The CCS Browser

The CCS Browser has been created by the CO2 Capture Project to help you learn more about CO2 capture and storage, or CCS as it's commonly known.

See how CCS works

PROCESS

How does CCS work?

See how CCS is already being used to reduce industrial emissions by capturing, transporting and then storing CO2 underground

STORAGE

How is CO2 stored securely?

Take a look deep underground to see some of the differences between rock types and how CO2 is trapped deep in the subsurface

TECHNIQUES

How do we ensure CCS works?

Learn about the procedures and technologies used to plan, run and monitor a CO2 storage operation

TARGETS

What difference can CCS make?

See estimates of how much captured CO2 could be stored underground and where
INTRODUCTION
POST-COMBUSTION
PRE-COMBUSTION
OXYFIRING
INTRODUCTION
CO2 COMPRESSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION
ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
NATURAL GAS PARALLELS
CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES
SUBSURFACE STUDIES
MONITORING FIELD TRIALS
INTRODUCTION
CAPACITY
CONTAINMENT
INTRODUCTION
STRUCTURAL
RESIDUAL
DISSOLUTION
MINERAL
INTRODUCTION
DEEP SALINE RESERVOIRS
DEPLETED OIL & GAS RESERVOIRS
SUBSURFACE STUDIES
INTRODUCTION
TOOLS
INTRODUCTION
WELL CONSTRUCTION
SURFACE MONITORING
WELL MONITORING
SEISMIC SURVEYS
MONITORING FIELD TRIAL
Temperature Map Global Emissions Map Info Box
Storage capacity Storage capacity India OECD Pacific Central and South America Africa Asia China Middle East Eastern EU and Soviet Union OECD Europe Other OECD North America United States
Temperature Map CCS Targets
Temperature Map Temperature Map
Live Sites Storage capacity Gorgon GreenGen Snovhit Sleipner In Salah Cranfield Weyburn-Midale Quest

Useful Resources

Further information about climate change, energy use and CCS is available from a range of organizations. The websites for these organizations are listed to provide further context to the contents of the CCS Browser.

CCP

Detailed information, factsheets, reports and presentations on the CCP's work
Developing CO2 capture technologies and building scientific understanding of CO2 storage

Specific information on storage site selection, wells, monitoring and operations is contained in
A Technical Basis for Carbon Dioxide Storage

An at-scale representation of CO2 storage at 3000m (10,000 feet) Interactive 'In Depth' Tool

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Information on climate change including detailed temperature, emissions and impacts data as well as special reports on CCS
www.ipcc.ch

International Energy Agency (IEA)

CO2 mitigation technologies explained, including a focus on CCS, with background, challenges and emissions reduction targets
www.iea.org

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Forecasts and historical global and US temperature data, reports and studies
www.noaa.gov

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Global climate change data, causes and effects explained
www.climate.nasa.gov/

The Bellona Foundation

Information on climate change causes and effects and on a range of mitigation solutions, including CCS
www.bellona.org

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

Data and trends on global population growth and development
www.un.org/esa/population