Due to international commitments on carbon capture and storage (CCS), an increase in CCS projects isexpected in the near future. Saline aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs with good seals and locatedin tectonically stable zones make an…
Due to international commitments on carbon capture and storage (CCS), an increase in CCS projects is expected in the near future. Saline aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs with good seals and located in tectonically stable zones make an…
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Sequestration (BECCS) is critical for stringent climate change mitigation, but is commercially and technologically immature and resource-intensive. In California, state and federal fuel and climate policies can drive…
Bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) is critical for stringent climate change mitigation but is commercially and technologically immature and resource intensive. State and federal fuel and climate policies can drive first markets…
The new scenario involving the rapid energy supply transition from oil-based to natural gas-based undoubtedly affects the future carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offers an opportunity for the use of natural gas hydrates (NGHs). NGHs account for…
Environmental impact and economics of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and bitumen transportation are among the major challenges of oil sands operations. We propose and assess a new approach to address these important challenges by using diluted bitumen (DilBit)…
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is considered to be a potentially important technology for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere from anthropogenic emission sources. With recent progress on capture…
Under the pressure of climate change and energy crisis, electric vehicles (EVs) have experienced a marked growth in many countries recently. However, the environmental benefits of EVs cannot be achieved if the charging power from the electricity grid…
From the energy standpoint Cyprus is unique because the island relies on oil-fired power generation while the national electricity grid is isolated. Yet short driving distances render the country a testbed for a full electric vehicle fleet. Based on…
Interest in blue hydrogen production technologies is growing. Some researchers have evaluated the environmental and/or economic feasibility of producing blue hydrogen, but a holistic assessment is still needed. Many aspects of hydrogen production…
Carbon capture and storage is considered as an amelioration technique to address the increasing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs are potential candidates for the long sequestration of the captured carbon…
This study proposes the application of basalt powder (BP) as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in cement formulations for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) wells. From experimental results, we identified that the BP can be characterized as a…
The so-called blue hydrogen production process, integrates conventional fossil fuel-based production methods with carbon capture and storage technologies. This combination reduces total CO2 emissions, compared to conventional grey fossil-fuel-based…
One of the current prospective solutions that can contribute to significant carbon dioxide emission mitigation is carbon capture and storage in geological formations. The most challenging issue in underground storage is the provision of safe and…
CObinf2einf storage in saline aquifers offers a realistic means of achieving globally significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at the scale of billions of tonnes per year. We review insights into the processes involved using well-documented…
We assessed the technical and economic viability of small-scale plants producing “drop-in replacement” transportation fuels from non-food biomass and capturing and storing byproduct CO2 in spent shale-gas wells. Additional designs considered…
In this study, we evaluate offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities in the coastal region of China between Shanghai and Hainan. A plant-by-plant analysis of stationary CO2 emission and field-by-field evaluation of CO2 sinks are…
Pressure and rate data are commonly recorded as part of a basic monitoring program in CCS projects. This paper discusses the application of multiple analytical techniques to interpret pressure and rate transient data from CO2 injection and storage…
One of the most innovative and effective technologies developed in recent decades for reducing carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere is carbon capture and storage (CCS). It consists of capture, transport and injection of CO2 produced by energy…
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has been causing harmful effects to the environment and even to the whole earth. Nowadays, it is the leading cause of global warming and the greenhouse effect that poses a serious threat to the welfare of the planet earth and its…
Herewith, amine functionalization of low cost support from a novel and sustainable source has been entrenched to improve the carbon dioxide (CO2) capture efficiency. The support used is silica nanoparticles (SNPs), derived from a commonly available…
To solve the problems of excessive CO2 emission and low resource utilization, which exist in the original hydrogen production process that occurs in an oil refinery, the original natural gas steam reforming process is improved by proposing a new…
Over the coming decades our society has a significant challenge in achieving globally significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Numerous studies show that large-scale geologic disposal of CO2 from industrial emissions will be essential to…
Globally increasing carbon dioxide emissions, as the result of increased anthropogenic activities, has been an environmental challenge for recent years, due to the significant contribution of CO2 to global warming and air pollution. Therefore,…
The amount of CO2 released in the atmosphere has been at a continuous surge in the last decade, and in order to protect the environment from global warming, it is necessary to employ techniques like carbon capture. Developing technologies like Carbon…
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) will play a critical role in future decarbonisation efforts to meet the Paris Agreement targets and mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Whilst there are many well developed CCUS technologies…
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been increasingly looking like a promising strategy to reduce CO2 emissions and meet the Paris agreements climate target. To ensure that CCS is safe and successful, an efficient monitoring program that will…
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is an essential tool in the fight against climate change. Any prospective storage site must meet various criteria that ensure the effectiveness, safety and economic viability of the storage operations. Finding the…
Storing CO2 in geological formations is an important component of reducing greenhouse gases emissions. The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) industry is now in its establishing phase, and if successful, massive storage volumes would be needed. It will…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is presented as an alternative measure and promising approach to mitigate large-scale anthropogenic CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. In this context, CO2 sequestration into depleted oil reservoirs is a…
As the demands of tight-oil Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and the controlling of anthro-pogenic carbon emission have become global challenges, Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) has been recognized as an effective solution to resolve…
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has been widely investigated to decrease the greenhouse effect. Geological CO2 storage sites are targeted mainly on depleted petroleum reservoirs or deep saline aquifers. However, CO2 leakage might take…
Large-scale deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will require a commensurately large number of sites. Efficient screening methods are needed to create investment assurance and focus efforts on the most promising sites. The problem is…
Oil and gas industries have high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which is a great environmental concern. Monoethanolamine (MEA) is widely used as a solvent in CO2 capture and storage (CCS) systems. The challenge is that MEA-CCS itself is an…
In this paper, we review and analyze the salient features of the ongoing energy transition from a high to a low carbon economy. Our analysis shows that this transition will require decarbonizing the power, transport, and industry sectors, and the…
To mitigate global warming to temperatures no higher than 2 C or even less than 1.5 C, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is indispensable. This is especially true for China, which relies heavily on coal-fired power plants. In China, CCS could play an…
Making an accurate estimate of the CO2 storage capacity before the commencement of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project is crucial to the project design and feasibility investigation. We present herein a numerical modelling study on the CO2…
In this paper, we evaluate opportunities for CO2 capture and storage (CCS) within a study area of radius 1,000 km from Singapore. Results show that stationary CO2 emission from the study area is 391 Mtpa. There is mid CO2 storage resource of 0.5 Gt…
Pressurized Chemical Looping Combustion (PCLC) is a promising technology for mitigating CO2 emission from fossil fuel combustion. This work investigates the oxidation kinetics of a natural ilmenite ore to assess the PCLC of natural gas since process…
This study develops an integrative simulation model of a water alternating gas (WAG) process that co-injects carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4)–CO2–CH4 WAG—for formation damage caused by asphaltene deposition in an oil reservoir. The influences…
Improved oil recovery from tight oil reservoirs to fulfill the fossil fuel requirements and the CO2 storage to meet the net carbon zero objectives are the two motivations of this work. CO2 is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas and its emission to…
Carbon dioxide storage combined with enhanced oil recovery (CCS-EOR) is an important approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We use pore-scale imaging to help understand CO2 storage and oil recovery during CCS-EOR at immiscible and…
We describe a geological assessment for the development of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the atmospherically polluted area of Tula de Allende, State of Hidalgo in Central México. This study targets a deep saline reservoir system…
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology is widely accepted as an essential and viable option for CO2 mitigation at scale. Although CCUS technology has tremendous potential due to its outstanding mitigation capacity, strong…
The submarine CO2 hydrate-based geological storage is an effective method for carbon capture and storage, which is significant for mitigating the greenhouse effect. The pressure and temperature variation can affect the storage stability of CO2…
Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization (CCUS) is a key activity used for reduction of carbon emissions while promoting sustainable transition of traditional power sectors to low-carbon economy. Carbon-dioxide pipelines are important for the proper…
California's total annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (425.3 MtCO2e) in 2018 were about 6.4% of the US total (6,677 MtCO2e) and around 1% of global emissions. About 39% of 2018 GHG emissions in California were from the industrial and electrical…
In this paper, we evaluate decarbonization opportunities for the power and industry sectors in Thailand by carbon capture and storage (CCS). Stationary CO2 sources from the power sector include coal-fired, natural gas-fired and waste-to-energy power…
An integrated natural gas decarbonisation and dual fuel cells power cycle (NGDDFC) was evaluated. The hydrogen and solid carbon produced in the natural gas decarbonisation process are fed to hydrogen and carbon fuel cells respectively. A fraction of…
Lithium orthosilicate (Li4SiO4) based sorbents have been reported to show relatively high CO2 capture capacity and high stability and require lower regeneration temperatures than other high-temperature sorbents. Based on these properties, a capture…