About Us
The project aims to create a centre of excellence (CoE) in Carbon Capture and utilization (CCU) in India, which will act as a multi-disciplinary, long-term research, design development, collaboration and capacity-building centre. The CoE will act as a hub for state-of-the art research and application-oriented initiatives in the field of CCU having close association with industries and leading research institutes in India and abroad. The inter-disciplinary training obtained through the CoE will develop deep understanding and problem-oriented approach in next generation researchers, working in different fields of CCUS involved in industry or academia.
Centre’s primary focus of research will involve understanding the role of CO2 in global climate, and mitigation strategies of the CO2 emitted from industrial and energy sector-beginning from advances in capture technologies to subsequent utilization of captured CO2 for petroleum recovery from subsurface formations. Collaborative working with the industrial sector and dissemination of research findings such as case studies, experimental and numerical methods for characterizing materials for all aspects of CCU as well as decision making tools for process optimization and policy development will be an important part of the centre’s activities. CO2 capture, transportation, followed by its utilization through enhanced petroleum recovery, and biomass conversion will be a key objective of the centre. Creating new jobs, social and energy security, mitigating environmental concerns and development of new market and business opportunities are among key benefits of venturing into the foray of CCU. Over time, the centre aims to emerge as a national knowledge and resource hub for all CCU activities involving academia and industry to support Indian CCU scenario.
Our Vision
To be a global knowledge resource on carbon capture, transport and utilization, and to provide innovative solutions for CO2 capture and utilization for industries and government alike.
What is Carbon Capture & Utilization (CCU)?
The long-term storage of carbon in plants, soils, geologic formations, and the ocean. Carbon sequestration occurs both naturally and as a result of anthropogenic activities and typically refers to the storage of carbon that has the immediate potential to become carbon dioxide gas. In response to growing concerns about climate change resulting from increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, considerable interest has been drawn to the possibility of increasing the rate of carbon sequestration through changes in land use and forestry and also through geoengineering techniques such as carbon capture and storage.
Modelling of fault structure in Ankleshwar oil field, Cambay basin
Geophysical well logs in Ankleshwar reservoir model, Cambay basin
Geophysical well logs in Ankleshwar reservoir model, Cambay basin
What is Carbon Sequestration?
Carbon sequestration, the long-term storage of carbon in plants, soils, geologic formations, and the ocean. Carbon sequestration occurs both naturally and as a result of anthropogenic activities and typically refers to the storage of carbon that has the immediate potential to become carbon dioxide gas. In response to growing concerns about climate change resulting from increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, considerable interest has been drawn to the possibility of increasing the rate of carbon sequestration through changes in land use and forestry and also through geoengineering techniques such as carbon capture and storage.
Ongoing Research
