DOE enters into partnerships with many international organizations to advance research in carbon storage. The efforts under the Global Collaboration Element benefit from technology solutions developed through the Carbon Storage Program's Core R&D and Infrastructure Elements. These collaborative learning opportunities will help to advance carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies at a lower cost and on a shorter timeframe. The benefits of U.S. scientists' participation range from opportunities to field test innovative technologies at commercial and large-scale CCS operations around the world to representing U.S. expertise on multinational CCS investigative R&D teams. Supporting these projects directly enhances U.S. efforts to develop technologies and tools to meet the strategic goals of the Carbon Storage Program's Core R&D Element. The figure below displays the location of each DOE-supported international demonstration project.

DOE-Supported International CO2 Injection Projects (click to enlarge)

In addition, these collaborations provide a means to encourage the transfer of technical lessons learned between industry and academia to facilitate the adoption of these technologies in the field. It will train personnel in the United States and abroad for future careers in the CCS industry. The table below details DOE-supported international CCS projects.