Associated Projects
Illinois State Geological Survey and Advanced Energy Technology Initiative scientists are engaged in several research projects associated with carbon capture and storage. This additional research is funded to answer fundamental questions about regional geology, carbon capture technologies, and groundwater monitoring. For more information about these projects, please select the links below:
Capture
Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) of the Advanced Energy Technology Initiative (AETI)
Characterization
Project: CarbonSAFE-Illinois
Lead Scientists: Steve Whittaker, Hannes Leetaru, Jared Freiburg, Chris Korose
Project: Depositional Environments and CO2 Storage Efficiency
Lead Scientist: Dr. Roland T. Okwen
Project: An evaluation of the carbon sequestration potential of the cambro ordovician strata of the Illinois and Michigan basins
Lead Scientist: Dr. Hannes Leetaru
Water quality
Project: Protecting drinking water by reducing uncertainties associated with geologic carbon sequestration in deep saline aquifers
Lead Scientist: Dr. William Roy