The European Network of Excellence on Geological Storage of CO2 Association

CO2GeoNet - 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, B.P. 36009, 45060 Orléans, France – Tel: +33 238 644655 Secretariat - Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42/C, 34016 Sgonico (TS), Italy - Tel.+39 040 2140229 - info@co2geonet.com

March 12, 2013 Ref. 13-017_SG/SP

Object – Invitation to participate to the CO2GeoNet Open Forum 2013 (Venice, 9-10 April 2013) Dear journalist, CO2GeoNet, the European network of excellence on the geological storage of CO2, organizes each year an Open Forum in Venice, which has become an outstanding event in Europe. It is a key opportunity for stakeholders including EU representatives, industry, regulators, public authorities, NGOs, and the research community to meet and interact directly with Europe’s largest group of researchers on CO2 geological storage. This group is currently expanding thanks to the support of the CGS Europe project, a FP7 coordination action on CO2 geological storage which brings together the CO2GeoNet association and 21 other research institutes, thus covering 28 countries. The 8th edition of the CO2GeoNet Open Forum (see http://www.co2geonet/venice2013 for info) which will take place in Venice at the San Servolo Island, is organised in two parts:

• April 9-10: Open Forum theme is “Are pilot-scale CO2 storage projects the way forward for CCS in Europe?”

• April 11: CGS Europe workshop on “International Collaboration”. Due to the relevance of this European Open Forum, we would like to invite some European journalists to attend a press conference on Monday April 8 at the San Servolo Island (from 15.30), which will be held by a group of scientists of the CO2GeoNet Network of Excellence. In the following days, you will have also the opportunity to interact directly with the attending scientists from all over Europe. The Organising Committee will cover travel expenses (pre-paid air tickets or train reimbursement) and hotel accommodation for two nights (arriving on Monday 8), for up to 8 journalists, possibly from Germany, U.K., Spain, Czeck Republic, Hungary, Romania, Netherlands, France. Please, find here attached a Registration Form that we ask you to fill and send, before Sunday March 24, to CO2GeoNet Secretariat:

Mail: spersoglia@ogs.trieste.it Fax: +39 040 327307 Phone: +39 040 2140229 Mobile: +39 329 2607303 Press officer: Monica Rio Mobile: +39 347 9304484

Looking forward to meeting you in Venice, yours sincere Yours sincerely, on behalf of CO2GeoNet

Dr. Sergio Persoglia Attachments:

• Invitation to CO2GeoNet Open Forum 2013 • Application form

           

8th CO2GeoNet Open Forum

Venice, San Servolo Island, 9-11 April 2013 The CO2GeoNet Open Forum is a unique opportunity for stakeholders and major players in the CCS arena to meet and interact directly with Europe's largest group of researchers on CO2 geological storage.

The CO2GeoNet Open Forum is now organized under the CGS Europe project, which brings together the CO2GeoNet Association and 21 other research institutes all with CO2 storage research experience, thus covering 28 countries (24 European Member States plus 4 Associated Countries).

• 9-10 April: “Are pilot-scale CO2 storage pilots the way forward for CCS in Europe?”

• 11 April: CGS Europe knowledge-sharing workshop “International Cooperation and key results from European projects”

The European Network of Excellence on the Geological Storage of CO2

www.co2geonet.eu

CO2GeoNet members: GEUS (Denmark); BRGM (France); IFPEN (France); BGR (Germany); OGS (Italy); URS (Italy); TNO (Netherlands); IRIS (Norway); NIVA (Norway); SPR Sintef (Norway);

BGS (UK); HWU (UK); IMPERIAL (UK).

The Pan-European Coordination Action on CO2 Geological Storage

www.cgseurope.net

CGS Europe partners (in addition to the 13 CO2GeoNet members mentioned above): GBA (Austria); RBINS-GSB (Belgium); SU (Bulgaria); UNIZG-RGNF (Croatia); CzGS (Czech Republic);

TTUGI (Estonia); GTK (Finland); G-IGME (Greece); MFGI (Hungary); GSI (Ireland); LEGMC (Latvia); GTC (Lithuania); PGI-NRI (Poland); LNEG (Portugal); GEOECOMAR (Romania); AGES (Serbia); SGUDS

(Slovakia); GEO-INZ (Slovenia); S-IGME (Spain); SGU (Sweden); METU-PAL (Turkey).

Please, register on-line at: www.co2geonet.com/venice2013

Are pilot-scale CO2 storage projects the way forward for CCS in Europe?

In Europe, demonstration projects designed to test the feasibility of an integrated CCS chain at a large-scale, and planned for 2015, are facing major challenges which may result in significant delays or even cancellations. To ensure that CO2 storage research continues to move forward, small-scale pilot projects may provide an alternative and/or complementary solution. These would be lower cost, quicker to implement and provide a strong focus on specific topics. Typical questions addressed in our forum will be “What can we learn from pilot projects that we cannot do at larger scales?”, “What can we learn from pilot projects that can directly be applied to commercial scale implementation?” and “Should we design pilot storage projects on sites which could later become full-scale storage facilities?”.

We expect extensive discussions assessing the need and added value of small-scale pilot storage projects compared to large-scale demonstrations, the critical issues that need to be addressed, and whether goals can be achieved in time. A large number of proposed sites will be presented and discussed in terms of specific aims, with intervening panel discussions and ample opportunity for participants to express their views. Key stakeholders including regulators, EU representatives, industry and the research community will attend in order to ensure that different perspectives are aired.

Major elements of the open forum include: • Status of large-scale CCS demo projects in Europe and worldwide • R&D current status, research needs and strategy • Proposed new pilots and focus on issues addressed • Public perception and how to communicate about small pilot sites • Discussion sessions

Major elements of the knowledge sharing workshop on international cooperation include: • On-going and planned international collaboration initiatives • Key results from European projects Discussion on CCS research worldwide, filled

gaps and key issues

Who should attend: policymakers, public authorities, industrial stakeholders, regulatory bodies, NGOs, engineers and scientists, research councils,

EC representatives, Members of European Parliament, etc. Basically, anyone concerned by the geological storage of CO2

CO2GeoNet The European Network of Excellence on the Geological Storage of CO2

CO2GeoNet is the European scientific body on CO2 geological storage. It currently comprises13 public research institutes from 7 European countries, and brings together over 300researchers with the multidisciplinary expertise needed to address all aspects of CO2 storage.With activities encompassing joint research, training, scientific advice, information and com-munication, CO2GeoNet has a valuable and independent role to play in enabling the efficientand safe geological storage of CO2. CO2GeoNet was created in 2004 as a Network of Excellencesupported by the EC FP6 programme for 5 years. In 2008, the Network became a non-profitassociation under French law.Visit CO2GeoNet’s website at www.co2geonet.com

CO2GeoNet members: BGS (UK); BGR (Germany); BRGM (France); GEUS (Denmark); HWU (UK); IFPEN (France);IMPERIAL (UK); NIVA (Norway); OGS (Italy); IRIS (Norway); SPR Sintef (Norway); TNO (Netherlands); URS (Italy)

CGS EuropeThe Pan-European Coordination Action on the Geological Storage of CO2

CGS Europe is a networking project that pools together the expertise of 34 key researchinstitutes in the area of CO2 geological storage across 28 countries (24 European MemberStates and 4 Associated Countries). Funded by the EC FP7 programme, it builds upon the net-working and integration experience of CO2GeoNet with the ultimate goal of providing anindependent, scientific, pan-European platform and reference source where national,European and international experts, institutes and regulators can access the most up-to-dateresults of CO2 storage-related studies, share experiences and good practices, discuss theimplementation of regulations, identify research needs to face upcoming challenges, andbuild new projects.Visit CGS Europe’s website at www.cgseurope.net

CGS Europe partners (in addition to the 13 CO2GeoNet members mentioned above): CzGS (Czech Republic); GBA (Austria); GEOECOMAR (Romania); GEO-INZ (Slovenia); G-IGME (Greece); GSI(Ireland); GTC (Lithuania); GTK (Finland); LEGMC (Latvia); LGI (Hungary); LNEG (Portugal); METU-PAL (Turkey);PGI-NRI (Poland); RBINS-GSB (Belgium); SGU (Sweden); SGUDS (Slovakia); S-IGME (Spain); SU (Bulgaria); TTUGI(Estonia); UB (Serbia); UNIZG-RGNF (Croatia)

6th CO2GeoNet Open ForumVenice, San Servolo Island, 9-11 May 2011

The CO2GeoNet Open Forum is a unique opportunity forstakeholders and major players in the CCS arena to meet andinteract directly with Europe’s largest group of researchers on CO2

geological storage.

This is all the more true this year, with the involvement of the CGSEurope project: the “Pan-European Coordination Action on theGeological Storage of CO2” that brings together the CO2GeoNetAssociation and 21 other research institutes all with CO2 storageresearch experience, thus covering 28 countries (24 EuropeanMember States plus 4 Associated Countries).

The 2011 Open Forum will offer a complete overview of CO2

storage developments in Europe at different levels:• latest scientific results and studies;• scientific investigations related to CCS demos and pilots in

Europe;• a dedicated regulatory workshop on scientific issues related

to the implementation of the European Directive on CO2

Storage.

Who will attend: Decision-makers, Public authorities,Industry, NGOs and Scientists from Europe and abroad

Consult the agenda and more information at:http://www.co2geonet.com/Venice2011

Registration link: www.co2geonet.com/openforum2011

The European Network of Excellence on Geological Storage of CO2 Association

CO2GeoNet - 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, B.P. 36009, 45060 Orléans, France – Tel: +33 238 644655 Secretariat - Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42/C, 34016 Sgonico (TS), Italy - Tel.+39 040 2140229 - info@co2geonet.com

Invitation to the participate to the PRESS CONFERENCE (Venice, 8 April 2013) of the 8° CO2GeoNet Open Forum

APPLICATION FORM

Family name: _________________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________________ Newspaper/Magazine/Media: _________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________________ Mobile phone: _________________________________________________ E-mail address: _________________________________________________ Arrival date April 8 By (airplane/train): _________________________________________________ From (City): _________________________________________________ Departure date: _________________________________________________ By (airplane/train): _________________________________________________ From (City): _________________________________________________

Notes:

• you will lodge at the San Servolo Conference and Room Service http://www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it Phone: +39 041 2765001 Fax: +39 041 2765402

• you are kindly invited also to the Gala Dinner on Tuesday April 9 • we will contact you for providing the travel tickets and any other further information • please, fill this form and send it by mail or fax to:

CO2GeoNet - Secretary General spersoglia@ogs.trieste.it Fax: +39 040 327307