Jason Ford

ETI set to host CO2 Storage Appraisal internet database

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The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has agreed a licence with The Crown Estate and the British Geological Survey (BGS) to host and further develop its £3.8m UK CO2 Storage Appraisal project into an online database.

The web-enabled database — claimed to be the first of its type in the world — contains the geological data, storage estimates, risk assessments and economics of nearly 600 potential CO2 storage units of depleted oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers around the UK.

The UK is potentially well served with offshore CO2 storage. Although various estimates have been made of the total amount available, these figures vary widely.

According to a statement, the new database will enable interested stakeholders to access information about the storage resource and to make more informed decisions related to the roll-out of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK.

With data collection complete and the licence agreement in place, the database will go live in early 2013. As part of the licence agreement, The Crown Estate and the BGS have together committed £1m to further develop the content of the database and to provide users with a dedicated hosting service.

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