1. Practical Initiatives (GHG/07/45)
CO2SINK (EU)
IEA GHG (Mike Haines) assisting with information dissemination and public outreach
3 wells drilled and completed early 2007
Completion of all site facilities in September
Final baseline seismic in October

2. Practical Initiatives
CO2REMOVE (EU)
IEA GHG (Brendan Beck) involved in:
Writing and editing guidelines on CO2 storage
Best practice database
Participants are a consortium of organisations with experience in geological storage of CO2
Progress: waiting for information from various injection sites.

3. Practical Initiatives
MOVECBM (EU)
IEA GHG (Toby Aiken) involved in the verification and dissemination of results from the RECOPOL project (Poland)
Decommissioning was due to start mid-October
(i) Extended testing is under consideration, and (ii) the possibility of work in China.

4. Practical Initiatives
DYNAMIS (EU)
IEAGHG (Stanley Santos) working on:
Technology assessment
Market competitiveness
Legal & regulatory issues
Dynamis will provide best available technology and site considerations for HYPOGEN.
Options based on 400 MWe of electricity and 50 MW of hydrogen.

5. Practical Initiatives
AQUACO2 (EU)
No progress
POST-COMBUSTION DEMONSTRATION
UK Initiative – to be discussed later
WEYBURN FINAL PHASE
John Gale will attend a ‘kick-off’ meeting in November.