Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership
Description:
The Big Sky Sequestration Partnership is led by Montana State University and includes Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and eastern parts of Oregon and Washington. In the Validation Phase, the Partnership will focus on geologic and terrestrial field validation tests that assess the relative efficiency of alternative sequestration options, prove the environmental efficacy and sustainability of sequestration, verify regional CO2 sequestration capacities, and satisfy project permitting and regulatory requirements. The Partnership has proposed two geologic and three terrestrial field tests. The Partnership?s primary geologic effort is to demonstrate mineralization processes and carbon storage in mafic/basalt rock formations, a geology not yet well characterized but with significant long-term storage potential in the region. Its terrestrial efforts will focus on cropland, rangeland, and forestland sequestration and demonstrate the marketability of an emerging pilot carbon market.
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Technical Contact: |
Mr. David Lang
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Phone Number: (412) 386-4881
Fax Number: (412) 386-5917
e-mail: lang@netl.doe.gov |
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