Greenhouse gas can find a home underground - MIT News Office

Greenhouse gas can find a home underground - MIT News Office
"A new study by researchers at MIT shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's coal-fired powerplants. Though questions remain about the economics of systems to capture and store such gases, this study addresses a major issue that has overshadowed such proposals."


Video Credit: Lucy Lindsey / MIT


"The research was supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, the MIT Energy Initiative, the Reed Research Fund, the Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability and the ARCO Chair in Energy Studies."

With further funding and implementation, this could be a game changer.

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