Assessment of CO2 storage capacity in geological formations of Germany and Northern Europe

Energy Procedia

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 4897-4904

  Höller, Samuel ^a   Viebahn, Peter ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

CCS; Conservative assessment; Europe; Germany; Storage capacity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON CAPTURE; DECISION MAKING; DIGITAL STORAGE; EFFICIENCY; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CONSERVATIVE ASSESSMENT; CUMULATIVE RECOVERY; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; EUROPE; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GERMANY; STORAGE CAPACITY; TOTAL COMPRESSIBILITIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79955425875     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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