Preliminary assessment of CO2 geological storage opportunities in Greece

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 502-513

  Koukouzas, N ^a   Ziogou, F ^a   Gemeni, V ^a  

^a INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

CO2 storage; Greece; Mesohellenic Trough; Prinos saline aquifer; Ptolemais Ardassa unmineable lignite seams

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIGNITE; OIL FIELDS;

CO2 STORAGE; GREECE; LIGNITE SEAMS; MESOHELLENIC TROUGH; SALINE AQUIFERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE ROCK; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; POWER GENERATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TERTIARY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 67349235940     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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