Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879501

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879501

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hydro-mechanical interactions in coal geo-sequestration of carbon dioxide. One of the most critical environmental issues facing society is that of global warming because of increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide released from burning of fossil fuels. Storage of CO2 in the ground, geo-sequestration, offers the promise of significant reductions in atmospheric CO2 release, particularly from coal fired power stations which produce 40% of Australia's CO2 emissions. The proposed project will lead to greater understanding and reduced risks during the injection and storage of CO2 in deep unmineable coal deposits. This will contribute to national efforts to reduce global warming, safeguard the Australian coal industry, and allow continued electricity generation from coal-fired plants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-10-2008

End Date: 30-04-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $298,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geomechanics | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Energy storage | Energy transformation |

Other Keywords

Energy storage | Energy transformation | Geomechanics | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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