Decarbonizing Natural Gas Using Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Decarbonizing Natural Gas Using Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology

Deadline : 25 Jun 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 43383163

Document Ref. No. : 1269272

Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : THE WORLD BANK GROUP
1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 Tel : (202) 473-1000
USA
URL :https://www.worldbank.org/en/

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Decarbonizing Natural Gas Using Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1269272

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Selection Information

Assignment Title

DECARBONIZING NATURAL GAS USING CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Publication Date

11-Jun-2020

Expression of Interest Deadline

25-Jun-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

· No Countries Assigned

Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

· BB - BANK BUDGET

· TF0B2450 - Decarbonizing Natural Gas Using Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

The objective of the Study is to analyse and quantify the role that natural gas and CCUS can play in global CO2 mitigation efforts. The Study will involve analysis of natural gas and CCUS as a tool for significant CO2 mitigation across the economy.

Specifically, the Study intends to assess:

How natural gas can contribute to global deep decarbonisation efforts, through fuel switching and through the use of CCUS, in the short-, medium and long-term ;
If CCUS can be deployed today in natural gas and liquified natural gas (LNG) production, natural gas industrial applications, and in natural gas-based hydrogen production (blue hydrogen), and at what cost; and
How dispatchable natural gas power generation with CCUS can play a role in the decarbonisation of electricity systems.

Attachments

· Optional TOR File

Qualification Criteria

· 1. Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of CCUS, including CCUS technologies, costs, policies, etc *

· 2. Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the natural gas industry, including natural gas and LNG production, industrial natural gas use, Blue Hydrogen production and use, and natural gas power generation *

· 3. Demonstrated experience in CO2 emissions analysis, at a global and national level *

· 4. Demonstrated experience in electricity system modelling, including using software that can: (1) provide chronological dispatch of at least hourly; (2) provide technical constraints on generator side (e.g. ramp-rates, min. up time); (3) model energy storage and demand side response; (4) have multiple geographical areas to represent the network in order to examine interconnectivity effects. Examples of models representing all these characteristics are PLEXOS and Balmorel. *

· 5. Qualifications and competence of organisation(s) involved in the bid, including key project staff, in fields relevant to this assignment *



THE WORLD BANK

DECARBONIZING NATURAL GAS USING CARBON CAPTURE,
UTILIZATION AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

CORE STUDY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

JUNE 2020




1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this document is to invite submission of proposals to undertake a study into the use of natural gas with CO2 capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) as a driver for significant CO2 mitigation.
The study is being undertaken by the World Bank, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). In addition to the work outlined below, complementary decarbonizing natural gas case-studies will be commissioned and managed by the ADB and will need to be coordinated with this study.
Submissions for World Bank part of this study shall be made according to the requirements outlined in this Request for Proposals.

2. CONTENTS

1. PURPOSE 1
2. CONTENTS 2
3. BACKGROUND 3
4. OBJECTIVES 3
5. SCOPE 3
6. DELIVERABLES 11
7. SCHEDULE 12
8. RISK ASSESSMENT 12
9. CONTINGENCY PLANS 13
10. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 13
11. QUALIFICATIONS 13
12. LEVEL OF EFFORT 13
13. PROPOSAL EVALUATION 13
14. PROJECT PROGRESS 14
15. FINAL REPORT 14
16. GENERAL 14

 
3. BACKGROUND

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change includes an agreement, by all United Nations Framework Conversion on Climate Change (UNFCCC) members, to strive to stabilize of the increase in earth-s global mean temperature due to global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels” . Meeting this objective requires a rapid decarbonisation of the global economy.
Since natural gas use emits roughly half of CO2 emissions of coal use, on average, while producing same amount of heat, switching from coal to gas offers significant CO2 emissions reductions, particularly in heavily coal-based economies. Nevertheless, CO2 emissions from natural gas will also need to be addressed to achieve the climate change mitigation goal set forth by the Paris Agreement.
This study - Decarbonizing Natural Gas using Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology (the Study) - will look at the decarbonization of natural gas related CO2 emissions, through the use of CCUS across the gas value-chain. The study will then provide a roadmap for deep decarbonisation using natural gas and CCUS, along with actions and recommendations for the key sector stakeholders including the World Bank.

4. OBJECTIVES

The objective of the Study is to analyse and quantify the role that natural gas and CCUS can play in global CO2 mitigation efforts. The Study will involve analysis of natural gas and CCUS as a tool for significant CO2 mitigation across the economy.
Specifically, the Study intends to assess:
• How natural gas can contribute to global deep decarbonisation efforts, through fuel switching and through the use of CCUS, in the short-, medium and long-term ;
• If CCUS can be deployed today in natural gas and liquified natural gas (LNG) production, natural gas industrial applications, and in natural gas-based hydrogen production (blue hydrogen), and at what cost; and
• How dispatchable natural gas power generation with CCUS can play a role in the decarbonisation of electricity systems.

5. SCOPE

The services to be provided by the Study contractor comprise six Tasks, each with one or more Sub-Tasks.

The contract Tasks and Sub-Tasks are as follows:

• Task 0: Project Management
o Sub-Task 0.1: Project Management. The contractor is expected to arrange: an inception meeting; progress meetings at least once a month, or when required; and, a completion meeting. The contractor will be expected to circulate a meeting agenda, as well as a brief progress summary in advance of each meeting, and minutes following each meeting.

o Sub-Task 0.2: Coordination with case-study consultants. In addition to the work outlined in this scope, a number of complementary decarbonising natural gas case-studies will be commissioned and managed by the World Bank and the ADB. The contractor will be expected to coordinate with the case-study contractors to ensure that their work is aligned with the work undertaken in the Study contract. For example, the work should be aligned with regard to methodology; report structure; data; terminology; etc. The ADB may also be commissioning a contractor to develop communications material based on the Study outcomes, and the Study contract is expected to engage with this communications contractor over the course of both contracts.

• Task 1: Fuel Switching to Natural Gas
o Sub-Task 1.1: Assessment and screening of national CO2 mitigation potential and technical viability of fuel switching to natural gas. This sub-task involves developing and applying an assessment and screening methodology to identify countries where fuel switching to natural gas:
 has a medium- to high- CO2 mitigation potential; and,
 is technically viable in the short- to medium- term.
The assessment of mitigation potential and technical viability should include high-level analysis of technical considerations such as: existing CO2 emissions sources; domestic fuel mix; domestic fuel resources; availability of/access to natural gas; etc. As part of the analysis, consideration should be given to the sectors where the fuel switching is taking place (power, industry, buildings, transport, etc), and the fuel that is being switched (coal, oil).

This task should also cross-reference the countries with high fuel switching to natural gas potential, with the CCUS analysis from Tasks 2, 3, 4 and 5 to determine if countries switching to natural gas have the potential for later decarbonisation through the application of CCUS, or if countries run the risk of natural gas infrastructure lock-in and standard natural gas assets. Consideration should also be given to any additional methane emissions that occur as a result of the fuel switching to natural gas.

o Sub-Task 1.2: High-level techno-economic analysis of global CO2 mitigation potential of fuel switching to natural gas. This sub-task involves assessing the global techno-economic CO2 mitigation potential of fuel switching to natural gas in the short- to medium- term. This sub-task should build on the national level technical assessment undertaken in Sub-Task 1.1 with the inclusion of high-level economic assessment of fuel switching to natural gas, including estimated capital and operating costs, as well as non-technical considerations such as: industrial capacity; political context; legal and regulatory context; stakeholder engagement; etc. As part of the techno-economic analysis, estimates of the global CO2 mitigation potential of fuel switching to natural gas at various fuel and CO2 price thresholds should be developed. As part of the analysis, consideration should be given to CO2 mitigation potential by sector (power, industry, buildings, transport, etc), and by fu

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