirements and/or penalties (plus other costs), including energy efficiency
Power-to-X (PtX)
Low carbon feedstocks, carbon displacement, and novel pathways to more sustainable molecules
CO₂ transport and establishment of “hubs”
Life-cycle assessments (LCAs) and sustainability of CO₂ applications
Government-sponsored demonstration and scale-up activities
CO₂ utilization/conversion (e.g., CO₂ as a feedstock) for use as a fuel or intermediate, including enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications
CO₂ concentration, purification and/or other post-treatment
Bottom-line financial (income) impacts resulting from decarbonization reduction programs

By the direction of the member companies (through balloting and other interactive means) and operated by TCGR, the program delivers weekly monitoring communications via two weekly emails, three techno-economic reports (highly referenced and peer reviewed) and scheduled meetings of members (either in-person or via webinar). Access to deliverables is exclusive to members.

In addition to the program deliverables, TCGR works with members to identify and foster competitive advantage and opportunity. This value-added relationship, along with active participation by the membership, leads to improved (or unique) external R&D and commercial investment possibilities.

Members maintain strong relationships with contact points (“liaisons”) and benefit from preferred communications between themselves. Companies which have been involved in the program since initiation include:

-Braskem
-Chevron
-Clariant/Süd-Chemie
-Dow Chemical
-Evonik-Degussa

-ExxonMobil
-King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)
-Mitsubishi Chemical (via the Kaiteki Institute)
-National Institute for Clean and Low Carbon Energy (NICE), PRC
-Reliance

-Repsol
-Suncor
-Total SA
-UOP, LLC

For more information, including a “Membership Agreement” delineating the deliverables and how the membership works, please contact John J. Murphy, Program Director at John J. Murphy at catalystgrp.com or +1-215-628-4447.

Analysis of CO2 Sources and Demand for CO2-Derived Products

CO2 Reduction via Biomass Conversion in Energy and Chemicals

Advanced Materials for CO2 Capture and Separation

State of the Art and Future Prospects for Catalytic and Electrochemical Routes to CO2 Conversion

Permanent Sequestration of CO2 in Industrial Wastes/Byproducts

Catalogue of Most Important Scientific Advances in CCUS Over the Past 3 Years

Progress Towards Operating a Viable Business in CO2

The Role of CO2 Emissions Reduction in Overall Corporate Sustainability Initiatives

Energy Efficiency/CO2 Mitigation Case Study Series – Vol. 3: Allied Industries

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Sustainable Chemical and Polymer Production

Advances in Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2

Compact Light-Weight CO2 Capture Technologies for Small-to-Medium-Scale CO2 Emitters

Technical and Commercial Progress Towards Viable CO2 Storage

State of the Art and Future Prospects for Electrochemical CO2 Conversion Routes

CO2 Utilization: Beyond EOR

Advances in Mineral Carbonation of CO2

CO2 Utilization in Reforming

CO2 Conversion Startups for Venture Capital

CO2 Capture and Conversion (CO2CC) Program Reports Table of Contents

2023

Analysis of CO₂ Sources and Demand for CO₂-Derived Products
Techno-economic Analysis (TEA) Case Study Series – Vol 1: Biomass to Renewable Fuel, CO₂ to Methanol, and Refinery Carbon Capture
Lessons Learned: Case Studies of Failed CCUS Projects and Technologies

2022

State of the Art and Future Prospects for Catalytic and Electrochemical Routes to CO₂ Conversion
Advanced Materials for CO₂ Capture and Separation
CO₂ Reduction via Biomass Conversion in Energy and Chemicals

2021

Progress Towards Operating a Viable Business in CO₂Catalogue of Most Important Scientific Advances in CCUS Over the Past 3 Years
Permanent Sequestration of CO₂ in Industrial Wastes/Byproducts

2020
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Sustainable Chemical and Polymer Production
Energy Efficiency/CO₂ Mitigation Case Study Series – Vol. 3: Allied Industries
The Role of CO₂ Emissions Reduction in Overall Corporate Sustainability

2019
Technical and Commercial Progress Towards Viable CO2 Storage
Compact Light-Weight CO2 Capture Technologies for Small- to Medium-scale CO2 Emitters
Advances in Direct Air Capture of CO2

2018
Advances in Mineral Carbonation of CO2 CO2 Utilization Beyond EOR
State of the Art and Future Prospects for Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion Routes

2017
CO2CCRPT-CO2 Conversion Startups for Venture Capital
Progress Towards Cost-Effective and Sustainable H2 Production
CO2CCRPT-CO2 Utilization in Reforming

2016
Benchmarking CO2 Capture Technology Vol 3
Integration of Renewable Energy in CO2 Capture and Conversion Processes
System Perspective-Net GHG Benefit

2015
Energy Efficiency CO2 Mitigation Case Study Series – Vol 2
Integrated CO2 Capture and Conversion from Flue Gases
Progress Towards Technologically and Commercially Viable CO2 Conversion to Olefins, Acids and Esters

2014
Advances in Energy Efficiency via Separations Technology
ProcessEnergy Integration in CO2 Capture-Opportunities and Challenges
EnergyEfficiencyCO2MitigationCaseStudySeries – Vol 1

2013 CO2 Capture and Conversion (CO2CC) Program Reports Table of Contents
Catalytic Routes to CO2 Conversion: An Assessment of the Technology Pipeline
CO₂ in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): Sources, Capture Technologies and Applications
Conversion of CO2 to Syngas and Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG): Technologies and Markets