Expertise

Building on the research strengths of our research partners, the SCCS Secretariat brings together skills and expertise from universities and research institutes across Scotland, the UK and further afield.

Researchers at SCCS Partner Institutes carry out strategic and innovative research across the full CCS chain, including CO2 capture engineering, transportation, storage, utilisation and impact analyses. They are also engaged in economic, legal and regulatory studies and deliver academic qualifications and CPD training.

SCCS Partner Institutes house state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment – including analytical, modelling and simulation facilities – that are available for collaborative research with industry and academia worldwide.

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CO₂ Capture and Power Plant Engineering


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CO₂ Capture and Power Plant Engineering

  • Evaluation and benchmarking of capture technologies, development of novel technologies
  • Chemical modelling of capture plant and processes
  • Capture-power plant integration modelling
  • Performance, flexibility and power plant economics





Policy, Economics and Environmental and Societal Impact


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Policy, Economics and Environmental and Societal Impact

  • Researching public perceptions of CO₂ storage
  • Public engagement and understanding of CCS
  • Assessment of terrestrial and marine environmental impacts
  • Economic testing of CCS system scenarios





Storage and Injection


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Storage and Injection

  • Screening and ranking of CO₂ storage sites
  • Full site appraisal, using a combination of field studies, monitoring and laboratory analysis
  • Evaluation of monitoring technologies and techniques – baseline and ongoing monitoring
  • Overburden leakage simulation





Transport


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Transport

  • Impurities testing and modelling - physical properties and phase envelopes
  • Dispersion modelling of leakage scenarios
  • Evaluation of pipeline sensors and measurement systems
  • Techno-economic modelling of capture and transport systems

Projects

Find out more about the projects that the SCCS researchers and Secretariat have undertaken.

Projects

Our partners

Find out more about the partner institutes that make up the SCCS partnership.

Our Partners