Research Areas
In the Network of Excellence (NoE), the activities are structured by Joint Research Areas and Sub-Areas.
The 6 Joint Research Areas correspond to key scientific challenges for the development of the CO2 storage technology; the Sub-areas correspond to disciplines.
- Predictive numerical modelling to simulate the CO2 fate and storage behaviour during the injection period and long term abandonment period
- Rock & fluid behaviour experiments to provide crucial data from laboratory and field experiments for a better understanding of processes;
- Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery to develop combination of CO2 storage with EHR for economic viability and early applications;
- Monitoring techniques to develop tools and strategies to control the storage behaviour, give early warning, and verify the quantities of stored CO2;
- Risks and uncertainties to develop assessment and remediation methodologies of possible local impacts on ecosystems and humans;
- Geological models to integrate all the site data from the reservoir up to the surface into a geological earth model, with visualisation facilities.
Integration is achieved between Sub-areas, Areas, reserchers and institutes through joint working at the Joint Research Projects.
Research focussing at optimising hydrocarbon recovery and at same time optimising storage capacity is typically multi-disciplinary and also largely incorporating engineering possibilities. The recov
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This includes all kinds of monitoring equipment for bore hole, surface and airborne or satellite equipment and techniques, which are relevant for monitoring of stored CO 2 . The techniques considere
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These are typically software's, which can simulate subsurface processes based on a mathematical process description. As there a various kind of processes each of them with specific experts and tools
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In order to gain regulatory and public acceptence of CO 2 storage it is necessary to understand how ecosystems associated with CO 2 storage sites might be affected should they be exposed to CO 2
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These are typically executed in laboratories with often unique and dedicated equipment to study specific subsurface processes. Also physical experiments are included in this research area. As invest
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