Final report from the SHARP project

CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) has the potential to become a very important technology for reducing global CO2 emissions. The SHARP project team has for three years performed research on how we can understand the underground and prepare for large scale CO2 storage.

The geomechanical response to CO2 injection is one of the key uncertainties in assessing containment risk for proposed storage sites. The SHARP project introduces a geomechanical readiness level (GRL) to help evaluate the need for geomechanical data collection and modelling within a project. Key developments for the project include development of basin-scale geomechanical models that incorporate tectonic and deglaciation effects.

All details are available in the SHARP Final Report. (download)