Reducing Carbon Emission - Foresight of CCS Technology Developing, IP Management and Global Technology Transfer

摘要

Large-scale CO_2 emissions are believed to be a major contributor to global warming. CO_2 Capture and Storage (CCS) is the essential technology to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and allow the use of fossil fuels for energy security without damaging climate. CCS technologies belong to interdisciplinary, cross-industry technologies with wide ranges. With the development of CCS applications and demonstration projects, many technical problems and key challenges are needed to be solved and might lead to IP and MOT issues, the studies about CCS technology system, intellectual property, technology management and technology transfer are of important practical significances. This research provides an overview of the development of CCS technologies, including a key-technology list in three major stages of CO_2 capture, transport, and storage, and refines the common technology chain of commercial CCS projects. The analysis of CCS patents in worldwide databases reveals information on the global CCS patents distribution, technical fields, development trends, countries, corporations, etc., to discover the technology maturity and weakness of the current CCS technologies. The objective is to uncover possibilities for technology cooperation and technology transfer and to highlight areas in which further research could be carried out. MOT of CCS provides direction & guide to operate CCS technology transfer. Main subjects are included market assessment, information analysis, knowledge management and technology industrialization. Technology transfer can be conducted practically among all the developed and developing CCS countries and corporations, the study lists the essential issues and performances for cross-border CCS technology transfer, offers strategies for technology seekers and providers, including R&D and protection, technology application & utilization, IP licenses & enforcement, making up agreements and contracts. In the recommendation the paper gives CCS-MOT promoting suggestions at 5 imporant perspectives.