Protecting aquifers in the race to net-zero carbon emissions

该项目旨在解决二氧化碳地质封存和氢气或压缩空气可再生能源储存的气体泄漏的关键风险因素。 该项目预计将开发创新方法，用于监测气体泄漏对上覆澳大利亚含水层水资源的污染。 这一项目的预期成果包括采用多学科方法来探测可能污染含水层的二氧化碳和未来储存能源气体的泄漏。 这将带来巨大的好处，包括减少温室气体排放，同时保护澳大利亚的水资源。 这对大北冰洋盆地含水层至关重要，该含水层支持超过18万澳大利亚人，并覆盖许多计划的储存地点。

This project aims to address the key risk factor of gas leakage from carbon dioxide geological sequestration and hydrogen or compressed air renewable-energy storage. This project expects to develop innovative methods for monitoring gas leakage contamination into overlying Australian aquifer water resources. Expected outcomes of this project include a multidisciplinary method to detect leakages of CO2 and future stored-energy gases that can contaminate aquifers. This should provide significant benefits including enabling greenhouse gas emissions reduction while protecting Australian water resources. This is critically important for Great Artesian Basin aquifers that support over 180,000 Australians and overlie many planned storage sites.