Scientists to discuss latest on carbon dioxide storage

Scientists from across Europe are meeting in Venice this week to discuss the latest research and developments in carbon dioxide storage.

The CO₂GeoNet open forum is also intended to provide guidance to policy-makers, public authorities, industry executives, regulators and non-governmental organisations attending from Europe, Australia, Canada, Iran, Japan and the US.

The event will focus on four key questions: 1) What has science learned about the behaviour of the carbon dioxide storage complex?, 2)  Is enhanced hydrocarbon recovery still an option for carbon dioxide storage?, 3) Can carbon dioxide leakage be detected and measured at ground level and the sea bottom? and 4) What are the impacts of stored carbon dioxide leaking to the surface?

“Geological storage of CO₂ is maturing as a technically feasible option to reduce the emission of CO₂ in the atmosphere thanks to the work of hundreds of European scientists,” said Sergio Persoglia, Secretary General of CO₂GeoNet and International Collaborations Director at the Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale in Ital. “A wealth of knowledge has been acquired to build the foundations for the efficient and safe deployment of CO₂ capture and storage within and beyond the European Union.”