CASSEM Project Report on CO2 Storage Challenges and Methodologies

A 2026 report from the British Geological Survey presents an overview of the CASSEM project's results on Carbon Capture and Storage. The project developed a full-chain costing model, applied a novel Features, Events and Processes risk method, and conducted the first citizen panels to assess public perception of CCS in the UK.

Use Cases

• Analyze the novel Features, Events and Processes method to explore industry and research community perceptions of risk and uncertainty.
• Utilize the openly accessible full-chain costing model to assess and explore overall costs for CO2 capture, transport, and storage.
• Review findings from the first use of citizen panels to understand public perception and education about CCS in investigated regions.
• Evaluate the project's detailed insight into the CCS industry and its development of best-value methods for evaluating saline aquifer formations.

Strengths

• Project developed a novel Features, Events and Processes method for risk analysis.
• Includes the first application of citizen panels to assess public perception of CCS in the studied regions.
• Report provides detailed insight into the CCS industry from a consortium of utilities, offshore operators, contractors, and academics.

Limitations

• The dataset is a project report; it does not contain structured, machine-readable tabular data or a defined number of rows and columns.
• Specific quantitative data, such as storage capacity estimates or cost model outputs, are not provided in a standardized format within this description.
• The temporal coverage and geographic specifics of the underlying research are not explicitly detailed.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Multi-authored papers and research outputs from the CASSEM project, which brought together industry and academic expertise.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Focus on UK potential, specifically geological storage under the North Sea and regions near large coal power plants.