| Director: |
Ashley Douds |
| Other Researchers: |
Nicholas Angelos,
Valerie Beckham-Feller,
Tracy Branam,
Kaitlyn Burress,
Sara Clifford,
Rachel Culver,
Ginger Davis,
Kevin Fuller,
LaBraun Hampton,
Casey Jones,
Victoria Leffel,
Bei Liu,
Garrett Marietta,
Maria Mastalerz,
Ben Romlein,
McKailey Sabaj,
Polly Sturgeon,
Katherine Tucker Gabriel Piser, Center for Rural Engagement
Kevin Mickey, The Polis Center, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
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| Funding: |
U.S. Department of Energy - National Energy Technology Laboratory
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| Issue: |
Indiana ranks third in the nation for greenhouse gas point-source emissions according to the EPA's FLIGHT database. These elevated emissions contain carbon dioxide which have been linked to changes in our climate. Capture and geological sequestration of these emissions in deep underground saline reservoirs removes CO2 from the atmosphere and helps to lower Indiana's carbon emissions. |
| Objective: |
The goal of this project is to develop products that help stakeholders and decision-makers, from communities to government and industry, identify areas that satisfy the technical requirements for geological sequestration and the community needs within those areas. |
| Approach: |
The initial phase of work will be to identify areas of the state (Focus Areas) favorable for carbon sequestration. In the second phase of the project, Focus Areas will be evaluated in more detail to quantify the potential storage capacity of the system, characterize the shallow subsurface to understand the impact from unintended migration, and develop a Community Benefits Portfolio for each area based on community engagement feedback. |
| Products: |
A publicly-accessible and easy-to-use online GIS database for stakeholders as well as outreach and educational materials about geological sequestration. |
| Benefits: |
The IGWS will provide an updated, data-driven technical assessment of subsurface potential in Indiana to understand where hub-scale storage facilities are likely to emerge. By accounting for both subsurface indicators and societal factors, the IGWS aims to highlight areas of the state suitable for deployment of CO2 sequestration technology.
For more information, please see the Department of Energy website: https://www.netl.doe.gov/project-information?p=FE0032365 |
