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Long-Term Carbon Storage

Posted by timothy on from the after-all-what-could-go-wrong dept.

zebadee writes "The UK has given £25 million ($45 million) in funding toward storing CO2 under the North Sea. The article at the BBC has a discussion on how this will be achieved. Basically gases produced at the power station will be pumped into old oil and gas fields for long-term storage. This has the added effect of pressurising the wells, allowing better recovery of the contents."

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  1. Tonic by pyrrhonist · · Score: 4, Funny
    The UK has given £25 million ($45 million) in funding toward storing CO2 under the North Sea

    An additional £25 million ($45 million) in funding will go toward adding the obligatory gin.

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  2. On the plus side..... by flawedgeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    If we ever need to adjust the Earth's orbit, just stick a big drill down into the pocket, and WHOOOSH, just like that.

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  3. Re:Escape route by Mr2cents · · Score: 3, Funny

    > Can't the CO2 just escape through the holes made to extract the fuel?

    In that case, it will just become a tourist attraction known as the Soda Sea.

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  4. Re:A dangerous idea by Curmudgeonlyoldbloke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed it is, what with the North Sea been one of the most heavily populated areas of Europe, and one of the most seismically active.