SEMINAR: OI Seminar Series - Xiaojun Li and Steven Cheng

Title: Carbon Capture & Sequestration in Ocean Space - Report for 1st LRET Research Collegium

Abstract: Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) has the advantage of significantly reducing the global atmospheric CO2 concentration within a relatively short timescale and effectively mitigating the global warming effects. Ocean space is considered to be the largest potential tank for CO2 storage. The first LRET research collegium takes the “Carbon Capture & sequestration in Ocean Space” as research topic. A group of 19 young scholars were selected and brought to the University of Southampton to build collaboration among research scholars, industrial engineers and academic staff with a broad range research interests from ocean engineering, coastal hydrodynamics, submarine hydrodynamics, marine renewable energy, shipping law, et al. Four groups were teamed and each group focused on a specific solution to the technical or socio-political challenges of CCS: • Group A: Carbon Capture and Storage in Deep Ocean Space for the 21st Century—Guidelines for Implementation in China • Group B: Offshore Thermal Power with CCS—An Alternative to CO2 Transportation • Group C: The Key to Successful Carbon Capture and Storage—Engaging the Public • Group D: Offshore Renewable Energy Powered CO2 Injection—A small Carbon Footprint Solution This seminar will summarize the whole work from the above four groups.