Carbon Capture and Storage

What you´ll explore

• Why storing gases underground (Methane, CO2,…).
• Why carbon capture and storage? Global CO₂ cycle, anthropogenic CO₂ emissions and impact to global and regional climate.
• CO₂-capture technologies: Prae-combustion, post-combustion, oxyfuel, chemical looping, further CO₂ reduction technologies.
• Gas transport: Required gas quality, materials, transport options.
• Geological gas storage with a special focus on CO₂:
• Principles of geological gas storage (caverns, saline aquifers) – the similarities and differences to fluid storage (e.g. oil, waste water) are discussed.
• Enhanced oil recovery; enhanced gas recovery; coal bed methane;
• Trapping mechanisms (special focus on long term safety): Structural trapping; chemical trapping; physical trapping; solubility trapping.
• Exploration & site characterization: Geology, geophysics, geochemical, and geo-mechanical; social aspects.
• Site Development; drilling; monitoring; erection of injection facility.
• Monitoring – Prior – during and after Injection: Physical; chemical; biological.
• Risk assessment – risk management.

Your key takeaways

Participants

• gain an overview of the basics of bio-geo-chemical processes in the earth system as well as their interaction on the cycle of energy, water, carbon.

• are taught the basics of the subject CCS and gains following knowledge and competencies:

  • from nm effects through to climate change; critical disputes with the advantages and risks of gas storage (for energy and CCS);

  • methods to evaluate and to reduce risks of gas storage – especially CCS;

  • competencies to scientifically debate the chances and risk of underground gas-storage

• Exercises and case studies add to the understanding of the topic

Who should attend

This course is particularly beneficial for professionals in the following fields

• Engineers and technical professionals in the energy sector
  Electrical engineers, energy engineers, physicists, materials scientists, and professionals in semiconductor or solar technologies who develop, design, size, or optimize photovoltaic systems.
• Planners and project managers for energy systems
  Energy consultants, building services engineers (MEP planners), architects (with a focus on building integration), PV project managers, as well as professionals in energy supply companies and grid operator organizations.
• Professionals in energy policy, sustainability, and business
  Staff working in ministries, public authorities, international organizations, NGOs, corporate strategy, or investment departments who assess energy scenarios, decarbonization pathways, market mechanisms, and cost developments.
• Researchers and early-career academics
  PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and academic staff in the fields of renewable energy, semiconductor physics, materials science, or energy system modeling.