Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage

D. P. Connelly; J. M. Bull; A. Flohr; A. Schaap; D. Koopmans; J. C. Blackford; P. R. White; R. H. James; C. Pearce; A. Lichtschlag; E. P. Achterberg; D. de Beer; B. Roche; J. Li; K. Saw; G. Alendal; H. Avlesen; R. Brown; S. M. Borisov; C. Böttner; P. W. Cazenave; B. Chen; A. W. Dale; M. Dean; M. Dewar; M. Esposito; J. Gros; R. Hanz; M. Haeckel; B. Hosking; V. Huvenne; J. Karstens; T. Le Bas; T. G. Leighton; P. Linke; S. Loucaides; J. M. Matter; S. Monk; M. C. Mowlem; A. Oleynik; A. M. Omar; K. Peel; G. Provenzano; U. Saleem; M. Schmidt; B. Schramm; S. Sommer; J. Strong; I. Falcon Suarez; B. Ungerboeck; S. Widdicombe; H. Wright; E. Yakushev

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.112670

Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage

D. P. Connelly^*, J. M. Bull, A. Flohr, A. Schaap, D. Koopmans, J. C. Blackford, P. R. White, R. H. James, C. Pearce, A. Lichtschlag, E. P. Achterberg, D. de Beer, B. Roche, J. Li, K. Saw, G. Alendal, H. Avlesen, R. Brown, S. M. Borisov, C. BöttnerP. W. Cazenave, B. Chen, A. W. Dale, M. Dean, M. Dewar, M. Esposito, J. Gros, R. Hanz, M. Haeckel, B. Hosking, V. Huvenne, J. Karstens, T. Le Bas, T. G. Leighton, P. Linke, S. Loucaides, J. M. Matter, S. Monk, M. C. Mowlem, A. Oleynik, A. M. Omar, K. Peel, G. Provenzano, U. Saleem, M. Schmidt, B. Schramm, S. Sommer, J. Strong, I. Falcon Suarez, B. Ungerboeck, S. Widdicombe, H. Wright, E. Yakushev

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Carbon capture and storage is a key mitigation strategy proposed for keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5 °C. Offshore storage can provide up to 13% of the global CO₂ reduction required to achieve the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change goals. The public must be assured that potential leakages from storage reservoirs can be detected and that therefore the CO₂ is safely contained. We conducted a controlled release of 675 kg CO₂ within sediments at 120 m water depth, to simulate a leak and test novel detection, quantification and attribution approaches. We show that even at a very low release rate (6 kg day⁻¹), CO₂ can be detected within sediments and in the water column. Alongside detection we show the fluxes of both dissolved and gaseous CO₂ can be quantified. The CO₂ source was verified using natural and added tracers. The experiment demonstrates that existing technologies and techniques can detect, attribute and quantify any escape of CO₂ from sub-seabed reservoirs as required for public assurance, regulatory oversight and emissions trading schemes.

Original language	English
Article number	112670
Journal	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Volume	166
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112670
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

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Attribution
CCS
Detection
Marine
North sea
Quantification

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Connelly, D. P., Bull, J. M., Flohr, A., Schaap, A., Koopmans, D., Blackford, J. C., White, P. R., James, R. H., Pearce, C., Lichtschlag, A., Achterberg, E. P., de Beer, D., Roche, B., Li, J., Saw, K., Alendal, G., Avlesen, H., Brown, R., Borisov, S. M., ... Yakushev, E. (2022). Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166, Article 112670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112670

Connelly, DP, Bull, JM, Flohr, A, Schaap, A, Koopmans, D, Blackford, JC, White, PR, James, RH, Pearce, C, Lichtschlag, A, Achterberg, EP, de Beer, D, Roche, B, Li, J, Saw, K, Alendal, G, Avlesen, H, Brown, R, Borisov, SM, Böttner, C, Cazenave, PW, Chen, B, Dale, AW, Dean, M, Dewar, M, Esposito, M, Gros, J, Hanz, R, Haeckel, M, Hosking, B, Huvenne, V, Karstens, J, Le Bas, T, Leighton, TG, Linke, P, Loucaides, S, Matter, JM, Monk, S, Mowlem, MC, Oleynik, A, Omar, AM, Peel, K, Provenzano, G, Saleem, U, Schmidt, M, Schramm, B, Sommer, S, Strong, J, Falcon Suarez, I, Ungerboeck, B, Widdicombe, S, Wright, H & Yakushev, E 2022, 'Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 166, 112670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112670

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