CO2-SPICER - CO2 Storage Pilot In a CarbonatE Reservoir: R9.3 Project launch event

On 5 March 2021, the Czech Geological Survey organized the conference on Czech-Norwegian Cooperation on CCS, focused on the CO2 capture and storage technology. Due to the regulations taken by the government to overcome the coronavirus epidemic, the conference took place online. The conference was also the launch event of the CO2-SPICER a METAMORPH projects. These projects focus on research and development of CO2 capture and storage technologies and are funded by the Norway Grants and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the KAPPA program. The guests were welcomed by the ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in the Czech Republic, H. E. Robert Kvile, the Director of the Czech Geological Survey, Mr. Zdeněk Venera, and the Director of the InoCure company, Mr. Matej Buzgo. The first session ‘Setting the scene’ contained four keynote talks by representatives of the Czech Ministries of Environment and Industry & Trade, the Norwegian Research Council and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. The second session ‘CCS projects of the KAPPA program’ was devoted to presentations of the two KAPPA program CCS projects – CO-SPICER and METAMORPH. The third session ‘Other CCUS initiatives in Czechia’ provided an overview of four additional CCS-related projects currently running in the Czech Republic and funded from other programs.