WP1 is responsible for coordinating and managing the project both internally and with external partners such as the European Commission and the Advisory Board. It operates through the Project Management Board.

Effective and timely day-to-day project management.

Operating the Project Management Board which is responsible for monitoring progress, ensuring deliverables are on time, and for communication between project partners and with external partners.

Monitoring and maintaining the Project Consortium Agreement.

Management and mitigation of project risks.

Implementation of quality control measures.

Assisting WP7 (Public Communication and Project Impact Management).

WP2 will assemble, acquire and interpret geological data for the three pilot sites (Ebro, Lusitanian and Paris Basins), building conceptual geological models of them. For the two secondary sites (West Macedonia, Upper Silesia) data will be acquired, re-processed and re-interpreted.

Geological modelling of pilot sites (Ebro, Lusitanian and Paris Basins)

Bespoke data acquisition and interpretation for each pilot region; will supply additional d.ata to WPs 3 & 4.

Each region will work semi-autonomously on their own site, but with common methodology and aims.

Re-interpret data for secondary sites  (Upper Silesia, West Macedonia) to advance understanding of the prospects for CO2 storage.

WP3 will assess the storage capacity and integrity of the sites. Dynamic and complex simulation will identify the likelihood of pressure build-up, based on the geological model, reservoir heterogeneity and fluid flow characteristics.

Estimating storage capacity and defining the injection strategy (well location and injection rate).

Estimating CO2 fate in the long term.

Estimating the integrity of near wellbore caprock and fault/fractures.

Providing input data and information for tasks in WP4 and WP5.

WP4 will provide detailed information as to the optimum development concept for each of the proposed pilots (Paris, Lusitanian and Ebro Basins) to help decide whether they are viable. It will also formulate pilot designs for the secondary sites.

Provide detailed information to enable decisions on viability of each pilot from technical, commercial, social, environmental and regulatory points of view.

Decisions to be based on a pilot investment proposal for the three promising regions.

Develop pilot designs for the secondary sites in West Macedonia and Upper Silesia.

Analyse strategic information to identify and address risks, and enable commitment of resources to maximise chances of success.

Build and consider robust project life-cycles.

WP5’s main goal is to ensure the proposed storage pilots meet the best safety and performance standards, with no significant risk of leakage or damage.

Provide the methodological framework for the safety and performance analysis; methods based on best practice in risk management and decision analysis.

Apply risk management workflow to the three promising regions and make recommendations to guide implementation of the pilots.

Safety objectives to follow the EU CCS directive: “no significant risk of leakage or damage to human health or the environment”.

Main safety objectives are: containment of stored CO2; limit the impact to health or environment due to leakage; prevent water contamination; manage pressure build up in the formation.

Main performance objectives are: ensure sufficient capacity in the reservoirs; maintain injectivity; and keep costs reasonable to support CCS deployment at scale.

WP6’s main goal is to investigate public and societal acceptance of CO2 storage pilots in the selected regions and to lay the groundwork for public engagement initiatives.

Understand public attitudes, concerns and needs regarding geological storage of CO2.

Contribute to site selection in Portugal and Spain by considering social aspects.

Examine local acceptance within the wider national and European context.

Build participation of local communities and stakeholders; promote two-way learning to support co-ownership and local integration.

Develop public engagement recommendations.

Increasing the visibility and impact of the project.

Communicate vision and findings.

Deliver dissemination activities.

Project data and impact management.