A family of technologies that capture carbon dioxide from large point sources such as coal-fired power plants and industry, compress it, and inject it for permanent storage in geologic formations including depleted oil and gas reservoirs, unmineable coal seams and deep saline reservoirs. Adding utilization, putting some captured carbon dioxide to commercial use, gives the approach its longer name of CCUS; it is the principal route by which fossil fuel plants could keep operating in a constrained-carbon world.
Facts
Technology TypeEmissions capture and geologic storage 2 Invented YearEarlier CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery existed without dedicated storage monitoring; Sleipner was the first project built specifically for CO2 storage and monitoring. Classification
MaturityTRL 7: System Prototype Demonstration in Operational Environment 1 Connections
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Source United States Department of Energy Official Site
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Carbon capture and storage
- Dozens of commercial-scale facilities operate but deployment is still scaling
In Group: Carbon Capture, Lead
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial installations or natural sources is separated before it is released into the atmosphere, then transported to a long-term storage location.
View the Source2. United States Department of Energy Official Site
US Department of EnergyCarbon Capture, Utilization and StorageQuote, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), also referred to as carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, is a process that captures carbon dioxide emissions from sources like coal-fired power plants
3. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationHistory and current statusQuote, History and current status
The first large-scale CO2 capture and injection project with dedicated CO2 storage and monitoring was commissioned at the Sleipner gas field in Norway in 1996.
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