Carbon Sequestration projects

1. A Modular Curriculum for Training University Students in Industry Standard CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery Methodologies
   Take inmdustry level CO2 training and create modules for undergraduate and graduate students and prepare them to be contributing participants in CVO2 projects with minimal additional training... Read more >
   

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   DE-FE0002111	01/01/2010	12/31/2012	$298,756	TX

2. Actualistic and Geomechanical Modeling of Reservoir Rock, CO2 and Formation Flue Interaction, Citronelle Field, Alabama
   Create a framework for 2D & 3D visusalization that can be used by the spectrum of professionals needed to design and operate systems for geological sequestration in pre- and post-processing geosystems simulation.... Read more >
   

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   DE-FE0002225	01/01/2010	12/31/2012	$299,966	AL

3. Advanced Technologies for Monitoring CO2 Saturation and Pore Pressure in Geologic Formations: Linking the Chemical and Physical Effects to Elastic and Transport Properties
   The overall goal of this project is to provide robust quantitative schemes to reduce uncertainties in seismic interpretation for saturation, state, and pore pressure in reservoirs saturated with CO2-H2O/Brine mixtures. In spite of advanced techniques for geophysical imaging, current methods for interpreting CO2 saturation from seismic data can be fundamentally flawed. Until now, pu... Read more >
   

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   DE-FE0001159	10/01/2009	09/30/2013	$1,498,489	CA

4. Alliance for Sequestration Training, Outreach, Research and Education (STORE)
   Expands Gulf Coast Carbon Center (GCCC) to include focus on CCS;13 high qualified faculty member/research staff CCs: short courses before end of first year-topics defined, developers/instructors assigned, content working group idenitifed;includes approach... Read more >
   

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   DE-FE0002254	01/01/2010	12/31/2012	$994,702	TX

5. An Assessment of Geological Carbon Sequestration Options in the Illinois Basin - Phase II and III
   The members of the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) propose to build on their Phase I assessment of the Illinois Basin for geological carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration by carrying out actual CO2 injection tests over the next four years. MGSC has to date evaluated coal beds, mature oil reservoirs, deep saline reservoirs, and, to a lesser extent, organic-rich shal... Read more >
   

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   DE-FC26-05NT42588	09/30/2005	09/30/2010	$108,390,879	IL

6. Analysis of Microbial Activity Under a Supercritical CO2 Atmosphere
   The objectives of this project are to (1) characterize the growth requirements and optima of a biofilm-producing supercritical CO2-tolerant microbial consortium isolated from hydrocarbons recovered from the Frio Ridge, TX carbon sequestration site; (2) evaluate the ability of this consortium to (i) grow and (ii) reduce permeability in sandstone cores under simulated reservoir condi... Read more >
   

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   DE-FE0002128	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,984	MA

7. BNL: In Field, Continuous, Non-Invasive Soil Carbon Scanning System
   This project develops a robust, flexible, non-invasive, scanning system for monitoring and verifying temporal changes in soil carbon in situ over large areas. The objectives of this project are: (1) to design and construct a continuous Soil Carbon Scanning (SCS) system for field measurements, and (2) to characterize, calibrate and test the SCS system in a calibrated sand pit and i... Read more >
   

   ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
   13W0205-AACH133	06/01/2003	09/30/2010	$1,540,200	NY

8. CO2 Capture Membrane Process for Power Plant Flue Gas
   Overall objective of the proposed two-year R&D program is to develop an advanced polymeric membrane-based process that can be cost-effectively, easily, and reliably retrofitted into current pulverized coal (PC) power plants to separate and capture at least 90% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the plant's flue gas at 50-60 °C, the typical temperature of the exhaust gas emitted from ... Read more >
   

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   DE-NT0005313	10/01/2008	12/31/2010	$2,431,026	NC

9. CO2 Geological Storage: Coupled Hydro-Chemo-Thermo-Mechanical Phenomena - "From Pore-Scale Processes to Macroscale Implications"
   The objectives of this proposal include: > Explore the consequences of coupled hydro-chemo-thermo-mechanical processes; > Identifying emergent phenomena; and > Determine a range of parameter-domains for the safe long-term geologic storage of CO2. ... Read more >
   

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   DE-FE0001826	10/01/2010	09/30/2012	$300,000	GA

10. CO2-Water-Rock Interactions and the Integrity of Hydrodynamic Fields
    The performance and reliability of a geological CO2 sequestration site depend critically on the integrity of the hydrodynamic seals that prevent migration of the buoyant CO2 plume. The key performance questions for geologic sequestration sites are centered on the fate of the plume (i.e., whether the plume can migrate beyond the caprock seal) and on the integrity of the caprock. T... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    FWP-04FE04-6	02/10/2004	09/30/2009	$1,907,000	NM

11. Carbon Capture and Storage in the Permian Basin, a Regional Technology Transfer and Training Program
    The primary objective of this proposal shall be to develop basic training materials for the Permian Basin and deliver them efficiently through an established technology transfer network. ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002060	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$994,998	TX

12. Carbon Dioxide Sealing Capacity: Textural or Compositional Controls?
    This project will investigate the role of textural and compositional parameters that control the carbon dioxide (CO2) sealing capacity of cap rocks. The proposed research project will advance our knowledge of the sealing capacity of rocks such as shales and anhydrites and, in turn, will provide a better understanding of the processes taking place in geologic reservoirs subject to C... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002028	12/01/2009	05/31/2012	$296,881	NY

13. Characterization of the Triassic Newark Basin of New York & New Jersey for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
    The primary objectives of this project are: (1) Demonstrate that geologic sequestration of CO2 offers an effective and viable large-scale mitigation approach to managing greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources in the northeastern United States; and (2) Create meaningful near-term and long-term employment, building and initiating the foundation for a CCS industry using the ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002352	12/01/2009	11/30/2011	$5,000,000	TX

14. Comprehensive, Quantitative Risk Assessment
    The overall objective of this project is shall be to develop and apply an innovative, advanced, process-based risk assessment model and protocol to determine quantitative risks and predict quantitative impacts for CO2 geologic sequestration project sites. The model shall be capable of integration with advanced simulation models and MVA technologies.... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001112	10/01/2009	09/30/2010	$582,852	NJ

15. Designing and Validating Ternay Pd Alloys for Optimum Sulfur/Carbon Resistance
    Develop an economicallly-viable H2/CO2 separation membrane system that would allow efficient capture of CO2 at high temperature and pressure from gasified coal in presence of typical contaminants.... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001181	10/01/2009	09/30/2010	$505,377	NY

16. Development and Deployment of a Compact Eye-Safe Scanning Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Spatial Mapping of Carbon Dioxide for Monitoring/Verification/Accounting at Geologic Carbon Sequestration Sites
    The project objectives include the development, testing, and deployment of a scanning eye-safe diode laser based differential absorption lidar (DIAL) for near surface mapping of carbon dioxide (CO2) number densities for monitoring, verification, and accounting of CO2 at geologic carbon sequestration sites. The goal for the first phase of the project involves the development and c... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001156	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$515,246	MT

17. Development of Novel Monitoring Tools for Geologic Sequestration
    MM&V is one of six core R&D programs in the 2005 DOE-FE/NETL sequestration roadmap, which lays out three ambitious metrics: 1. Predict CO2 storage capacity with ±30% accuracy. 2. Verify CO2 material balance greater than 99%. 3. Develop MM&V protocols that enable 95% of stored CO2 to be credited as net emissions reduction. The first metric is critically important for pre-ass... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    FWP-04FE18-7	05/01/2007	06/30/2010	$2,700,000	NM

18. Development of a 1 x N Fiber Optic Sensor Array for Carbon Sequestration Site Monitoring
    The objective of this proposal is to develop a low cost 1 x N fiber optic sensor array for sub-surface carbon dioxide (CO2) detection. The sensor could be used to monitor carbon sequestration sites to ensure the integrity of the storage site and preserve the safety of the public. The proposed fiber sensor array is a low cost, reconfigurable sensor that has the potential for large... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001858	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$299,203	MT

19. Development of a Carbon Management Geographic Information System (GIS) for the United States
    The overall objective of the proposed projectis to develop a systems analysis tool to aid in the development and deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies in the US. ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FC26-02NT41622	10/01/2002	12/31/2009	$1,587,503	MA

20. Development of a Software Framework for System Level Carbon Sequestration Risk Assessment- FOA-00
    The overall objective of this project shall be to provide a powerful and flexible framework to allow system designers and/or regulators to build comprehensive, system-level risk assessments that incorporate and couple all important aspects of a CO2 sequestration project (technical, financial and programmatic).... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001164	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$428,234	WA

21. Double-Difference Tomography for Sequestration MVA
    This project shall establish data collection and processing requirements so that double-difference seismic tomography can be used to quantitatively map the mass and propagation of sequestered CO2 as a function of time. Additionally, a dataset from field monitoring of microseismic activity shall be analyzed using double-difference tomography. Finally, a graduate course shall be deve... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002108	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$248,441	VA

22. Evaluation of CO2 Capture/Utilization/Disposal Options
    This project will assess Oxyfuel CO2 recovery from pulverized-coal-fired power plants, and efforts will focus on the advantages for flue gas recirculation as a CO2 capture option. The objective of this work will be to look at the application of the Oxyfuels across the existing fleet of domestic PC boilers and assess the costs by linking to an ongoing effort with the AMIGA (All-... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    FWP49539	10/01/1997	12/31/2010	$2,234,000	IL

23. Feasibility of Geophysical Monitoring of Carbon-Sequestrated Deep Saline Aquifers
    To combine multiphase flow simulations incorporating hysteresis of capillary pressure and relative permeabilities with multicomponent seismic waveform modeling and inversion to determine if seismic waveform inversion can accurately predict CO2 plume movements within storage aquifers in postinjection scenarios involving rewetting and trapping of CO2 by bypassing and snap-off mecha... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001160	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$1,517,563	WY

24. Focused Site Characterization for Carbon Dioxide Storage Along a Mt. Simon Sandstone Fairway in the Michigan Basin
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    DE-FE0002081	12/08/2009	12/07/2012	$4,784,103	MI

25. GEO-SEQ Project/LBNL
    The objective of this project is to establish GEO-SEQ (pronounced GEO-SEEK), a public-private R&D partnership that will deliver the technology and information needed to enable application of safe and cost-effective methods for geologic sequestration of CO2 by 2015. ... Read more >
    

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    FWP-G204	05/01/2000	09/30/2009	$21,275,000	CA

26. Geo-Chemo-Mechanical Studies for Permanent CO2 Storage in Geologic Reservoirs
    The Recipient shall test and quantify the hypothesis that rapid via mineral carbonation in peridotite and basalt leads to positive feedback via "reactive cracking," in which cracks caused by stress due to volume changes enhance porosity, permeability and reactive surface area. The Recipient shall conduct mineral carbonation rate experiments to maximize reaction rates in peridotite ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002386	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$469,268	NY

27. Geologic Sequestration Training and Research
    The objectives of this proposal include: > Development of protocols in research by engineering students, for assessment of the sealing capacity of confining layers; > Participation by engineering students in the evaluation of reservoirs for geologic carbon sequestration by a major electric utility; and > Graduation of engineers trained in both the... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002224	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$344,940	AL

28. Geologic Storage of CO2
    CO2 Storage Research in Support of the Carbon Sequestration Program This workplan describes the overarching focus of activities related to the geologic storage of CO2 in support of the US DOE Carbon Sequestration Program. The work is structured into six main categories that target key needs for ensuring the success of large scale storage projects: 1. capacity/injectivity 2. s... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    FY10.GEC.1610251.600	10/01/2009	09/30/2010	$7,000,000	WV

29. Geological Characterization of the South Georgia Rift Basin for Source Proximal CO2 Storage
    This study will evaluate the feasibility of CO2 storage in the Jurassic/Triassic strata of the buried South Georgia Rift (SGR) basin. The study is designed to answer the following fundamental questions pertaining to the efficacy of CO2 storage in the SGR: 1. Are there porous horizons with the potential to store at least 30 million tons of CO2; 2. Are the trapping reservoirs stru... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001965	10/01/2009	09/30/2010	$6,571,964	SC

30. Geological Sequestration of CO2: GEO-SEQ / ORNL
    This objective of this project is to help lower the cost of geologic sequestration by developing innovative optimization methods for sequestration technologies with collateral economic benefits such as enhanced oil recovery and enhanced gas recovery.... Read more >
    

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    FEAA045	05/01/2000	09/30/2009	$2,140,000	TN

31. Geological Sequestration of CO2: GEO-SEQ/LLNL
    This effort is a joint project between LBL, LLNL, ORNL, academia, and industry which will lower the cost of geologic sequestration by developing innovative optimization methods for sequestration technologies with collateral economic benefits. Preliminary reactive transport modeling will be carried out uisng geochemical field data obtained from the Frio Pilot test. Reactive transp... Read more >
    

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    FEW0086	05/01/2000	09/30/2009	$2,180,000	CA

32. Geomechanical Simulation of Fluid-Driven Fractures
    This project provides a basis for providing graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in path breaking research related to the modeling of fluid-driven fractures, a very challenging problem in geomechanics. The research approach will include numerical analyses with the discrete element and boundary element methods, and physical experiments for material esti... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002020	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,568	MN

33. Gulf of Mexico Miocene CO2 Site Characterization Mega Transect
    Evaluate well bores within study area for adequate construction and abandonment and map well locations Prepare wellbore management plan for construction procedures & testing to demonstrate initial integrity ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001941	01/01/2010	12/31/2012	$10,788,700	TX

34. High Fidelity Computational Analysis of Co2 Sorption at Pore Scales in Coal Seams
    The Recipient shall develop a mathematical pore-network simulation based on coupled variational techniques in order to describe the migration of carbon dioxide through coal and understand CO2 free-phase trapping kinetics in porous media in coal seams and porous rock below the ground. ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002407	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$288,861	TX

35. Hydrogen Selective Exfoliated Zeolite Membranes
    Further develop recently introduced promising membrane technology based on exfoliated zeolite coatings as components for carbon capture in IGCC plants. Demonstrate high flux, high selectivity and stable performance and determine feasibility of integrating membranes in water gas shift reactor in terms of performance and economic criteria.... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001322	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$254,308	MN

36. Illinois Basin Partnership Phase II Reactive Transport Modeling
    The primary task is to conduct applied reactive transport modeling and supporting integrated experimentaVmodeling studies to forecast long-term isolation performance for the proposed Mt. SimonJSt. Peters deep saline-aquifer CO:, storage proiect. Key model resilts will include predicted migation paths of immiscible CO?, sequestration partitioning among solubility and distinct minera... Read more >
    

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    FEW0130	10/01/2007	09/30/2009	$339,960	CA

37. Improving the Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting of CO2 Sequestered in Geologic Systems with Multicomponent Seismic Technology and Rock Physics Modeling
    In this project, investigators will use new technology to acquire three-dimensional multi-component seismic data across brine-filled strata that can be used for CO2 storage. The data will be processed and interpreted using rock physics principles to show that the combination of compressional and shear seismic attributes provides more rock, fluid, and geologic information to use in ... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001317	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$1,326,422	TX

38. In Situ MVA of CO2 Sequestration Using Smart Field Technology
    The Recipient shall develop a methodology to recognize patterns from simulated realistic pressure data acquired from permanent downhole pressure gauges located within the reservoir model. This software shall have the capability of, but is not limited to, locating point sources within a reservoir from which carbon dioxide is leaking based on changes in pressure data. The developed m... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0001163	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$2,508,739	WV

39. Jupiter Oxycombustion and Integrated Pollutant Removal for the Existing Coal Fired Power Generation Fleet
    Overall objectives of the project are as follows: 1) Design, construct, and operate a 5 MWe-equivalent test facility for oxy-coal combustion research based on a 50 MMBtu/hr burner. 2) Support the design, construction, and operation of a 20 kWe-equivalent bench-scale facility that treats 100 to 140 l b h flue for research of the Integrated Pollution Removal (IPR) component dev... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-06NT42811	08/15/2006	03/30/2010	$4,628,238	IL

40. Measurements of 222Rn, 220Rn, and CO2 Emissions in Natural CO2 Fields in Wyoming
    This project will provide training opportunities for two graduate students and one undergraduate student in geologic and geochemical skills required for implementing and deploying CCS technologies. The three students will perform fundamental research to advance the science of Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting (MVA). Under the mentorship of their professors, the students will... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002112	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,768	WY

41. Membrane Process to Capture Carbon Dioxide from Coal-fired Power Plant Flue Gas
    Overall objective of the proposed two-year R&D program is to develop and validate that a membrane process can effectively and efficiently capture at 90% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired flue gas at 50-60°C. This goal will be achieved through a slipstream field test of MTR's membrane process using full-scale commercial modules to treat coal combustion flue gas. First-... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-NT0005312	10/01/2008	12/31/2010	$4,394,749	CA

42. Metal Monolithic Amine-Grafted Zeolites for CO2 Capture
    The objective of this project is to develop the amine-grafted zeolites that can achieve more than 1,500 ?mol/g for CO2 capture and 1,000 ?mol/g for SO2 capture with more 10,000 times repeated thermal cycles between 25 and 150 oC less than 10% degradation. The results of this study will provide parameters to material and energy balance model for accurate determination of the cost fo... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-07NT43086	02/01/2007	05/30/2010	$957,833	OH

43. Microbial and Chemical Enhancement of In-Situ Carbon Mineralization in Geologic Formation
    The Recipient shall develop a microbial and chemical enhancement scheme for in-situ carbon mineralization in geologic formations. This system shall consist of thermodynamic and kinetic studies of CO2-mineral-brine systems and shall investigate the influence of organic acids produced by a microbial reactor on in-situ mineral carbonation.... Read more >
    

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    DE-FE0002389	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$365,922	NY

44. Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) - Phase II
    The objective for the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) Phase II is to translate the data and fact finding results of geologic and terrestrial storage (sequestration) potential for CO2 emissions in the Midwest region of the U.S. identified in Phase I. The Phase II effort will allow for implementation of a tangible, real world, and valuable economic and eco... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-05NT42589	10/01/2005	05/05/2010	$119,166,800	OH

45. Modeling CO2 Sequestration in the Ozark Plateau Aquifer System
    The Recipient shall characterize the Ozark Plateau Aquifer System (OPAS) in an area covering approximately 17 counties in south-central Kansas in order to estimate its potential for CO2 sequestration. The Recipient shall provide a more detailed study of the storage potential of a local area within OPAS by modeling carbon dioxide injection within the Arbuckle Group saline aquifer an... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002056	12/08/2009	12/07/2012	$6,225,774	KS

46. Modeling and Evaluation of Geophysical Methods for Monitoring and Tracking CO2 Migration in the Subsurface
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    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002441	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$288,861	OH

47. Modeling and Risk Assessment of CO2 Sequestration at the Geologic-Basin Scale
    The objective of this project is to develop tools for better understanding, modeling and risk assessment of CO2 permanence in geologic formations at the geologic basin scale. This project will work to develop mathematical models of capacity and injectivity at the basin scale; to apply quantitative risk assessment methodologies that will inform on CO2 permanence; and to apply the mo... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002041	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,045	MA

48. Molecular Simulation of Dissolved Inorganic Carbons for Underground Brine CO2 Sequestrations
    The objectives of this study are to (1) provide training to graduate students and professional scientists on molecular simulation on the mid-infrared (MIR) spectra of the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) species in water, and (2) use molecular simulation to predict the MIR spectra for CO2 (aqueous) and HCO3-, and change the MIR features for DIC species as the pressure, pH, temperat... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002057	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$300,000	CA

49. Multi-Objective Optimization Approaches for The Design of Carbon Geological Sequestration Systems
    The objective of this project is to provide training opportunities for graduate students in order to improve the human capital and skills required for implementing and deploying CCS technologies. The graduate students shall develop an integrated simulation-optimization framework that may be used to assess the opportunity of implementing geologic sequestration at any given geologica... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001830	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,960	CO

50. Near Surface Measurement, Monitoring, and Verification (MMV) for the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium
    This project supports MMV activities for the Midwest Geological Seqesutration Consortium Benefits: Validation of capacity estimates; demonstrate that CO2 can be safely stored in geologic formations; develop MMV protocols for sequestration projects. Location of Work: Six demo project location in the Illinois Basin (Illinois and Indiana)... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    ESD05-016	10/01/2005	09/30/2013	$1,618,000	CA

51. Novel Polymer Membrane Process for Pre-Combustion CO2 Capture From Coal-Fired Syngas
    This program will consist of two phases, each of 12 months duration. The first phase of the project will focus on materials development with an emphasis on identifying high-temperature polymers with desirable H2/CO2 separation properties. Promising polymers will be fabricated into industrial flat-sheet composite membranes and tested with simulated WGS mixtures. Parametric data from... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001124	09/15/2009	09/10/2010	$1,192,825	CA

52. Numerical Modeling of Geomechanical Processes Related to CO2 Injection within Generic Reservoirs
    The main objective of this proposal is to properly train graduate students to develop multi-scale Finite Element (FE) models of different geological settings and compare the results concerning geomechanical processes, such as how fluid pressure induces rock deformation, how faults and fractures affect fluid migration, as well as critical wellbore placement and wellbore integrity to... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE 0001836	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$317,938	MO

53. OTM-Based Oxycombustion for CO2 Capture from Coal Power Plants
    Under the new project, Praxair proposes to develop and ultimately commercialize a novel oxycombustion process based on oxygen transport membranes (OTM) for capturing CO2 from coal-fired power plants. This technology has the potential to capture > 90% of CO2 while keeping the increase in cost of electricity (COE) to 7 - 20% as compared to IGCC plants that can be built today. Such hi... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-07NT43088	02/01/2007	12/31/2010	$8,674,683	NY

54. Passive Wireless Acoustic Wave Sensors for Monitoring CO2 Emissions from Geological Sequestration Sites
    This project aims to develop a CO2 sensor and instrument for measuring and monitoring CO2 emissions for geological sequestration sites in a continuous mode, while providing training opportunities to two graduate students in the areas of acoustic wave sensors, nanomaterials and geological sequestration of CO2. There are four overall project objectives: 1) Fabricate two types of ... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002138	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$300,000	PA

55. Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership
    The Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Phase II project will develop regional solutions for CO2 sequestration and provide information critical to others involved in greenhouse gas management throughout the United States and the world. The proposed work involves four technology validation field trials and two investigations of potential commercially available sequestration conc... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-05NT42592	09/30/2005	09/30/2017	$161,645,948	ND

56. Pressure Swing Absorption Device and Process for Separating CO2 from Shifted Syngas and its Capture for Subsequent Storage
    The overall objective of the proposed work is to develop via laboratory-based experiments an advanced pressure swing absorption-based device and a cyclic process to produce purified hydrogen at a high pressure for IGCC-CCS plant's combustion turbine from low temperature post-shift reactor synthesis gas and simultaneously obtain a highly purified CO2 stream containing at least 90% o... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001323	09/28/2009	09/29/2012	$10,817,655	NJ

57. Quantification of Wellbore Leakage Risk Using Non-Destructive Borehole Logging Techniques
    The objective of this study is to develop methods for risk quantification that can be directly applied to individual wells using borehole logging tools. Through detailed characterization and data analysis, models for leakage risk of wells can be developed that use data from non-destructive borehole logging tool measurements to establish the overall probability of leakage of a well... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE00001040	01/01/2010	03/31/2012	$2,631,798	OH

58. Reversible Ionic Liquids as Double-Action Solvents for Efficient CO2 Capture
    The objective of this project is to develop reversible ionic liquids as solvents for post-combustion recovery of CO2 from fossil fuel-fired power plants. These are novel solvents which have been developed by the project team, and are quickly finding many applications. The project team will: (1) create, test, and apply optimum reversible ionic liquids for CO2 capture; (2) do the p... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-NT0005287	11/01/2008	09/30/2010	$2,058,784	GA

59. Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Gas in Coal Seams
    To evaluate the effectiveness and economics of carbon sequestration in an unmineable coal seam.... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-01NT41148	09/30/2001	12/31/2010	$13,216,903	PA

60. Shell Carbon Storage Project, Southern Louisiana
    The Shell Carbon Storage Project, Southern Louisiana (the Project) will capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from multiple emission point sources, within an industrial complex setting, and then treat, compress, transport, and inject the CO2 into a deep saline geologic formation that is regionally significant. The Project schedule estimates initial CO2 injection in 2014 at the rate of 150,0... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001657	11/16/2009	06/16/2010	$3,750,000	TX

61. Simulation Framework for Regional Geologic CO2 Storage Infrastructure Along Arches Province
    The primary objective of this project shall be to develop a simulation framework for evaluating regional geologic CO2 storage deployment along the Arches Province of the Midwestern United States. This objective shall be achieved through building a geologic model for the Arches province and advanced reservoir simulations to determine the infrastructure necessary to implement large-... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001034	10/01/2009	09/30/2010	$685,111	OH

62. Simulation and Risk Assessment for Phase III Pilots
    This FWP is for a research project in support of RCSP Phase Ill pilot projects in two related areas, namely Simulation (Part A), and Risk Assessment (Part 8). In Part A, we will objectively evaluate the simulation efforts undertaken within the various RCSPs as they are applied to Phase Ill pilot projects. The approach will be to establish an expert team that will manage and coordin... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    ESD-08-028	10/01/2008	09/30/2017	$852,001	CA

63. Simulation of Coupled Processes of Flow, Transport and Storage of CO2 in Saline Aquifers
    Develop a comprehensive reservoir simulator for modeling non-isothermal multiphase flow and transport of CO2 in saline aquifers. The model will account for heterogeneity, anisotropy, as well as fractures and faults, coupled with geochemical and geomechanical processes that would occur during CO2 geological sequestration (GS) processes. Specifically, the developed model will utiliz... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0000988	10/01/2009	09/30/2010	$2,000,000	CO

64. Site Characterization of the Highest-Priority Geologic Formations for CO2 Storage in Wyoming
    This project will provide detailed characterization of two deep saline aquifers, both of which are present in two huge geologic structures in southwest Wyoming. Specific Objectives include: - Design and acquire 3-D/3-C seismic data and other geophysical surveys of the Rock Springs Uplift (RSU) to complement data previously obtained for the Rock Springs Uplift and Moxa Arch. - Des... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002142	12/08/2009	12/07/2012	$16,888,088	WY

65. Tagging Carbon Dioxide to Enable Quantitative Inventories of Geological Carbon Storage
    The Recipient shall construct a system for tagging a high flow stream of fossil CO2 with 14CO2 to a C-14 level that never exceeds that of atmospheric CO2. The purpose of the C-14 tracer or the alternative SF6 tracer is to enable accurate accounting of CO2 stored in geological reservoirs.... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001535	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$2,183,481	NY

66. The Potential Risks of Freshwater Aquifer Contamination with Geosequestration
    The objectives of this proposal include: > Understanding how a CCS leaks will affect water-rock interactions in freshwater aquifers; > Estimating the subset of locations where human health risks associated with CO2 contaminated waters may be most important; > Identifying geochemical signatures in affected water which can be used as detection criteria; > Deter... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002197	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$299,918	NC

67. The Southeast Regional CO2 Sequestration Technology Training Program
    The scope of work shall include but not be limited to training site developers, geologist, engineers, and technicians on the applied engineering and sciences of CCS. To perform this task SECARB-Ed shall design its infrastructure to accomplish the above-referenced goals and be self sustaining after the initial three year period. SECARB-Ed shall develop curriculums for trainin... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001930	10/01/2009	09/30/2012	$1,161,494	GA

68. Training Graduate & Undergraduate Students in Simulation and Risk Assessment for Carbon
    The primary objective is to train graduate and undergraduate students and advance the science in two critical areas of risk assessment (1) multi-process, multi-scale characterization and model simulation of the risks associated with leakage into overlying aquifers and (2) pore-scale geochemical processes in CO2 sequestration related to injectivity and storage including mineral reac... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002059	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$300,000	CO

69. Training Students to Analyze Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneties in Reservoir and Seal Petrology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry: Implications for CO2 sequestration Prediction, Simulation and Monitoring
    The objective of the project is to expose and train multiple graduate students in geological tools that are essential to reservoir characterization and geologic sequestration including but not limited to advanced petrological , mineralogical methods, and geochemical methods; core analysis, and geophysical well-log interpretation. ... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE 0001852	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,920	IN

70. Training and Research on Probabilistic Hydro-Thermo-Mechanical (HTM) Modeling of CO2 Geological Sequestration (GS) in Fractured Porous Rocks
    The primary objective of the proposal is to provide training opportunities for graduate students in the development and validation of an advanced three-dimensional simulation and risk assessment model that can be used to predict the fate, movement and storage of CO2 in underground formations, and to evaluate the risk of their potential leakage to the atmosphere and underground aqui... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002058	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$298,000	CO

71. Transport Reactor for CO2 Reduction Lignite Coal and Subbituminous Coals
    The goals of this task are to determine the flue gas CO2 reduction effectiveness of solid adsorbents through the use of a recirculating transport reactor. ... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-08NT43291-02.7	05/01/2008	03/31/2010	$120,000	ND

72. Two Elk Energy Park Carbon Site Characterization Project
    North American Power Group will conduct a characterization study in multiple formations for the south-central part of the Powder River Basin near the Two Elk Energy Park which is in development. The project will characterize a potentially viable storage site and valuable opportunities for research and development in the Powder River Basin. The project will also have an economic imp... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0001997	12/08/2009	12/07/2012	$6,153,255	CO

73. Using Microseismicity for Monitoring Fluid Paths and Movement in Subsurface Reserviors
    The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) project Using Microseismicity for Monitoring Fluid Paths and Movement in Subsurface Reserviors develops a direct passive seismic tool to study seismic monitoring of fluid paths and cavities; existing indirect methods use temperature and pressure measurements. Direct methods are needed to improve accuracy but currently lack reliabi... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FC26-08NT43291-005-1.3	06/23/2009	04/30/2010	$90,000	ND

74. Web-Based CO2 Subsurface Modeling
    The objective of this project is to create a web-based simulator with comprehensive chemical and physical processes relevant for modeling CO2 sequestration systems and then to use this simulator as part of a course on CO2 sequestration and modeling. The simulator is intended to evaluate the effect of injected CO2 on the target rocks and the resulting chemical changes and how this s... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002069	12/01/2009	11/30/2012	$299,992	CA

75. Wyoming CCS Technology Institute: Workforce Training, Technology Transfer, and Information Clearinghouse
    This project will establish the Wyoming CCS Technology Institute (WCTI), the premier CCS training and information center for Wyoming and the greater Rocky Mountain region. By providing the educational and training programs necessary to produce a large professional CCS workforce, the WCTI will also help the nation meet the need to capture and store industrial amounts of CO2. Simulta... Read more >
    

    ID:	Start Date:	End Date:	Est. Cost:	State:
    DE-FE0002141	11/16/2009	11/15/2012	$1,895,786	WY