Structured Packing

An image showing structured packing taken at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Structured packing inside absorption columns are designed to promote contact between the solvents and the flue gas.
UKCCSRC Coordination Group Members in Canada

UKCCSRC coordination group members with colleagues in Edmonton, Canada on a knowledge-exchange mission.

 
Setup for QICS Research

Cartoon image showing how the Quantifying and Monitoring Potential Ecosystem Impacts of Geological Carbon Storage (QICS) project is set up.

 
Novel Capture Solvents

Developing and screening novel carbon capture solvents is a key capability being developed to reduce the cost and ecological footprint of CCS (pictured: Bill Buschle, postgraduate researcher, in the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering Carbon Capture laboratory).
Launch of the Phase 1 RAPID Handbook and Call for Proposals

UKCCSRC Coordination Group Members and Board Chair, Philip Sharman, at the official launch of the RAPID Handbook on 24 July by the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal.
The Sea Floor

An image of the sea floor during a release experiment for the QICS (Quantifying and Monitoring Potential Ecosystem Impacts of Geological Carbon Storage) research project.

Welcome to the UKCCSRC

The UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the Research Councils UK Energy Programme, with additional funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

The UKCCSRC innovates, leads and coordinates a programme of underpinning research on all aspects of CCS in support of basic science and UK government efforts on energy and climate change, in line with the EPSRC Delivery Plan 2011-2015.

 

Centre Research

The UKCCSRC has been carrying out the Research and Pathways to Impact Delivery (RAPID) process to define Centre Research.  A Phase 1 Call for research proposals was launched on 24 July, 2012 and decisions on proposals were made in November 2012.  The successful projects are now highlighted on the UKCCSRC Research Projects pages.  Please visit the RAPID Process pages for further information on RAPID and upcoming calls.

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UK and Canadian organisations announce CCS researcher exchange programme
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UKCCSRC Press Release - CCS Projects in the UK Going Forward
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4-5 Sept - UKCCSRC Biannual Meeting
Our next UKCCSRC Biannual Meeting will be 4-5 September at the Univesity of Nottingham's Jubilee Campus. Registration information and futher details will be posted here soon!
1-2 July 2013 - UKCCSRC ECR Meeting, Newcastle
The UKCCSRC is holding its annual Early Career Researcher (ECR) Summer Meeting on 1-2 July 2013 at Newcastle University.  The meeting will highlight CCS research being undertaken in the UK and...
10-14 June 2013 - CCS Short Course - University of Leeds
The course will provide a general introduction to CCS technology, including capture and transport of CO2 and introduction to 2nd generation capture technology, and MVA (Monitoring, Verification and...
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Centre Accomplishments at GHGT-11
The UKCCSRC was a prominent player in the recent GHGT-11 conference in Kyoto Japan.  We hosted a well attended international networking reception alongside the conference with over 150 attendees...
Redesigned UKCCSRC Website
A redesigned website for the UKCCSRC has just been launched, containing dynamic features such as videos, a Members only area and these blog pages.  The blog pages will in the near future provide...
UKCCSRC Research Group Formation
The UKCCSRC is in the process of forming three broad research groups covering Capture, Storage and Cross-cutting Issues (CCI).  Members of the Centre’s Coordination Group will serve as...

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