This is a large-scale project that will implement a large-scale "Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Hub" for multiuser capture, transport, utilization, and storage of CO₂ in southwestern Australia near the city of Perth. Several industrial and utility point sources of CO₂ will be connected via a pipeline to a site for safe geologic storage deep underground in the Triassic Lesueur Sandstone Formation. The project initially plans to sequester 2.4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year and has the potential for capturing approximately 6.5 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. The project will also include reservoir characterization and (once storage is underway) measurement, monitoring, and verification technologies.

Recognized by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) at its Perth meeting in October 2012.

Links to more information:

• South West Hub CCS Project
• Presentation at 2012 CSLF Annual Meeting (October 2012)