Fugro GEOS will take the lead in a carbon capture and storage project.
Fugro has teamed up with Sonardyne for a three-year Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) project to develop a marine robotics carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring system.
The project, worth £1million in its first year, aims to ensure the security of CO2 stored deep below the seabed.
As Den Gammer, ETI strategy manager for CCS, said, “Progress on the development of a cost-effective, reliable monitoring system for the marine environment above CO2 storage complexes is another key step in the process of building confidence in a new CCS industry in the UK.
“Although leakage is highly unlikely we have a duty to ensure that stores are actually protecting the environment and this technology will bring peace of mind to both the operator and the regulator. Our modelling work has shown that CCS has the potential to play a major role in any future low carbon UK energy system, with technological innovation delivering both economic and environmental benefits to the country. This project helps to move the industry and UK capability forward.”
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