Testing the efficacy of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the North Sea
Impact of Research
The energy industry and academia will benefit from this project in two distinct ways. Firstly, those working within the field of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will be the primary beneficiaries through an improved knowledge on the seal characteristics above potential CCS reservoirs. Secondly, there will be an improved knowledge on the overburden stratigraphy in the North Sea, its climatological record, and the mapping of potential fluid migration pathways within it. More broadly, the entire UK energy industry will benefit from an extra tool for tackling climate change.
Major grants and funding
NERC Industrial Innovation Fellowship
Publications
Lloyd, C., Huuse, M., Barrett, B.J., Stewart, M., and Newton, A.M.W. (2021), A regional CO2 containment assessment of the northern Utsira Formation seal and overburden, northern North Sea, Basin Research, 33, 1985-2017
Collaborators
- University of Manchester
- British Geological Survey
- CGG
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
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Keywords associated with the Research
- Seismic reflection data, North Sea, Geophysics, Geological Storage, Carbon sequestration
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