Analysis of Available Conditions for InSAR Surface Deformation Monitoring in CCS Projects

Tian Zhang, Wanchang Zhang, Ruizhao Yang, Huiran Gao and Dan Cao
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Tian Zhang: Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Wanchang Zhang: Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Ruizhao Yang: School of Geosciences & Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Huiran Gao: National Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of China, Beijing 100085, China
Dan Cao: Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: Carbon neutrality is a goal the world is striving to achieve in the context of global warming. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has received extensive attention as an effective method to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere. What follows is the migration pathway and leakage monitoring after CO 2 injection. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) technology, with its advantages of extensive coverage in surface deformation monitoring and all-weather traceability of the injection processes, has become one of the promising technologies frequently adopted in worldwide CCS projects. However, there is no mature evaluation system to determine whether InSAR technology is suitable for each CO 2 sequestration area. In this study, a new evaluation model is proposed based on the eight factors that are selected from the principle of the InSAR technique and the unique characteristics of the CO 2 sequestration area. According to the proposed model, the feasibility of InSAR monitoring is evaluated for the existing typical sequestration areas in the world. Finally, the challenges and prospects of InSAR in the CCS project are discussed.

Keywords: InSAR monitoring; carbon capture and storage; feasibility assessment model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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