Miocic, J.; et al. (2019): 420,000 year assessment of fault leakage rates shows geological carbon storage is secure

Miocic, J.; Gilfillan, S.; Frank, N.; Schroeder-Ritzrau, A.; Burnside, N.; Haszeldine, S. (2019): 420,000 year assessment of fault leakage rates shows geological carbon storage is secure. In: Scientific reports 9 (1), S. 769. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36974-0.

„Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is routinely cited as a cost effective tool for climate change mitigation. CCS can directly reduce industrial CO₂ emissions and is essential for the retention of CO₂ extracted from the atmosphere. To be effective as a climate change mitigation tool, CO₂ must be securely retained for 10,000 years (10 ka) with a leakage rate of below 0.01% per year[nbsp]of the total[nbsp]amount of CO₂[nbsp]injected. Migration of CO₂ back to the atmosphere via leakage through geological faults is a potential high impact risk to CO₂ storage integrity.“

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