Approach for a sound environmental risk assessment of sub-seabed CO2 storage
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
Research Project ECO2 preStorage of carbon dioxide in the offshore sea bed as part of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) strategy is often discussed as a means to reduce further the increase of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Funded by the European Union, the ECO2 project developed recommendations for the selection and monitoring of submarine storage sites as well as an approach to a sound environmental risk assessment (ERA). 27 partner institutions from nine European countries cooperated in the project that has been coordinated by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel from May 2011 to April 2015. The outcome of ECO2 helps to adjust CCS regulations and to operate sub-seabed CO2storage sites more safely.