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Understanding Societal Requirements of CCS Projects: Application of the Societal Embeddedness Level Assessment Methodology in Four National Case Studies

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  • Dimitrios Mendrinos

    (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece)

  • Spyridon Karytsas

    (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece)

  • Olympia Polyzou

    (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece)

  • Constantine Karytsas

    (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece)

  • Åsta Dyrnes Nordø

    (Norwegian Research Centre—NORCE, 5838 Bergen, Norway)

  • Kirsti Midttømme

    (Norwegian Research Centre—NORCE, 5838 Bergen, Norway)

  • Danny Otto

    (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Matthias Gross

    (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Marit Sprenkeling

    (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 2595 DA The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Ruben Peuchen

    (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 2595 DA The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Tara Geerdink

    (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 2595 DA The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Hanneke Puts

    (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 2595 DA The Hague, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The DigiMon project aims to develop and demonstrate an affordable, flexible, societally embedded, and smart digital monitoring early warning system for any subsurface CO 2 storage field. The societal embeddedness level (SEL) assessment is a novel methodology which provides insight into the societal requirements for technological innovation to be deployed. The SEL assessment framework was applied in four case studies, concerning CCS development in Norway, the Netherlands, Greece, and Germany. The resulting societal embeddedness levels of CCS, on a scale of 1–4, were SEL 3 in Norway with considerable progress towards level 4, followed by the Netherlands with SEL 2 with several initiatives towards offshore demonstration projects, and then by Greece and Germany with SEL 1. The outcomes of the SEL assessments show which societal requirements have been met in current CCS developments and which ones should be improved for CCS deployment. They also show that monitoring currently is a regulatory requirement as part of permitting procedures, while it may alleviate community concerns on safety, provided that it has certain attributes. The insights from the four national case studies are further used in the DigiMon project to develop the innovative societal embedded DigiMon monitoring system.

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  • Dimitrios Mendrinos & Spyridon Karytsas & Olympia Polyzou & Constantine Karytsas & Åsta Dyrnes Nordø & Kirsti Midttømme & Danny Otto & Matthias Gross & Marit Sprenkeling & Ruben Peuchen & Tara Geerdin, 2022. "Understanding Societal Requirements of CCS Projects: Application of the Societal Embeddedness Level Assessment Methodology in Four National Case Studies," Clean Technol., MDPI, vol. 4(4), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jcltec:v:4:y:2022:i:4:p:55-907:d:919745
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