UKCCSRC - Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) CO2 storage in deep unminable coal seams

The gas storage mechanism in coal seams, adsorption, is distinctively different from that in oil and gas reservoirs and aquifers, where injected CO₂ occupies the pore space as a separate phase or is dissolved in water or oil. Over the last two decades coalbed methane (CBM) has become an important source of (unconventional) natural gas supply in the United States. Carbon dioxide enhanced coalbed methane recovery (CO₂-ECBM) is an emerging technology, which has the potential to store large volumes of anthropogenic CO₂ in deep unminable coal formations (coalbeds), while improving the efficiency and potential profitability of coalbed methane recovery.

Recent Posts:

The Role of CCS in Industry Clusters in Delivering Value to the Political Economy
08 July 2019
Owain Tucker describes the physics, the engineering and some of the challenges behind a technology that could dramatically reduce carbon-dioxide emissions
16 August 2018
Selective exhaust gas recirculation in combined cycle gas turbine power plants with post-combustion CO₂ capture
26 July 2018
A pilot-scale study of dynamic response scenarios for the flexible operation of post-combustion CO₂ capture
26 July 2018
On the variability of CO₂ feed flows into CCS transportation and storage networks
26 July 2018
Evaluating the use of biomass energy with carbon capture and storage in low emission scenarios
16 July 2018
Understanding key elements in establishing a social license for CCS: An empirical approach
16 July 2018
Technological Optimism in Climate Mitigation: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage
16 July 2018

The UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Community (UKCCSRC) is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Energy Programme.