Future Energy Systems

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a geologic and engineering enterprise designed to reduce atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). CCS technology could play an important role in efforts to limit the global average temperature rise to below 2°C, by removing carbon dioxide originating from fossil fuel use in power generation and industrial plants. The integrated CCS process captures carbon dioxide (CO₂) generated at large-scale industrial sources (power plants, refineries, gasification facilities, etc.) and transports it to an injection site to be... Continue reading at Future Energy Systems

Our collaboration will focus on technical issues associated with CO₂ injection stream impurity and well integrity impacts associated with CO₂ storage projects. Our project on CO₂ injection stream impurities will require enhancement of the experimental capacity in GeoREF (Geomechanical Reservoir Experimental Facility) in order to compare the results of geophysical testing in core samples, which were either used, or similar to those used, in the testing undertaken at Tsinghua University. In the longer term, experimental studies at both institutions will be... Continue reading at Future Energy Systems

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology to enable Canada to meet its 2030 GHG emissions reductions targets. A key big research question is to assess the capacity of subsurface formations to receive and safely store CO₂ over long periods of time, to support the regulatory framework of CCS and to alleviate any public concerns about this technology. To address this question we will undertake collaborative research into modeling multiphase flow, heat transport and geomechanical changes that may occur due to CO₂ sequestration. The injected CO₂ will be... Continue reading at Future Energy Systems