Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) delivers world-class research and knowledge exchange between industry and academia to facilitate the commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage. Through our extensive academic network we are uniquely positioned to access a wide range of researchers and state-of-the-art facilities to provide technical support across the full CCS chain.

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SCCS - Supporting Commercialisation of CCS Projects

• CCS research and innovation• Risk, uncertainty & mitigation• Measurement, monitoring & verification• System & component qualification

• International knowledge exchange• Independent due diligence• Policy, economics & impact • Storage & licensing support

Established in 2005 SCCS is a partnership between the British Geological Survey, Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. SCCS undertakes strategic research and development of innovative solutions for CCS, and provides education and training for academia and industry.

CO2 Capture Engineering• Evaluation & benchmarking of capture technologies using unique laboratory facilities • Research & development of close-to-commercial and novel capture technologies• Chemical modelling of capture plant and processes• Capture plant to power plant integration modelling• Evaluation of performance, flexibility and operability, and power plant economics• Evaluation of CO2 composition sensors and continuous emission measurement systems

CO2 Transportation• Hydraulic modelling of pipelines and pipeline networks• Impurities testing and modelling – physical properties and phase envelopes• Evaluation of pipeline sensors and measurement systems • Dispersion modelling of leakage scenarios• Full-life cycle risk analysis and techno-economic modelling• Experimental flow loop

CO2 Storage & Injection• Screening & ranking of CO2 storage sites • Full site appraisal using a combination of field studies, monitoring and laboratory analysis • Storage site design – establishing optimal locations for injection & monitoring wells • Risk mitigation planning & pressure control strategies• Evaluation of monitoring technologies and techniques – baseline and ongoing monitoring• Development of site-specific monitoring strategies• Simulation of overburden leakage scenarios

CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) & Utilisation• Extensive laboratory facilities for core testing, high pressure flow visualisation and hydrate research• Core to reservoir upscaling and multiphase flow functions for EOR • Characterisation of EOR for various injection strategies (WAG, SWAG and Carbonated Water) • Reservoir simulation suite and modelling capability to assess EOR potential• Independent high-level evaluation of technical and economic EOR potential and field ranking• Technical support for EOR field development• CO2 chemical transformation and CO2 mineralisation

Policy, Economics and Impact • Supporting the development of policy and regulations• Analysis of stakeholder perceptions• Stakeholder engagement, including public and NGO• Economic evaluation of CCS scenarios• CCS operation in the UK energy market• Assessment of terrestrial and marine environmental impacts• Tracking and analysis of global CCS initiatives and markets

Our Track RecordSCCS has an exemplary track record in the delivery of world-class CCS research to support industry, regulators and government. Through its education and training programme, SCCS plays a pivotal role in developing the necessary skills sets to support CCS. This is illustrated in the selection of our activities listed below.

CO2 Capture Projects• Next Generation Carbon Capture Technology, 2012-2016 (ETI, part of £23.5m collaborative project led by

Costain)• Innovative Gas Separations for Carbon Capture, 2009-2013 (EPSRC £2.08m collaborative project)• Carbon Capture from Power Plant & Atmosphere, 2008-2013 (£5m Science & Innovation Award)• Adsorption Materials and Processes for Carbon Capture from Gas-Fired Power Plants – AMPGas

(EPSRC £1.1M collaborative project)

CO2 Geological Storage Projects• CASSEM – 2008-2010 (TSB & ESPRC £2.5m collaborative project)• MUSTANG saline aquifer qualification strategy (EU FP7 collaborative project)• Weyburn CO2 geological storage leakage investigation – field testing using isotopes• Potential Ecosystem Impacts of Geological Carbon Storage, 2010-2013 (£2m NERC)• CO2Multistore – Maximising Regional Offshore Storage for CO2 (collaborative project)• QICS – understanding the sensitivities of marine environment to CO2 leakage, 2012-2015 (NERC)

Scottish, European and International CCS Projects • Scottish Regional Joint Study – Progressing Scotland’s CO2 Storage Opportunities, 2009-2012• UK CO2 Storage Assessment Project – 2009-2011 (ETI collaborative project)• CCS: Realising the Potential 2010-2012 (UKERC collaborative project)• Regulatory Toolkit Test for CO2 Storage, 2010 (Global CCS Institute and Scottish Government)• Feasibility Study for Europe-wide CO2 Transport Infrastructure (EU and DG TREN)• CO2 SolStock, 2009-2012 (EU FP7)

Education and Training for CCSSCCS provides world-leading education and training courses. PhD and post-doctoral research is available to meet industry need and MSc taught courses are available. • Carbon Capture & Storage - world-first, developed in 2009 covering full CCS chain• Exploration Geophysics – earth resources for hydrocarbon and mineral exploitationContinuing Professional Development (CPD) short courses in CCS are also available to industry, such as: • CO2 disposal and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases• CO2 injection for geological storage and EOR

CCS Publications & PapersSCCS supports global knowledge exchange through the wide dissemination of CCS reports, books and papers. • A New Stratigraphic Trap for CO2 in the UK North Sea: Appraisal Using Legacy Information (2013)• The Social Dynamics of Carbon Capture and Storage (2012)• Towards a Public Communication & Engagement Strategy for CCS Projects in Scotland (2010)• Benchmarking Worldwide CO2 Saline Aquifer Injections (2010)• Feasibility Study for Europe-wide CO2 Infrastructure (2010)

Our continually expanding facilities have allowed us to stay at the forefront of CCS research where we have proved instrumental in supporting technology innovation and development across the full CCS chain.

Our State-of-the-Art Facilities

Post Combustion CO2 Capture Testing

Our Carbon Capture Laboratories showcase some of the most advanced facilities for the rapid screening and investigation of CO2 capture materials and processes for adsorption and membrane technologies. The laboratories are supported by an extensive modelling and simulation suite, which has the ability to investigate novel nanoporous materials at molecular level.Innovative CO2 separation methods using chemical looping reforming (CLR) can be tested in our unique large-scale CLR pilot facility. Fitted with 6-inch and 12-inch diameter interchangeable risers to allow scale-up, the facility can be used to investigate fluid dynamics and solid circulation rates.

Novel CO2 Capture Testing

A suite of experimental facilities backed by extensive thermodynamic modelling software allows in-depth evaluation of captured CO2 streams containing impurities. A number of vital chemical and physical properties can be assessed covering the widely varying compositions expected in CCS schemes. These can be used to determine Equations of State and operational phase envelopes to ensure the safe and economical transportation, injection and storage of the captured CO2 (Hydrates, VLE, Viscosity, Density, IFT, Solubility).

Impurities Testing for Transportation

Through its three partner organisations SCCS has a unique seismic capability and resource with a number of internationally recognised seismic laboratories. The group has vast experience in 2D, 3D and 4D seismic, incorporating realistic fluid flow and geological mapping. Supported by the most advanced sub-surface data interpretation, analysis and modelling software, it also has access to specialist seismic anisotropy codes, NERC databases, maps and interpretations. The group can also undertake geological surface and sub-surface monitoring covering the seabed, reservoir, overburden and surrounding formations. It can also design and develop cost-effective novel tools for deep down-hole monitoring.

Seismic and Geological Monitoring

SCCS has a number of facilities commissioned to undertake brine and rock testing for the purpose of characterising storage sites. This includes our CO2 Flow Facility, allowing advanced testing of large core rock samples under realistic reservoir conditions. From our Geochemical Laboratory, equipped with a full suite of micro-analytical instrumentation, we can undertake analysis of rock mineralogy and texture. An examination of mass transport and the behaviour of geomaterials, faults and fractures can be carried out at high pressures and temperatures in our Transport Properties Research Laboratory. Long-term studies can be carried out to determine fluid-rock reactions between actual reservoir rock samples and flowing CO2.

Rock & Brine Testing

A variety of computational modelling laboratories exist to support a diverse range of activities. In addition to modelling the various elements of the CCS chain, including power plant integration, capture plant efficiency, pipeline transportation and full geological dynamic and static modelling, the group also has a number of laboratories dedicated to CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery, which allow comprehensive modelling at pore-scale and field-scale.

Computational Modelling across the full CCS Chain

From our dedicated laboratory we can provide screening of post-combustion capture solvents and support up-scaling of the most promising options for technology commercialisation. Our post-combustion facilities are further complemented by ACTTROM, a DECC funded, transportable advanced laboratory designed for in-situ testing of capture solvents. Fitted with multiple circulating loops, the facility exposes capture solvents to real power station flue gases for extended periods of time. This remotely operated laboratory, designed for rapid and simple transportation, provides a more cost-effective approach than pilot-scale testing.

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