CCUS Cluster Sequencing Phase 1, Track 1
BEIS announced the much coveted fast-track slot winners on the 1st November 2021 – Hynet in northwest (NW) England and the East Coast Cluster in the northeast (NE). A simple, but notable differentiation between the two is that the NW project is looking to reuse as much infrastructure as possible (pipelines, depleted gas fields), whereas Read the full article…
Measurement, Monitoring and Verification (MMV)
An ‘MMV’ plan for a carbon storage project must incorporate many different activities, covering both subsurface and environmental considerations. Pre-storage. A baseline must be established. This can rely on/utilise data including 3D seismic and legacy/new wells. During storage operations. Seismic and wellbore observations must be repeatable, for comparison with the baseline. This way, the evolution Read the full article…
UKCCSRC – What Are Our Research Needs?
In a series of UKCCSRC workshops held over four days in January-February 2022, representatives from Shell, Petrofac and Wood, amongst others, identified future research needs across the Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) value chain. Energy industry professionals explored different aspects of the sector, including capture, storage, transport, policy and environmental impacts. Common issues included Read the full article…