Demonstrating the Potential for Geological Storage of CO_2: The Sleipner and GESTCO Projects

摘要

The member countries of the European Union plan to reduce their CO_2 emissions in accordance with the international protocol Agreed in Kyoto in 1997. The accepted for doing this in- Clude fuel switching, improving energy efficiency, and the into- Duction of renewable energy sources. Geological storage of CO_2 From fossil fuel use is also an option to reduce CO_2 emissions, Which does not require major change sin the energy infrastructure. Two projects are now under way in the European Union to study The potential for geological CO_2 storage.