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Promoting Innovation through Policies:
The Clean Coal Tech sector in Spain
In-Company Project Final Presentation
ESADE Business School
November 7, 2013 - Barcelona, Spain
Agenda Intro
• The Company • World Energy Outlook • Project Background
3 min.
Methodology 1 min.
Findings 7 min.
Recommendations 7 min.
Conclusion 2 min.
20 min.
Methodology
Interview Insights
Qualitative Interviews Secondary Sources
Government Industry
Stakeholders Analysis
Coal has come a long way
• New technology safer, cleaner
• Environmentally friendly practices
Coal’s bad stigma is outdated
A good start, but there’s still work to do
• Ballot-Friendly Topic
• Carbon-Unfriendly World
CO2 Emissions
Europe is a net coal-importing region
Spain imports coal despite available local deposits
MtCO2 / year
Top 3 Coal Exporters to Spain
Main equipment at a Power Plant Many options for retrofitting and modernizing
NOx treatment still expensive
HELE Technologies High-Efficiency and Low-Emissions is possible now
Zero-Emissions, “not viable”. Partial capture, “OK”
CCS Efficiency Penalty: 5 - 10%
Major Clean Coal Technology Players
Few Spanish High-Tech firms
Multinationals are preferred because they
can handle financial risk
Unwilling to share name of local partners
6 Trends in Clean Coal Policy Power Plants: Build Big and use the Latest Technology
Clean Coal
Policy Trends
Invest more in HELE
technologies R&D projects
Invest more to demonstrate CCS projects
New power plants should
have the latest technology
Favour the instalation of large capacity power plants
Reduce production from small,
old, inefficient power plants
Put market incentives in
place to create the desired
actions
CDTI Approved Projects 2010-2013
• 2,799 approved projects analyzed
• Only 6 related to Clean Coal (<0.3%)
Concerns exist about the process to certify a purchase as “innovative”
Little Innovative Procurement Aid for Clean Coal
Plan Nacional del Carbón Aid Less money for the same things
Doubts about how to “enforce” innovative procurement
Results so far: Nothing to smile about
The Spanish Coal Sector is slowly dying
Government must act swiftly if they wish to influence companies decisions
Leveling the playing field for Coal
• Implement Communication campaigns to inform the public of the benefits and role of Coal (Industry & Government)
Increase aid for Clean Coal to reflect its true role
Require companies to specify R&D requirements with time in advance
Reduce Energy Cost by 20%
• Renewables are still more expensive
• Coal has a strong cost incentive
If Energy Cost is given higher priority, Coal will help
Current initiatives leave out cost from the equation
Emissions by 20%
Renewables to 20%
Energy Efficiency by 20%
Current 20/20/20 Initiative
Emerging Technologies New Technologies allow non-traditional solutions
CO2-to-Plastics
CO2 capture in Concrete
Coal-to-Liquids
A Change in Paradigm Redefine the problem. It’s not Coal
Shut down inefficient plants
Increase R&D
HELE Technologies CCS Projects
Alternatives uses of Coal CO2-to-Products
Summary of Recommendations
1. Create specific aid programs for Clean Coal
2. Innovate in the entire Clean Coal Value Chain
3. Add a 4th "20" to the 20/20/20 initiative
4. Transition towards alternative uses of coal