AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) Working Paper 2016-01: Scottish CO2 Hub - A unique opportunity for the United Kingdom

Technical report, January 2016. Development of a Scottish CO2 Hub can unlock the potential for CCS in the UK and Europe by providing early access for CO2 captured in the North Sea Region to extensive, well-characterised storage in the Central North Sea (CNS) at low risk, while creating value through CO2 utilisation. Available for download at http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15700.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) Working Paper 2011-01: Feasibility Study for Europe-Wide CO2 Infrastructure

Technical report. Ove Arup & Partners Limited (Arup) and their partners Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) were commissioned in December 2009 by the European Commission Directorate-General Energy and Transport (DG-TREN) to undertake a feasibility study for Europe-wide CO2 infrastructures. The purpose of the study was to develop a complete and integrated database of European CO2 sinks and sources and identify the main outline of a CO2 transport infrastructure for different scenarios. Available for download at http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15686.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) Working Paper 2009-04: Investigating the prospects for Carbon Capture and Storage technology in India

Technical report (2009) commissioned by Christian Aid and written by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Surrey. It aims to explore the prospects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to play a significant role within global action to mitigate the risk of climate change, with a focus on India. Available for download at http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15679.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS Maps Database

The BGS database of geological maps is an index into BGS holdings of modern and historical published geological maps, geological standards and field slips, and also contains a range of other map series, including geophysical maps, geochemical maps, hydrogeological maps, thematic maps and other small-scale miscellaneous non-series maps. Historical vertical and horizontal sections, as well as indices to colours, are also included. The database comprises map metadata, including the title, theme, survey and revision years, publication years, mapped geological theme, base material, map function, colouration, approval status and the spatial extent of each map sheet. An accompanying file store contains high-resolution JPEG2000 scans for delivery, as well as various digital master and delivery formats. For a small number of maps, no scan exists. In total, the database contains over 240,000 scans of over 130,000 maps and field slips. The majority of the maps in the database cover Great Britain, but other regions are also represented, including a historical series of 1-inch maps of Ireland, 6-inch maps of the Isle of Man, 1:25 000 scale maps of the Channel Islands, and various overseas maps. The database contains a record of all geological maps produced by the British Geological Survey and its predecessors since the commencement of systematic geological mapping in the 1830s. The BGS Maps Database is mostly an archive of previous BGS maps, and is not the same as the latest BGS digital mapping. The maps within the database may differ significantly from BGS digital vector mapping. Further information about BGS digital vector mapping is available on the BGS website, under 'BGS Datasets'. The database has evolved over time, originally being a series of discrete databases. These databases have now been aggregated into a single dataset. BGS published maps, as well as 1:10 560 and 1:10 000 large-scale geological maps of England and Wales, and Scotland, are available through the BGS Maps Portal. Field slips and some thematic maps are not included on the BGS Maps Portal. The information about a map is normally a transcription from the map itself. Sometimes key information such as the title may not be actually printed on the map. Where this is the case the information is supplied in square brackets, e.g. [Kirk Maiden]. Information in square brackets means the information is supplied by the cataloguer and is not transcribed from the item.

Tags: Aerial geophysical surveys, Field geology, Field maps, Geochemical maps, Geological maps, Historical geology, History of geology, Hydrogeological maps, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme 2022 Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1711 Farne Isles to Wee Bankie

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 seabed samples and Images. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office. Vessel - Noortruck - Kongsberg EM 2040.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Thermal conductivity data on core samples from selected boreholes from UK sites 2025

This data set consists of thermal property testing results including thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, porosity, permeability and density. The data is presented in an excel spreadsheet with two tabs, one containing the data itself and one containing a description of each column. The testing was carried out on behalf of the BGS Geothermal and energy storage programs between 2020 and 2025. The samples were predominantly plugs (24x38mm) or wedges (usually quarter core of various lengths) taken from borehole core. The following boreholes were sampled as part of the project. • UKGEOS CHESHIRE A-101 • Frodsham Marsh • Stanlow • Killingholme DG1 • Speke Reservoir • Carnaby • UKGEOS GGC01 • KEYWORTH D (GSHP 3) • SUTTON BONINGTON SB4 These sites were chosen to support characterisation activities around BGS projects such as the UK GeoEnergy Observatories project and the drilling of a ground source heat well on site at BGS Keyworth.

Tags: Density, Mudstone, NERC_DDC, Permeability, Porosity, Sandstone, Thermal conductivity
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) Working Paper 2010-03: Benchmarking worldwide CO2 saline aquifer injections

Technical report, component of ‘Progressing Scotland’s CO2 storage opportunities’ 2010. Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage is a very active field of research, especially for the past decade. From the UK perspective, a commercially crucial aspect is the saline aquifer research, since there are predicted to be vast storage capacities in the sedimentary formations of the North Sea. The report reviews the ongoing work on practical injections of CO2 as research tests for storage projects and specifically focuses on industrial sized saline aquifer injections. Available for download at http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15681.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) technical briefings, technical letters and technical journal responses (2010 - 2015)

Contains 6 SCCS technical briefings, technical letters and technical journal responses - Working Paper 2010-04: Popular response to Economides, CO2 storage is feasible; Working Paper 2010-05: Formal response to Economides, CO2 storage is feasible; Working Paper 2010-07: Comment on Little and Jackson: Potential Impacts of Leakage from Deep CO2 Geosequestration on Overlying Freshwater Aquifers; Working Paper 2012-01: Comment by Stuart Haszeldine on Zoback and Gorelick; Working Paper 2014-01: Sleipner CO2 securely stored deep beneath seabed, in spite of unexpected Hugin fracture discovery; Working Paper 2015-02: Carbon Dioxide Transport Plans for Carbon Capture and Storage in the North Sea Region - A summary of existing studies and proposals applicable to the development of Projects of Common Interest.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS)

SCCS is the largest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) research group in the UK. Our internationally renowned researchers provide connected strength across the full CCS chain. With our unique position SCCS is able to act as the conduit between academia, industry and government. We are able to provide a single point of coordination for all aspects of CCS research ranging from capture engineering and geoscience, to social perceptions and environmental impact, through to law and petroleum economics. SCCS has access to cutting-edge experimental and analytical facilities, expertise in field studies, modelling and simulation, key academic and research personnel to accelerate the development of CO2 transportation, capture and subsurface storage. We undertake strategic fundamental research and are also available for consultancy. In addition, we perform a key role in providing impartial advice to industry, the public sector, government agencies, and policy makers. Founded in 2005, SCCS is a partnership of the British Geological Survey, Heriot-Watt University, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde working together with universities across Scotland. SCCS is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme 2022 Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1708 NW Approaches to Liverpool E

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 seabed sample and Images. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office. Vessel - Cery Line (Kongsberg EM2040C) & FPV Morven (Kongsberg EM2040C).

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project presentation Novel reductive rejuvenation approaches for degraded amine solutions from PCC in power plants Manchester Biannual 13.04.2016

This presentation on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Novel reductive rejuvenation approaches for degraded amine solutions from PCC in power plants was presented at the UKCCSRC Manchester Biannual Meeting, 13.04.2016. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-189.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project presentation: Advanced Sorbents for CCS via Controlled Sintering, UKCCSRC Manchester Biannual Meeting, 13.04.2016

This presentation on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Advanced Sorbents for CCS via Controlled Sintering was presented at the UKCCSRC Manchester Biannual Meeting, 13.04.2016. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-206.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 1 project presentation: 3D Mapping of Large-Scale Subsurface Flow Pathways using Nanoseismic Monitoring, UKCCSRC Manchester Biannual, 13.04.2016

This presentation on the UKCCSRC Call 1 project 3D Mapping of Large-Scale Subsurface Flow Pathways using Nanoseismic Monitoring was presented at the UKCCSRC Manchester Biannual Meeting, 13.04.2016. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C1-19.

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 1 project presentation: Bio-CAP-UK: Air/oxy biomass combustion with CO2 capture technology, UKCCSRC Manchester Biannual Meeting, 13.04.2016

This presentation on the UKCCSRC Call 1 project, UK Bio-CCS CAP, was presented at the Cranfield Biannual, 22.04.15. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C1-38.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2025, Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd, K2 Field and Proposed Pipeline Route, Site Survey, DECC Reference Number GS_1897

An oil and gas industry geophysical, geotechnical, environmental, pipeline/cable route, infield site survey acquired between May and June 2025. The block numbers traversed were 22/8, 22/9, 22/10, 22/13, 22/14, 22/17, 22/18.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: CO2 Flow Metering through Multi-Modal Sensing and Statistical Data Fusion, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project CO2 Flow Metering through Multi-Modal Sensing and Statistical Data Fusion was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-218. Measurement and monitoring of CO2 flows across the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) chain are essential to ensure accurate accounting of captured CO2 and help prevent leaking during transportation to storage sites. The significant changes in physical properties of CO2 depending on its state (gas, liquid, two-phase or supercritical) mean that CO2 flows in CCS pipelines are complex by their nature. Meanwhile, impurities in a CO2 pipeline also make the flow more likely in the form of two-phase mixture. Despite difficulties due to the changes in CO2 properties, there has been very little research into metering issues of CO2 flows. The aim of this project is to develop a cutting-edge technology for CO2 flows metering in CCS pipelines. The objectives are as follows: &bull; To establish a mass reference platform for CO2 flowmeter calibration; &bull; To develop a prototype multi-modal sensing system and data fusion algorithms for mass flow metering of CO2; &bull; To evaluate the performance of the multi-modal sensing system under single-phase and two-phase CO2 flow conditions.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Flexible CCS operations combined with online solvent monitoring: A pilot-scale study, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Flexible CCS operations combined with online solvent monitoring: A pilot-scale study was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-214. This project focuses on enhancing the flexibility of amine based post-combustion capture systems 1. To evaluate the flexible operation capabilities of current post-combustion CCS plant designs via dynamic scenario testing at pilot scale. 2. To identify hardware bottlenecks to dynamic operation and suggest improvements. 3. To develop new instrumentation, operating strategies and control systems which will enhance operational flexibility. 4. To obtain real plant data to complement dynamic modelling efforts.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: UK Demonstration of Enhanced Calcium Looping & first Global Demonstration of Advanced Doping Techniques, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project UK Demonstration of Enhanced Calcium Looping and first Global Demonstration of Advanced Doping Techniques was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-209. Calcium (carbonate) looping is a promising carbon capture technology, which has been successfully demonstrated using a slip stream from the exhaust of a large-scale power plant. CO2 is captured as CaCO3, and is then calcined to release a pure stream of CO2 suitable for storage. The main advantage of this cycle is that the exothermic CO2 capture stage takes place around 650&deg;C and the heat released in the carbonation process can be used in a standard steam cycle. The aims of this project are: • To demonstrate the viability of enhanced calcium looping technologies for CCS using a pelletized spent lime stream. • To demonstrate the viability of calcium looping for the removal of CO2 from industrial gases (steel and iron industry and cement industry). • To explore the use of enhanced Ca looping using HBr as doping agent.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Advanced Sorbents for CCS via Controlled Sintering, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Advanced Sorbents for CCS via Controlled Sintering was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-206. Calcium looping shows significant promise for CO2 capture. The process can lead to an energy penalty as low as 6 - 8 % including the compression of the lean CO2 stream, compared to 9.5 - 12.5 % for amine-based post-combustion capture. To implement this technology on an industrial scale, a large quantity of CaO-based sorbent will be required, therefore the sorbent must be capable of being regenerated and reused.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Quantifying Residual and Dissolution Trapping in the CO2CRC Otway Injection Site, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Quantifying Residual and Dissolution Trapping in the CO2CRC Otway Injection Site was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-204. For a wide adoption of the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology, it is essential to provide a commercial operator with a reassurance of the predictability of their proposed site for CO2 storage through geochemical monitoring techniques. This is particular important for assessing residual and solubility trapping, which are more secure than structural trapping of free-phase CO2. It is difficult to quantify how much CO2 is stored by residual and solubility trapping across an entire storage site. Hence, there is a need to develop a test which can be performed at a single injection well during assessment of a potential site for CO2 injection. CO2CRC, one of the world-leading CCS research organisations, conducted the Otway Stage 2B Extension residual saturation test in December 2014 to determine residual trapping at their Otway test site in Victoria, Australia, using a single-well field setting. In direct collaboration with CO2CRC and other global research institutions (CSIRO Energy, University of Melbourne, Simon Fraser University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), we use water and gas geochemistry to establish the fate of CO2 injected into the Paaratte Formation at the Otway test site. More specifically, we study the application of oxygen isotopes and noble gases to reconstruct levels of residual trapping of CO2.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Performance of Flow Meters with Dense Phase CO2 and CCS Recovery Streams, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Performance of Flow Meters with Dense Phase CO2 and CCS Recovery Streams was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-201. Captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from CCS operations needs to be transported to the storage location. Metering of the flow could be challenging due to the presence of impurities as well as unusual physical properties of the CO2 with impurities. The metering accuracy must be within the range of &plusmn;1.5% by mass according to the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) regulations. However, no investigations have been performed to evaluate the performance of flowmeters with pressurized CO2 at operational CCS conditions. The goal of project is to investigate the performance of Coriolis mass flowmeter with high CO2 content mixtures. Specific objectives of the project include: &bullet; To study the effect of impurities on the accuracy of the Coriolis flow meter. &bullet; To investigate the performance of Coriolis flow meter at conditions likely to happen in the CCS operations. &bullet; Evaluation of costs for the deployment of Coriolis flow meter in CCS operations.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Process-Performance Indexed Design of Ionic Liquids for Carbon Capture, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Process-Performance Indexed Design of Ionic Liquids for Carbon Capture was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-199. The elevated cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is currently hindering its implementation at large scale. We aim to design a 'perfect' solvent for the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2). The design of the solvent is based on process performance indexes.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Multiscale Characterisation of CO2 Storage in the United Kingdom, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Multiscale Characterisation of CO2 Storage in the United Kingdom was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-197. We combine pore scale digital rock physics, reservoir condition special core analysis, and reservoir simulation to evaluate the performance of CO2 storage for the major target storage regions of the UK. Key objectives: &bullet; Develop a dataset of relative permeability and residual trapping for major storage targets in the UK (Fig. 1), obtained experimentally at reservoir conditions &bullet; Identify the contribution of pore scale rock morphology to multiphase flow dynamics and dissolution trapping &bullet; Use the data in reservoir simulations to update dynamic capacity estimation for UK reservoirs

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Investigating the radiative heat flux in small & large scale oxy-coal furnaces for CFD model development, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Investigating the radiative heat flux in small and large scale oxy-coal furnaces for CFD model development and system scale up was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-193. Oxy-fuel (coal or biomass) combustion significantly changes the heat transfer properties of power plant furnaces. Thus future power plants using oxy-fuel technology will rely greatly on computational modelling. This project aims to collect combustion and heat transfer data from both small and large scale furnaces and to validate the computational model in order to make it ready for future technology scale up. Specific objectives are: &bullet; Take measurements at the 250 kW oxy-coal furnace at PACT national facilities in Sheffield, including combustion and heat transfer data. &bullet; Take measurements at a 35 MW oxy-coal furnace in China. &bullet; Validate CFD models developed and investigate the combustion and heat transfer properties in both large and small furnaces.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 project poster: Novel reductive rejuvenation approaches for degraded amine solutions from PCC in power plants, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 2 project Novel reductive rejuvenation approaches for degraded amine solutions from PCC in power plants was presented at the CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16. Grant number: UKCCSRC-C2-189. Aqueous amine scrubbing is currently considered to be the best available technology of carbon capture for both pulverised fuel and natural gas power plants. A major problem is the thermo-oxidative degradation of chemical amine solvents used, leading to a range of operational problems and the generation of large quantities of hazardous aqueous waste. However, no existing technologies are able to effectively deal with these problems particularly the handling of the toxic waste solvent streams. The conversion of the degraded amines back to usable solvents or saleable products has been regarded as a novel effective way for cost reduction.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)