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The Network focus is on the geological storage of CO2 as a green house gas mitigation option. It has several objectives over the 5 year period of EC funding for integration.
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To form a durable and complimentary partnership comprising of a critical mass of key European research centres whose expertise and capability becomes increasingly mutually interdependent. The initial partnership will be between 13 institutes, most of whom have a long and established history of research in geological sequestration. Some new players are also included, either because they are expected to have significant national strategic profile in future CO2 storage projects, or have capabilities which can be realigned to strengthen the network, or even bring uniqueness. For the first time in an EC FP project marine biologists will be drawn into this research topic.
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To maintain and build upon the momentum and world lead that Europe has on geological CO2 sequestration and project that lead into the international arena.
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To improve efficiency through re-alignment of national research programmes, prevention of duplication of research effort, sharing of existing and newly acquired infrastructure and IPR.
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To identify knowledge gaps and formulate new research projects and tools to fill these gaps.
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Seek external funding from national and industrial programmes in order to diversify, build and strengthen the portfolio of shared research activities.
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To provide the authoritative body for technical, impartial, high quality information on geological storage of CO2, and in so doing enable public confidence in the technology, participate in policy, regulatory formulation and common standards.
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Provide training to strengthen the partners, bring in new network members and sustain a replacement supply of researchers for the future.
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To exploit network IPR, both as a revenue earner to sustain the network and to equip European industry to be competitive in the emerging global low carbon energy markets.
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