Postgraduate Course: Geological Carbon Storage (PGGE11168)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course is designed to impact knowledge of geological storage for the long-term disposal of carbon dioxide. Core are the understanding of the physical and chemical processes involved, and the criteria by which a storage site is deemed to be suitable or otherwise. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is not available to Carbon Capture and Storage Students but can be taken as an elective course for all other PG Programmes.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the range of geological storage types
2. Understand CO2 trapping and migration mechanisms
3. Understand the basics of storage capacity assessments |
Assessment Information
| 100% Continuous Assessment including 3 practicals worth 15% each and an essay worth 55%. |
Special Arrangements
| None. All classroom based. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
CO2 Aquifer Storage Site Evaluation and Monitoring (CASSEM): Understanding the challenges of CO2 storage: results of the CASSEM Project
http://www.sccs.org.uk/features/cassem/
A Technical Basis for Carbon Dioxide Storage editor Cal Cooper
http://www.co2captureproject.org/viewresult.php?downid=12
Chadwick et al., 2008, Best practice for the storage of CO2 in saline aquifers., BGS occasional publication 14.
www.bgs.ac.uk/downloads/start.cfm?id=1520 |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
All classroom lectures. |
| Keywords | Geological Carbon Storage, storage capacity, geological storage |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mark Wilkinson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5943
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Christine Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4866
Email: |
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