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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses work performed for the west coast regional partnership to define the options and assessment methodologies for separation, capture, and transport. Phase I of the regional partnership project is largely concerned with data collection and assessments for the sources and sinks of CO2 for sequestration. While the west coast project includes both direct (geological) and indirect (terrestrial) methods of carbon sequestration. It focuses on the issues more related to the direct option. The projected later phases of work includes the injection of CO2 for field research to test and deploy elements of the sequestration technology, and to expand the understanding of different geological formations where very large quantities of CO2 may be stored longer-term. The basic data for sources sinks and transportation is linked together, along with other information in a geographic information system (GIS). All of the sequestration elements require assessments for their regional suitability as they concern technical and economic feasibility, social and political acceptance, legal and regulatory conditions, and other criteria. The very long-term nature of sequestration and the very large volumes of CO2 need to be stored and monitored make it likely that the assessments and data refinements will continue far beyond the 18-month schedule for the project. |
