Carbon Capture and Sequestration Analysis of Options West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Kickoff Meeting October 1, 2003 Howard Herzog, David Cheng MIT

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment MIT’s Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program Annual ForumAnnual Forum ResearchResearch  Technology Assessments and Development  Economic Modeling  Geographic Information System (GIS) Modeling  Environmental/Social/Political Assessments OutreachOutreach  Publications  Committees and Workshops  Press

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Geographic Information Systems (GIS) An extension to database technologiesAn extension to database technologies Tools to model, analyze and visualize spatial relationshipsTools to model, analyze and visualize spatial relationships Layer different types of information togetherLayer different types of information together Computations and analyses more efficientComputations and analyses more efficient Image Source: ESRI

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Carbon Management GIS Distributed Information Management System (DIMS)Distributed Information Management System (DIMS)  Integrate information from diverse sources  Data in various formats  Data providers at disparate locations Inform and support policy decisionsInform and support policy decisions Bridges assessment gap between data collection and policy planningBridges assessment gap between data collection and policy planning

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Develop Core Data Investigation of data relating to carbon dioxide capture and sequestrationInvestigation of data relating to carbon dioxide capture and sequestration  Evaluate and enhance the quality of GIS data  Describe data gaps  Standardize data requirements  Integration of data

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Data Types Data requirements for selecting sequestration options include:Data requirements for selecting sequestration options include:  Technical data »CO 2 infrastructure (sources, sinks, transport) »Topography (elevation, rivers, land type)  Political data (demographics, sensitive areas)  Economic data (cost algorithms)  Regulatory data (permitting)

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment

Data Databases are still evolvingDatabases are still evolving  Data not always sufficient for robust analyses  Recognition of data issues is important for interpreting results

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Analysis Tools Development of programs to automate basic carbon management analysisDevelopment of programs to automate basic carbon management analysis  Cost of transportation  Cost of injection  Viable source/sink pairings  Project screening

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Our Role in WCRCSP Help integrate dataHelp integrate data  Store data on consistent basis  Easily display data in various combinations  Perform queries and simple manipulations Perform analysesPerform analyses  e.g., Cost estimation, source/sink matching  Initial screening to help identify potential projects

Howard Herzog and David Cheng / MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Contact Information Web Site - sequestration.mit.eduWeb Site - sequestration.mit.edu ContactContact  Howard Herzog  Laboratory for Energy and the Environment (LFEE)  Room E  