CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE
CVEEN 5920-090 Carbon Capture & Storage
Instructor: Brian McPherson
801-558-4043 | b.j.mcpherson@utah.edu | McPherson CV
Office Hours: pick/schedule an available time to meet with the instructor.
NEW: Recording of Moot Court IV on April 9th, as well as its transcript and a high-level summary of the proceedings, are posted on the Solo Court IV assignment page
(accessible to all)
John and Marcia Price College of Engineering | Energy and Geoscience Institute
395 South 1500 East #111, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
CARBON MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Introduction and overview - Module 1
What This Module Covers
- Introduction and overview of the class: click here
- Introduction and overview of CCS via the first module, click here! For learning materials of this module, click here. For the remaining components of the module, click “Next” at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next component of each module.
Point Source (Power Plant) Capture - Module 2
What This Module Covers
- Post-Combustion Capture
- Pre-Combustion Capture
- In-situ (integrated) Capture (oxy-combustion; chemical looping)
- Click here for an overview of capture
- Click here for some learning materials about capture
For the remaining components of the module, click “Next” at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next component of each module.
Direct Air Capture - Module 3
What This Module Covers
- Direct Air Capture Technology
For the remaining components of the module, click “Next” at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next component of each module.
Storage Modes and Trapping Mechanisms - Module 4
What This Module Covers
- Modes of geologic storage: saline, EOR, ECBM, other
- Trapping mechanisms: stratigraphic, solubility, mineralization, residual gas
Click here to start Storage Modes and Trapping Mechanisms
For the remaining components of the module, click “Next” at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next component of each module.
Geomechanics and Seismicity of GCS - Module 5
What This Module Covers
- fundamental geomechanics
- stress state and stress tensor
- strain and Mohr’s circle
- induced seismicity
Click here to start Geomechanics and Seismicity
For the remaining components of the module, click “Next” at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next component of each module.
Risk Assessment of CCS - Module 6
What is here:
- Overview of Risk Assessment
- Summary of a University of Utah review paper focused on GCS risk assessment (Xiao et al., 2024)
Click here to start risk assessment
(When you enter the module, click “Next” at the bottom of the screen to access the next segment of the module)
Nontechnical Aspects of CCS and Decision-Making Criteria - Module 7
What is here:
- summary of stakeholders who make CCS decisions
- Justice40 and Energy Equity
- summary of the UIC and 45Q policies
Optional Module: Subsurface Hydrology of CCS
What is here:
- examination of Darcy’s Law and subsurface hydrologic properties
- summary of groundwater and multiphase flow equation
Proceeding of Supercritical Court 1: Point Source Capture vs. Direct Air Capture
What is here:
- Moot Court Litigation Plan Assignment Link
- Post-Court Brief Assignment Link
- Video Recording of Court
Proceedings of Supercritical Court 2: Residual Gas Trapping vs. Stratigraphic, Solubility and Mineral Trapping
What is here:
- Moot Court Litigation Plan Assignment Link
- Post-Court Brief Assignment Link
- Video Recording of Court
Proceedings of Supercritical Court 3: EOR vs. Deep Saline
What is here:
- Moot Court Litigation Plan Assignment Link
- Post-Court Brief Assignment Link
- Video Recording of Court
Proceedings of Supercritical Court 4: Seismic vs. Leakage vs. Non-technical risks
What is here:
- Moot Court Litigation Plan Assignment Link
- Post-Court Brief Assignment Link
- Video Recording of Court
