UK Carbon Capture and Storage Community Network (UKCCSC)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Geosciences
Abstract
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Publications
Boot-Handford M
(2014)
Carbon capture and storage update
in Energy Environ. Sci.
Burnside N
(2014)
Review and implications of relative permeability of CO2/brine systems and residual trapping of CO2
in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Burnside N
(2013)
QICS Work Package 1: Migration and Trapping of CO2 from a Reservoir to the Seabed or Land Surface
in Energy Procedia
Cavanagh A
(2014)
The Sleipner storage site: Capillary flow modeling of a layered CO2 plume requires fractured shale barriers within the Utsira Formation
in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Chalmers H
(2013)
Analysing Uncertainties for CCS: From Historical Analogues to Future Deployment Pathways in the UK
in Energy Procedia
Gilfillan S
(2011)
He and Ne as tracers of natural CO2 migration up a fault from a deep reservoir
in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Gilfillan S
(2009)
Solubility trapping in formation water as dominant CO2 sink in natural gas fields
in Nature
Gilfillan SM
(2011)
Comment on "Potential impacts of leakage from deep CO2 geosequestration on overlying freshwater aquifers".
in Environmental science & technology
Gilfillan Stuart
(2010)
He and Ne as tracers of natural CO2 migration from a deep reservoir
in GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
Gilfillan Stuart
(2009)
CO2 dissolution in formation water as dominant sink in natural gas fields
in GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
| Description | CO2 storage in the deep subsurface is secure for geological timescales, and is a critically important weapon in climate change mitigation |
| Exploitation Route | Follow on research. Practical guides to commercial developers |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy |
| URL | http://www.sccs.org.uk/expertise/reports |
| Description | At the commencement of this grant, UK research on CCS was very much in the traditional lone researcher, isolated University group methodology. Emerging: Through this network, communication between disciplines has evolved extremely rapidly. Notable features are the crossover between social sciences, of public and institutional perception, into evidence flowing from work on power plant engineering and development of existing and innovative carbon capture technologies, through to understanding safety and security of pipeline transportation on land, and the operationalisation, safety, and resilience of deep geological storage in porous sediments beneath the North Sea. Partly through this work, the UK is the most intense CCS nation in the world, with over 17 commercial CCS projects having been proposed, and 6 having been taken to engineering design stages at multi-million pound spending. Public private third NGO sectors: CCS is a new technology group. It is frequently viewed with suspicion by the general public, and especially by NGO and environmental charities. A key role of this network has been the ability to engage directly with communities and with individuals affected or concerned or stakeholders in CCS. This has resulted in trusted dialogue, so that the UK is one of only two nations in Europe where CCS developments can be welcomed by the general public, understood by investors, and appreciated by industry. Challenges: most difficulty has been experienced with the erratic course of public and political policy, linked to the difficulty of first and innovative large industrial developments. Most unusually, the research undertaken within this network is directly affected by real-world issues such as: Treasury budgets election cycles, or climate change agreements. Current difficulties relate to the slower than expected progress of commercial CCS projects, such that commercial industries business and investors have not perceived that a steady cin of projects is guaranteed in the short term. Consequently it is proving difficult to maintain a large number of industry and business contacts, because many commercial actors are choosing to scale down their CCS activity, until more commercial projects are available. This has not halted the progress of high quality research, which has already delivered significant impacts, and is still showing promise of producing further innovation in cost reduction and efficiency and improvement of confidence during the next 5 to 15 years. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Construction,Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | Science Advisory Committee DECC Department of Energy and Climate Chnage |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Work analysis on carbon capture and Storage, shale gas fracking, radioactive waste disposal Results : significant to fundamental alterations to government policy |