Opportunities and challenges for CarbFix: An evaluation of capacities and costs for the pilot scale mineralization sequestration project at Hellisheidi, Iceland and beyond

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1065-1072

  Ragnheidardottir, Elisabet ^a   Sigurdardottir, Hólmfridur ^a   Kristjansdottir, Helga ^b   Harvey, William ^c  

^a formerly at Iceland GeoSurvey   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Cost analysis CarbFix; Hellisheidi; Iceland; Profitability assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; FLOW RATE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; INVESTMENTS; MINERALOGY; PROFITABILITY;

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); COST ANALYSIS; HELLISHEIDI; ICELANDS; PROFITABILITY ASSESSMENTS; RETURNS ON INVESTMENT; SEQUESTRATION OF CO2;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOTHERMAL POWER; MINERALIZATION; POWER PLANT; PROFITABILITY;

ICELAND;

EID: 80051470393     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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