CO₂ Sequestration & Mineralization

To prevent the adverse effects of climate change, we need environmentally safe ways to remove carbon dioxide permanently.

Carbon sequestration is where CO₂ is captured and stored in geologic reservoirs.

The National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and Medicine estimates that we need to invest $1 billion over the next ten years to advance the development of CO₂ sequestration technologies to reach the GtCO₂/yr scale. Additionally, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report states that carbon capture and storage are critical to mitigating the effects of climate change.

THE PROBLEM

The Future
of CO₂ Sequestration

The development of carbon mineralization sites in peridotite and basalt formations should focus on creating or enhancing reservoir permeability.

To reduce the cost of CO₂ storage in tight formations to <$20/tCO₂, we need permeability enhancement methods that do not damage the integrity of the cap rock.

The Future of CO₂ Sequestration

The Future of Geothermal Heating Systems

There is an enormous supply of geothermal heat in low-permeability rock just below the surface.
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In order to recover this heat, we need to create enhanced permeability in shallow geothermal reservoirs to enable fluid to circulate through the hot-rock system.

THE SOLUTION

How Electrical Reservoir Stimulation Can Enable Carbon Sequestration at the Gt/yr Scale

Electrical reservoir stimulation increases directional permeability, maximizing their active surface area for carbon mineralization and the storage capacity for sedimentary aquifer storage.

This enables higher rates of CO₂ injection, increased mineralization reaction rates, and higher volumes of CO₂ storage by unlocking the sequestration potential of low-permeability formations. Additionally, our technology enables permeability management, which allows multiple stages of carbon injection over the lifetime of a site. With electrical stimulation, we will change the future of CO₂ sequestration potential globally.

Environmental Impact

Carbon mineralization and storage can eliminate 125 Gt of CO₂ from the atmosphere by 2100

Creating higher permeability formations reduces the energy required for pumping CO₂ by over 90%

With permeability enhancement, near-surface peridotite and basalt formations can store over 100,000 Gt of CO₂ at affordable costs

The opportunity

Source: Kelemen, P., et. al. An Overview of the Status and Challenges of CO₂ storage in Mineral sand Geological Formations. Frontiers in Climate. 2019.

Utilizing Electrical Reservoir Stimulation to Facilitate Carbon Mineralization