State of play on CO2 geological storage in 28 European countries • June 2013 • CGS Europe CO2GeoNet FP7 Pan-European Coordination The European Network of Excellence Action on CO2 Geological Storage on the Geological Storage of CO2 This report was prepared in the framework of the FP7 EU-funded "Pan-European Coordination Action on CO2 Geological Storage (CGS Europe; Project no.: 256725)" as Deliverable D2.10 by the CGS Europe partners under the coordination of Heike Rütters (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe - BGR). This report should be cited in literature as follows: Rütters, H. and the CGS Europe partners (2013) - State of play on CO2 geological storage in 28 European countries. CGS Europe report No. D2.10, June 2013, 89 p. CGS Europe 256725: D2.10 – State of Play on CO2 Geological Storage in Europe TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 2. Storage options, potentials and capacities in Europe 3 3. Research activities related to CO2 geological storage in CGS Europe countries 6 4. Research topics related to CO2 storage addressed by CGS Europe partners 8 5. National research funding in CGS Europe countries 11 6. Research activities on a regional and European level 17 7. Current pilot, demonstration and test sites in CGS Europe countries 21 8. State of transposition of the EU Directive on the geological storage of carbon dioxide in CGS Europe countries 23 9. Summary and Conclusions 25 10. References 28 ANNEX: Summarising the state of play on CO2 geological storage in the CGS Europe countries (as of July 31st 2012) - country-specific information provided by CGS Europe partners: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Croatia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; The Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; United Kingdom 31 CGS Europe 256725: D2.10 – State of Play on CO2 Geological Storage in Europe LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 1: Extent of sedimentary basins (in grey: Fugro Tellus (FT), 2008; in shaded green: GeoCapacity (GC), 2009) and potential hydrocarbon fields for CO2 storage in Europe (GeoCapacity, 2009). 3 Fig. 2: Extent of sedimentary basins (in grey: Fugro Tellus (FT), 2008; in shaded green: GeoCapacity (GC), 2009) and potential coal fields for CO2 storage in Europe (GeoCapacity, 2009). 4 Fig. 3: Research hot spots in CGS Europe countries (as of July 31st 2012). 6 Fig. 4: Share of universities out of the total number of research entities involved in CO2 storage- related research in CGS Europe countries as of July 31st 2012 [weighted count as % of the weighted total count]. 7 st Fig. 5: Funding sources for research related to CO2 storage in CGS Europe countries (as of July 31 2012). 11 Fig. 6: National research funding by different Ministries/Departments of CGS Europe countries (as of July 31st 2012). 11 Fig. 7: Current demonstration, pilot and test sites for CO2 storage in CGS Europe countries (as of July 31st 2012). 21 Fig. 8: Status of the transposition of EU Directive on the geological storage of CO2 in CGS Europe countries, Malta and Cyprus at national and European Commission (EC) levels by the end of 2012. 23 st Fig. 9: Assessment of CGS Europe countries‟ achievements regarding CO2 storage (as of August 31 2012) as a function of national annual CO2 emissions in 2009. 26 st Fig. 10: Assessment of CGS Europe countries‟ achievements regarding CO2 storage (as of August 31 2012) as a function of national annual CO2 emissions per capita in 2009. 27 LIST OF TABLES Tab. 1: Institutions of CGS Europe. 2 Tab. 2: FP7-ENERGY collaborative projects – calls and topics. 18 Tab. 3: Weighting criteria for the overall assessment of achievements regarding CO2 storage in the CGS Europe countries. 25 Tab. 4: Classification of the CGS Europe countries according to their overall achievements regarding st CO2 storage (as of August 31 2012). 25 CGS Europe 256725: D2.10 – State of Play on CO2 Geological Storage in Europe 1 Introduction The “Pan-European coordination action on CO2 Geological Storage (CGS Europe)” (www.cgseurope.net) started in November 2010 and is funded within the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for three years. In CGS Europe, the established expert networks CO2GeoNet Association (www.co2geonet.com), CO2NET EAST (co2neteast.energnet.com) and ENeRG (www.energnet.eu) are joining forces and pooling their expertise to build a credible, independent, and representative pan- European scientific body of expertise on CO2 geological storage. CGS Europe provides an independent platform and reference source where national, European and international experts, institutes and regulators are able to - access the most up-to-date results of CO2-storage-related studies, - share experiences and good practises, - discuss the implementation of regulations, - identify research needs to face upcoming challenges, and - build new projects. Partners of CGS Europe comprise members of the CO2GeoNet Association and 22 other participants covering most of Europe with 24 EU Member States as well as Croatia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey (Tab. 1). The objectives of CGS Europe are, among others, to support the implementation of the European Directive on the geological storage of CO2 and other regulatory regimes and to facilitate the large-scale demonstration and industrial deployment of CCS. In addition, CGS Europe is contributing to reducing the gap between the „forerunner‟ countries, where CCS activities have been started or planned, and the „follower‟ countries where these actions are not yet happening. As one of CGS Europe‟s activities, information was collated about the state of play on CO2 geological storage in the 28 countries covered by CGS Europe. The following topics have been addressed: i) research activities and national funding opportunities for research on CO2 storage; ii) current pilot, demo and test sites in the CGS Europe countries; iii) state of transposition of the EU Directive on the geological storage of CO2; iv) public awareness in the CGS Europe countries. The current state of play on CO2 geological storage in the CGS Europe countries is summarised in this report. More detailed country-specific information is provided in Annex I. In this report, a brief overview of the CO2 storage options, potentials and capacities in Europe is provided in Chapter 2. Structure and organisation of research funding related to CO2 storage on a national level are outlined in Chapters 3 and 5 of the current report. Research topics addressed by the CGS Europe partners and other research institutions in the CGS Europe countries are introduced in Chapter 4, followed by a summary of current pilot, demo and test sites (Chapter 7) and an overview of the current state of transposition of the EU Directive on the geological storage of CO2 in the CGS Europe countries (Chapter 8). Information on a national level is complemented by an overview of ongoing EU-funded research projects related to CO2 storage (www.cordis.eu) and a summary of activities of the European Energy Research Alliance (www.eera-set.eu) in Chapter 6. This report reflects the state of play in Europe as of July 31st 2012 unless indicated otherwise. 1 CGS Europe 256725: D2.10 – State of Play on CO2 Geological Storage in Europe Tab. 1: Institutions of CGS Europe. Short name Name Country GBA Geologische Bundesanstalt Austria RBINS-GSB Institut Royal Des Sciences Naturelles De Belgique Belgium SU Sofiiski Universitet Sveti Kliment Ohridski Bulgaria UNIZG-RGNF University of Zagreb, Croatia Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering CzGS Ceska Geologicka Sluzba Czech Republic GEUS Geological Survey of Denmark and Iceland Denmark TTUGI Tallinna Tehnikaulikool Estonia GTK Geologian Tutkimuskeskus Finland BRGM Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres France IFPEN IFP Energie Nouvelles France BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Germany EKBAA-IGME Ethniko Kentro Viosimis Kai Aeiforou Anaptyxis Greece IMFGI Magyar Földtani és Geofizikai Intezet Hungary (former ELGI) GSI Department of Communications, Energy and Natural resources – Ireland Geological Survey of Ireland OGS Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale Italy URS Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Italy LEGMC Latvijas Vides, Geologijas Un Meteorologijas Centrs SIA Latvia GTC Gamtos tyrimų centras Lithuania TNO TNO – Netherlands Organisation for Applied Science The Netherlands NIVA Norwegian Institute for Water Research Norway IRIS International Research Institute of Stavanger Norway SINTEF SINTEF Petroleum Research Norway PGI-NRI Panstwowy Institut Geologiczny - Panstwowy Institut Badawczy Poland LNEG Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P. Portugal GEOECOMAR Institutul National De Cercetare-Dezvoltare Pentru Geologie Si Romania Geoecologie Marina - GEOECOMAR AGES Association of Geophysicists and Environmentalists of Serbia Serbia SGUDS Statny Geologicky Ustav Dionyza Stura Slovakia GEO-INZ Geoinzeniring, druzba za geoloski inzeniring d.o.o. Slovenia S-IGME Instituto Geológico Y Minero De España Spain SGU Sveriges geologiska undersökning Sweden METU-PAL Middle East Technical University - Petroleum Research Centre Turkey BGS British Geological Survey United Kingdom IMPERIAL Imperial College Consultants Ltd. United Kingdom HWU Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriott-Watt University United Kingdom 2 CGS Europe 256725: D2.10 – State of Play on CO2 Geological Storage in Europe 2 Storage options, potentials and capacities in Europe For the geological storage