CO2 Sequestration - Leading Research, Austin

Carbon capture and sequestration is currently the most extensively studied and well understood method for reducing CO₂ emissions from large point sources. Various technologies have been developed to capture and sequester CO₂ from power plants and other emission sources.

Carbon capturing technologies varies from conventional post-combustion carbon scrubbing units to oxy-fuel combustion and chemical looping combustion which are newly investigated territories.

The sequestration stage of the process has been the most debated part of the CCS topic. This is mainly due to concerns with CO₂ leakage from the sequestration sites over time.

Research and testing of the sequestration technologies to reduce the risk of leakage is one of the key components of the development and implementation of CCS processes.

One of the main spot for CO₂ sequestration research is here in Austin, TX. The University of Texas at Austin has received a 10-year, $38 million subcontract to conduct the first intensively monitored, long-term project in the United States studying the feasibility of injecting a large volume of carbon dioxide”.

This project focuses mainly on geo-sequestration technologies for CO₂ in brine reservoirs.

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