MiReCOL: Developing Corrective Measures for CO2 Storage

Abstract

CO2 capture, transport and storage (CCS) has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon emission that follows from the use of fossil fuels in power production and industry. Integrated demo-scale projects are currently being developed to demonstrate the feasibility of CCS and the first such projects are expected to start operating in Europe under the Storage Directive in the period 2015 – 2020. As part of the license application, these projects must develop a corrective measures plan, which describes the measures that can be taken when the CO2 in the subsurface behaves in an unexpected way. The MiReCOL project supports the development of corrective measures plans and helps building confidence in the safety of deep subsurface CO2 storage by providing a toolbox of techniques to mitigate and/or remediate undesired migration of CO2. MiReCOL aims to support the dialogue between CCS project operators and regulators by providing a clear description of the scope and feasibility of corrective measures.