Total and its Partners Release Next-Generation & Open-Source Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Simulator
November 10 2020 - 4:20AM
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After more than two years of joint research, Total (Paris:FP)
(LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
and Stanford University release GEOSX, an open‑source simulator for
large-scale geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage.
GEOSX was developed using advanced new technologies in
high-performance computing and applied mathematics and aims to
improve the management and safety of geological CO2 repositories.
Its computing performance is unmatched to date.
The open-source nature of GEOSX aims to ensure a high level of
transparency, sharing and community support to pave the way for the
large-scale development of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
(CCUS) technologies.
"We are proud of the development of GEOSX, the first tool able
to simulate the geological storage of CO2 at the gigaton scale. We
are making its source code openly available to provide the
scientific community the means to participate in the development of
CCUS,” said Marie-Noëlle Semeria, Total's Chief
Technology Officer. “GEOSX positions Total, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory and Stanford as technological leaders in the
simulation of CO2 geological storage, a major lever for achieving
carbon neutrality.”
“GEOSX combines breakthrough scientific computing and
high-performance technologies that will allow Total and the
community to accelerate the implementation of future large-scale
storage projects, necessary to achieve carbon neutrality objectives
on a global scale,” said Professor Hamdi Tchelepi, Chairman of
Energy Resources Engineering Department and the project’s lead
research scientist for Stanford. “The innovations resulting
from our joint research program open the door to a new era for the
modelling of geological storage of CO2.”
“We are excited to be working with Total and Stanford to support
widespread deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage
projects. Climate change is a global challenge, and we view CCUS as
a critical component in the transition to a low-carbon economy,”
said Pat Falcone, LLNL’s deputy director for Science and
Technology. “It is also thrilling to see the cutting-edge
capabilities being enabled by our next-generation supercomputing
platforms and gratifying to have created this new capability as
part of such an effective relationship between the industrial
sector, the research community and a national laboratory.”
► Click here to access the GEOSX source code
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About the MAELSTROM project
GEOSX is the first major outcome of the five-year FC-MAELSTROM
research project launched in 2018 by Total, Stanford University
School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, and LLNL. It
draws on each partner's 20-plus years of expertise in simulation
and high-performance computing research.
About Total Research & Development
Total is deploying an ambitious R&D program, worth nearly $1
billion a year. Total R&D relies on a network of more than
4,300 employees in 18 research centers around the world, as well as
on numerous partnerships with universities, start-ups and
industrial companies. Its investments are mainly devoted to a
low-carbon energy mix (40%) as well as to digital, safety and the
environment, operational efficiency and new products. It files more
than 200 patents every year.
About Total
Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels,
natural gas and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to
better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner and
accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130
countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy
major.
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