Horizon Europe research project
Making CO2 storage safer.
Understanding how impurities affect wells, reservoirs and caprock — from the injection point to the storage complex.
Science for the next generation of CO₂ storage.
One integrated view
of the storage complex.
01 / The challenge
Different sources.
One shared challenge.
CO₂ streams carry different impurities. When those streams meet, what happens underground?
As carbon capture scales, understanding the effects on wells, reservoir rock and caprock becomes essential to safer storage.
02 / Our research
From the well
to the caprock.
Laboratory experiments, numerical modelling and industry expertise — connected across the whole storage complex.
01
Well integrity
How impurities affect cement and casing over the injection lifetime.
02
Near-wellbore injectivity
Salt precipitation and mineral reactions close to the injection well.
03
Storage behaviour
How mixed streams move through and interact with the reservoir.
04
Caprock integrity
Understanding changes in the rock that seals the storage complex.
Research into practice
Evidence for guidelines & standardisation
Bringing the findings together to inform CO₂ stream specifications for storage.
Explore our approach03 / Knowledge & results
Research made accessible.
Follow the evidence as it develops, from public deliverables to open-access publications.
04 / The consortium
European expertise.
A shared ambition.
11 partners connecting research, industry and geoscience across Europe.
Coordinated by IFP Energies nouvelles, France
Meet the consortium & explore the map
05 / Project updates
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Milestones, meetings and results from the SPECS consortium will be published here.
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