Background to the Study

The IEAGHG High Temperature Solid Looping Cycles Network (HTSLCN) emerged from the preceding International Workshop on In-situ CO₂ Removal (ISCR) and aims at bringing together researchers and developers of CO₂ capture technologies that operate at high temperatures in cyclic processes using either circulating or fixed beds of solids.

Key Messages

• The 6th HTSLCN Meeting took place from 1st to 2nd September 2015 at the Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, in  Italy.  It  was  jointly  organised  by  IEAGHG  and Politecnico  di  Milano.  72  attendees  from  19  countries  enjoyed  a  two-day programme with 45 presentations, organised in 8 sessions, and site visits to research facilities at Politecnico di Milano.
• The 7th HTSLCN Meeting took place from 4th to 5th September 2017 at Kulturens Hus in Luleå, Sweden, hosted by Swerea MEFOS. 50 attendees enjoyed a two day programme with 39 presentations and participated in the Grand Opening of the STEPWISE pilot plant.
• The 8th HTSLCN Meeting took place from 20th to 21st of January 2020 at Chemelot Industrial Park, in Geleen, The Netherlands, hosted by TNO in collaboration with the CLEANKER and LEILAC projects. 30 attendees enjoyed a two day programme with a total of 16 presentations and a site visit to the LEILAC plant in Lixhe, Belgium.
• A potential location for the 9th HTSLCN Meeting in September 2021 is the CLEANKER project in Piacenza/Vernasca.
• The following report summarises the main points of discussion and the conclusions from the meetings. The presentations are available for download in the members’ area of the HTSLCN on IEAGHG’s website.

This report is available to download.