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Dominique Durand

Chairman CO2GeoNet Executive Committee

Senior Vice-president - IRIS International Research Institute of Stavanger, Norway

CO2GeoNet Strategy 2013 - 2015

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Our Vision

!  By being the European Centre of Excellence on CO2 storage, the CO2GeoNet Association aims at being the natural advisor of governments and industry on scientific knowledge on Geological storage of CO2, and at contributing significantly both to the required capacity building on CO2 storage and to the dissemination of new knowledge.

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Who are we?

!   CO2GeoNet is the European Network of Excellence on geological storage of CO2

!   a non profit European Research Association !  which collaborates with, works for, and receives

support from a diverse set of entities, partners or clients.

!   a large and growing Independent group of leading research institutions unmatched anywhere else in Europe or internationally.

!   the only scientific community with comprehensive multidisciplinary expertise, focused on CO2 storage and independent of political, industrial or societal pressures


Our Values

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!   Our mission is driven by non-partisan scientific objectives.

!   Scientific honesty and quality, collegiality, openness and respect of the diversity of stakeholder’s opinions.

!   independency, integrity, objectivity and impartiality

!   Ethics: Neither seek nor accept financial support that would threaten those values

!   We collaborates with, and welcomes funding from public or private organizations that respect these values

!   Each relationship is carefully reviewed by our General Meeting.

!   All fundraising is coordinated by the Executive Committee of the Association, acting under the authority of the General Meeting

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Our Ambitions

!   Provide and disseminate integrated scientific research results and synthesized knowledge to contribute to the improvement of technical, economic, regulatory aspects and public awareness of CO2 storage

!   Be the preferred source of impartial scientific and technical information and advice for the European Union, industry, regulators, the general public and other CCS stakeholders

!   Contribute to the identification of knowledge gaps and the formulation of new research targets

!   Foster interaction and exchange of information and views between CO2 storage researchers and CCS stakeholders

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Our Ambitions

!   Foster the training of upcoming generations of scientists that will be needed for a widespread deployment of the technology !   being a source of unbiased information, excellent tutors

and training programmes in the science of CO2 storage

!   Expand our membership in order to provide an excellent, robust, multidisciplinary and pan-European knowledge/skills base for the implementation of the geological storage of CO2


History


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Benefit for our members

!   Access to knowledge: Having a pool of expertise that extends across the entirety of relevant disciplines, being larger than that achievable by any one single member

!   International positioning: Critical mass of knowledge and expertise that ease the positioning and collaboration with large international institutions

!   A pan-Europe dimension creating an international profile for CO2 storage activities in Europe.

!   Access to national opportunities of members’ countries through alliances with relevant members


Activities 2013- 2015

!  Research

!  Scientific advice

!  Training and capacity building

!  Information and communication


Research

!   Active research as an organisation currently through FP7

!   Report and summarise the ‘ state of play’ to the broader scientific community

!   Coordination of research priorities

!   Most present members of CO2GeoNet are contributing in EERA-CCS subprogram on CO2 storage

!   Possibility to contribute with common views to EERA-CCS

!   Opportunities for joint research outside the EERA-CCS framework

!   Externally funded research !   EU FP programmes, other contracts (IEAGHG), !   Demonstration projects in the future (independent research

block)


Scientific Advice

!  Major activity !  Independent and authoritative voice

!  Internally supported activities !  Task forces:

!  Consensual expert opinion !  Advice on research

!  Contribution to key meetings

!  Contractual activities !  following CO2GeoNet values and ethics


Training & Capacity building

!  Expansion phase !  Internal activities

!  Exchange of knowledge and know-how for the benefit of the members

!  Task force: !  development plan for training activities !  Cooperation with

!  EAGE, IEAGHG, CSLF

!  External activities !  PhD, PostDoc !  Training courses adapted to a variety of

stakeholders


Information & Communication

!  Website: www.co2geonet.com

!  Organizations of events !  Ex: The annual Venice Open Forum

!  Popular science for stronger impact on the general public !  Multi-language brochures and communication material

!  In the future: Handbook on CO2 storage for scientists and students?


Thanks for your Attention

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