Reduction of co2 emission by means of co2 storage in coal seams in the silesian coal basin of poland (management of ghg emissions) recopol

Project Information

RECOPOL

Grant agreement ID: ENK5-CT-2001-00539

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2001

End date 31 July 2005

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 3 739 507,00

EU contribution € 1 711 146,00

Coordinated by

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO
Netherlands

Objective

In this project the feasibility of greenhouse gas emission reduction by CO2 storage in subsurface coal seams is studied. Locally produced CO2 or flue gas from a power plant is injected in the coal at a selected test site in the Silesian Coal Basin (Poland), while CH4 is produced simultaneously. The CH4 can be used as fuel for clean energy generation, without net CO2 emissions. Research is mandatory in this new and complex field of technology to design an optimum development plan for the site. This research involves laboratory work, model simulations, and investigation of time-lapse monitoring. Existing wells at the test site and a newly drilled well will be used for the test, and the injected gas is monitored in time. Together with an evaluation and field up scaling of the results the project will be concluded with a socio-economical and a future technological evaluation, and implemented in a Decision Support System.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › coal

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-5. - Key action Cleaner Energy Systems, including Renewable Energies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Prins Hendriklaan 105-107 Univesity College Utrech ; 3508 TA UTRECHT ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (10)

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lochnerstrasse 4-20 ; 52056 AACHEN
• Total cost: No data

CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 72,ul. Podleska 72 ; MIKOLOW
• Total cost: No data

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Australia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kinnoull Grove ; 3150 GLEN WAVERLEY
• Total cost: No data

CRE GROUP LTD.

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Stoke Orchard ; GL52 4RZ CHELTENHAM
• Total cost: No data

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mijnbouwstraat 120 ; 2600 GA DELFT
• Total cost: No data

GAZ DE FRANCE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue du PrTsident Wilson 361 ; 93211 LA PLAINE SAINT-DENIS
• Total cost: No data

GAZONOR S.A.

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue de la Fosse 2 ; 62420 BILLY-MONTIGNY
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2,Avenue de Bois-PrTau 1-4 ; 92852 RUEIL MALMAISON
• Total cost: No data

L'AIR LIQUIDE SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Chemin de la Porte des Loges 1, Les Loges en Josa ; 78354 JOUY-EN-JOSAS
• Total cost: No data

METANEL S.A.

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Pulawska 18 ; 02 512 WARSZAWA
• Total cost: No data