The European CCS research laboratory infrastructure (ECCSEL) and its contribution to future geological CO2 storage in Europe

The mission of ECCSEL ERIC is to establish a world class, distributed, pan-European CCS Research Laboratory Infrastructure to enable the removal of research barriers and facilitate wide scale deployment of CO2 capture, transport and geological storage in Europe. We present the rationale and development of ECCSEL ERIC, and consider ECCSEL in...

CO2 storage fasibility: A workflow for site characterisation

In this paper, we present an overview of the SiteChar workflow model for site characterisation and assessment for CO2 storage. Site characterisation and assessment is required when permits are requested from the legal authorities in the process of starting a CO2 storage process at a given site. The goal is to assess whether a proposed CO2...

Sitechar-methodology for a fit-for-purpose assessment of CO2 storage sites in Europe = SiteChar-Une méthodologie pour une caractérisation appropriée des sites de stockage de CO2

The FP7-funded SiteChar project examined the entire CO<inf>2</inf> geological storage site characterisation process, from the initial feasibility studies through to the final stage of application for a CO<inf>2</inf> storage permit based on criteria defined by the relevant European legislation. The SiteChar workflow for CO<inf>2</inf> geological...

SiteChar – methodology for a fit-for-purpose assessment of CO2 Storage sites in Europe

The FP7-funded SiteChar project examined the entire CO2 geological storage site characterisation process, from the initial feasibility studies through to the final stage of application for a CO2 storage permit based on criteria defined by the relevant European legislation. The SiteChar workflow for CO2 geological storage site characterisation...

CO2 Storage Feasibility: A Workflow for Site Characterisation

In this paper, we present an overview of the SiteChar workflow model for site characterisation and assessment for CO2 storage. Site characterisation and assessment is required when permits are requested from the legal authorities in the process of starting a CO2 storage process at a given site. The goal is to assess whether a proposed CO2...

SiteChar - Workflow for fit-for-purpose characterisation of CO2 storage sites in Europe

The FP7 SiteChar project has examined the entire site characterization chain, from the initial feasibility studies through to the final stage of application for a storage permit, on the basis of criteria defined by the relevant European legislation, highlighting important issues and recommendations such as the importance of a fit-to purpose...

Managing CO2 storage resources in a mature CCS future

This paper summarises the potential for surface and subsurface interactions which might occur during CO2 storage operations. We discuss possible options for managing these interactions to provide timely storage capacity, illustrated with a regional case study from the Southern North Sea. The case study evaluates storage site options to provide...

The proposed CO2 Test Injection project in South Africa

The South-Africa Europe Cooperation in Carbon capture and Storage (SAfECCS) project was initiated in 2011. The aim of the project is to support the South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (SACCCS) Roadmap for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in South Africa through assessing the potential for geological storage, the impact of the...

ULtimateCO2: A FP7 European project dedicated to the understanding of the long term fate of geologically stored CO2

ULTimateCO2 will assess the long-term CO2 storage behaviour in terms of efficiency and security. The project is dedicated to studying the main physical processes needed to develop a better, quantitative understanding of the longterm geological storage of CO2, namely: (i) reservoir trapping, (ii) sealing integrity of caprock, and (iii) well...

The SiteChar approach to efficient and focused CO2 storage site characterisation

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the solutions that can significantly reduce CO2 during the transition from fossil fuel-based energy to an energy system based on renewable energy sources. Recent studies point out that sufficient storage capacity in saline aquifers and depleted gas fields is available to permanently store several...