What is CO2 Capture & Storage (CCS)?
Geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) is the underground storage of CO2 from large industrial sources such as power plants and other industrial sources. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), also known as Carbon Capture and Sequestration, includes geologic storage as one of its components. Carbon capture and storage is a process for reducing GHG emissions into the atmosphere by first extracting CO2 from gas streams typically emitted during electricity production, fuel processing and other industrial process. Once captured and compressed, the CO2 is transported by pipeline or tanker to a storage site, often to be injected into an underground storage site (or geological formation), where it will be safely stored for the long-term.
