Carbon dioxide storage sites 'mapped' out for the UK
12 September 2013
12th September 2013
Today (12 September), The Crown Estate and the British Geological Survey launched a new online mapping tool for the CO2 Stored website www.co2stored.co.uk. With the UK estimated to have one of the largest Carbon Dioxide (CO2) storage capacities in Europe, this website enables interested stakeholders to understand the role that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can play in supporting a diverse low-carbon, affordable and secure energy supply in the UK.
This upgrade improves access to information contained in CO2 Stored on storage sites under the UK seabed, enabling users to find out about storage locations, their characteristics and their storage capacity. Through search and display functions the data can be sorted in a number of ways, including by:
• geological formation
• name of hydrocarbon (oil or gas) production area
• key attributes about the geological storage such as porosity, injectivity, fracture pressures and storage risks
Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, University of Edinburgh: “The new feature on CO2Stored is a great step forward in making knowledge about UK geology deep beneath the North Sea available for investigating options for commercialising CO2 storage. All companies with subsurface expertise can now more easily access evidence-based knowledge which can make their evaluation of CO2 storage quicker and more accurate. Even at this initial stage the UK is opening up ways to attract creative insight, and so facilitate cost reduction and identification of storage sites ahead of establishing a storage business.”
This is the latest step in a five year development programme providing definitive access to the data for industry, government and others interested in the prospects of storing CO2 around the UK. Launched in June 2013, plans for the second year of development are underway. Further dialogue with users from industry, academia and government will take place shortly to better understand their needs and identify further development opportunities. Additional feedback can be provided through www.co2stored.co.uk.
The database was created as a key part of the £4m UK CO2 Storage Appraisal Project (UKSAP) which was commissioned and funded by the Energy Technologies Institute. UKSAP, led by Senergy Alternative Energy, involved a collaboration of the UK’s leading industrial and academic experts in CO2 geological storage. Standard methodologies were used throughout to create the database and ensure that data is consistent, auditable and defensible.
Today (12 September), The Crown Estate and the British Geological Survey launched a new online mapping tool for the CO2 Stored website www.co2stored.co.uk. With the UK estimated to have one of the largest Carbon Dioxide (CO2) storage capacities in Europe, this website enables interested stakeholders to understand the role that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can play in supporting a diverse low-carbon, affordable and secure energy supply in the UK.
This upgrade improves access to information contained in CO2 Stored on storage sites under the UK seabed, enabling users to find out about storage locations, their characteristics and their storage capacity. Through search and display functions the data can be sorted in a number of ways, including by:
• geological formation
• name of hydrocarbon (oil or gas) production area
• key attributes about the geological storage such as porosity, injectivity, fracture pressures and storage risks
Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, University of Edinburgh: “The new feature on CO2Stored is a great step forward in making knowledge about UK geology deep beneath the North Sea available for investigating options for commercialising CO2 storage. All companies with subsurface expertise can now more easily access evidence-based knowledge which can make their evaluation of CO2 storage quicker and more accurate. Even at this initial stage the UK is opening up ways to attract creative insight, and so facilitate cost reduction and identification of storage sites ahead of establishing a storage business.”
This is the latest step in a five year development programme providing definitive access to the data for industry, government and others interested in the prospects of storing CO2 around the UK. Launched in June 2013, plans for the second year of development are underway. Further dialogue with users from industry, academia and government will take place shortly to better understand their needs and identify further development opportunities. Additional feedback can be provided through www.co2stored.co.uk.
The database was created as a key part of the £4m UK CO2 Storage Appraisal Project (UKSAP) which was commissioned and funded by the Energy Technologies Institute. UKSAP, led by Senergy Alternative Energy, involved a collaboration of the UK’s leading industrial and academic experts in CO2 geological storage. Standard methodologies were used throughout to create the database and ensure that data is consistent, auditable and defensible.