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
Scott V
(2013)
What can we expect from Europe's carbon capture and storage demonstrations?
in Energy Policy
Haszeldine Stuart
(2012)
UK CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE, WHERE IS IT?
in ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Haszeldine S
(2012)
Uk Carbon Capture and Storage, Where is It?
in Energy & Environment
Markusson N
(2011)
The social and political complexities of learning in carbon capture and storage demonstration projects
in Global Environmental Change
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
Stewart R
(2014)
The feasibility of a European-wide integrated CO 2 transport network
in Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology
Roberts J
(2014)
Surface controls on the characteristics of natural CO 2 seeps: implications for engineered CO 2 stores
in Geofluids
Gilfillan S
(2009)
Solubility trapping in formation water as dominant CO2 sink in natural gas fields
in Nature
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
Leslie R
(2021)
Quantification of solubility trapping in natural and engineered CO 2 reservoirs
in Petroleum Geoscience
Burnside N
(2013)
QICS Work Package 1: Migration and Trapping of CO2 from a Reservoir to the Seabed or Land Surface
in Energy Procedia
Kapila R
(2009)
Opportunities in India for Carbon Capture and Storage as a form of climate change mitigation
in Energy Procedia
Haszeldine R.S.
(2009)
Opportunities for CO2 storage around Scotland - an integrated strategic research study
Lu J
(2009)
Long-term performance of a mudrock seal in natural CO2 storage
in Geology
Scott V
(2012)
Last chance for carbon capture and storage
in Nature Climate Change
Hosa A
(2011)
Injection of CO2 into saline formations: Benchmarking worldwide projects
in Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Haszeldine, R.S.H
(2013)
In the pipeline; mid-term UK parliament policy review: Carbon Capture and Storage
Heinemann N
(2018)
Hydrogen storage in porous geological formations - onshore play opportunities in the midland valley (Scotland, UK)
in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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 Stuart
(2010)
He and Ne as tracers of natural CO
2 migration from a deep reservoir
in GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
Pickup G
(2011)
Geological storage of CO2 : Site appraisal and modelling
in Energy Procedia
Scott V
(2015)
Fossil fuels in a trillion tonne world
in Nature Climate Change
Edlmann K
(2013)
Experimental investigation into the sealing capability of naturally fractured shale caprocks to supercritical carbon dioxide flow
in Environmental Earth Sciences
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 |