ENCASE project starts
CO2 capture, transport and storage, experimental methods and numerical models, new data generation and training
The ENCASE project, “A European Network of Research Infrastructures for CO2 Transport and Injection”, funded by the Horizon Europe research programme, was launched in Oslo.
The partnership that will carry out the project, which will last for a total of three and a half years and is coordinated by the Norwegian research centre IFE, comprises 20 partners (spread over 6 European countries), including Politecnico di Milano, represented by Manuele Gatti (Principal Investigator), Stefano Consonni, Antonio Conversano and Nima Razmjoo.
The main objectives of the project include: the scientific and technological advancement and improvement of world-class research infrastructures on CO2 capture and storage (CCS); the development of new thermodynamic methods and models to support CCS research; the generation of new experimental data; and the training of specialised personnel in the field.
Based on new experimental data provided by the project, POLIMI will develop models related to thermophysical properties of CO2 mixtures, such as phase equilibria, density, specific heats, viscosity, etc.
In addition, POLIMI will provide scientific supervision of the experimental activities to be carried out at the research infrastructure of the LEAP laboratory in Piacenza (also a partner in the project).
Finally, at the end of the project, POLIMI will organise a summer school for researchers and PhD students on the topic of thermophysical properties of fluids for energy and CCS applications.
We are proud to represent POLIMI in this consortium, in which we will be working with internationally renowned universities, research centres and companies with considerable experience in CO2 capture and storage,
said Manuele Gatti from the Department of Energy.
This research project will allow us to develop new knowledge in the field of CCS that will be useful both for application purposes, with the transfer of research results to the industrial world, and for educational purposes, with the aim of training engineers and PhD students with technical and scientific skills that are increasingly in line with the needs of institutions and industry (not only companies committed to CCS, but also companies strongly oriented towards innovation and energy transition).
