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Induced seismicity and CO2 geological storage
Induced seismicity and CO2 geological storage

16th April 2016

Appropriately selected and characterised carbon dioxide (CO2) geological storage sites, an essential element of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, are unlikely to be adversely affected by induced seismicity. In this Insight Global CCS Institute...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, CO2 storage, Health, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)

Safety in oxyfuel combustion: a case study from Australias Callide Oxyfuel Project
Safety in oxyfuel combustion: a case study from Australias Callide Oxyfuel Project

16th January 2016

The Callide Oxyfuel Project in central Queensland, Australia ran in demonstration phase from June 2012 to March 2015. The project has produced valuable data on oxyfuel combustion processes and technology for retrofitting to coal-fired power...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Engineering and project delivery, Health, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)

Are the legacy wells in the Gippsland Basin an issue for CO2 storage?
Are the legacy wells in the Gippsland Basin an issue for CO2 storage?

15th October 2015

The CarbonNet project is investigating the potential of geological formations in the Gippsland Basin off south eastern Australia to store significant volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which could form the basis of a multi–user carbon...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, CO2 storage, Engineering and project delivery, Health, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)

CCS Policy Indicator updated for 2015
CCS Policy Indicator updated for 2015

15th September 2015

The Global CCS Institute's Policy Indicator (CCS-PI) is an assessment of policy support for carbon capture and storage within countries with most promising conditions for its deployment. The 2015 update to the Institute's policy indicator...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Carbon markets, Domestic policy, Health, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)

Global warming caught in midst of American cultural divide
Global warming caught in midst of American cultural divide

15th May 2015

American attitudes about the environment have been surveyed for more than 20 years by a public opinion research company, Gallup Inc, headquartered in Washington, DC. In this insight, Diane Teigiser, the Institute’s Senior Advisor for...

Topic(s): Health, Public engagement, safety and environment

Carbon storage in the Baltic – new insights from the Bastor2 study
Carbon storage in the Baltic – new insights from the Bastor2 study

15th April 2015

This Insight, written by one of the study's authors, Per Arne Nilsson, is adapted from the Executive Summary to the Final Summary Report from the Elforsk Bastor2 study. The five part report series was undertaken...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, Health, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)

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