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Research to Study Carbon Capture And Storage

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced the creation of the Carbon Capture and Storage Simulation Initiative with an investment of up to $40 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The partnership will bring together national laboratories and regional university alliances to collaborate on advancing the science and research related to carbon capture and storage. The information gained is expected to further the Department's effort to develop lower cost, efficient industrial CCS processes.

Using advanced modeling and simulation, researchers will develop science-based methods aimed at lowering the cost of carbon capture while reducing risks associated with its storage.  The Carbon Capture Storage Simulation Initiative will allow the acceleration of the development of a defensible, science-based methodology for quantifying and minimizing potential risks associated with long-term storage of CO2.