Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will remain a necessary evil if only until sufficient alternatives for fossil fuels have been developed. Our journal - NPT Procestechnologie – has just published an article that not only outlines the increased cost and reduced efficiency of power generation when CCS is added, but also the social unrest stemming from fears of possible earth quakes.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will remain a necessary evil if only until sufficient alternatives for fossil fuels have been developed. Our journal - NPT Procestechnologie – has just published an article that not only outlines the increased cost and reduced efficiency of power generation when CCS is added, but also the social unrest stemming from fears of possible earth quakes.
Now the newspaper Trouw printed an interview with geologist fa who obtaining her PhD on 22 February. Her conclusions: Injection of CO2 into hydrocarbon reservoirs for long term underground storage purposes cannot lead to leakage or micro seismicity, as long as proper precautions are taken. The capacity of fields under the North Sea is sufficient to reduce the emissions for several years until more sustainable resources are developed.
The text of her thesis can be found here.
