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Controlled CO2
Combating the greenhouse effect
Industrial installations such as thermal power plants, cement works and refineries emit large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. Capturing CO2 from these sources, transporting it – sometimes over long distances –, and storing it in underground storage are major challenges for the future.
Research areas
The IFP's reseachers are working to identify solutions to tackle greenhouse gas emissions:
- improving after-combustion capture methods for CO2 contained in flue gases,
- reducing the costs, particularly the energy costs, of capture technologies, of compressing and transporting CO2
- ensuring that CO2 can be stored in a sustainable way and assessing the risks posed by potential leaks through overburdens and via wells,
- optimizing tools to model CO2 storage,
- developing materials to ensure storage areas remain airtight over very long periods,
- perfecting tools and processes to track changes in CO2 during injection and storage
Joint research projects
In addition, IFP leads or participates in a number of public-funded projects at a national scale (ANR, ADEME) and on an international scale (European Commission).
Industrial partners are also contributing to this research by funding a number of consortia.
+ IFP > Annual report
+ Industrial development > IFP's offer in the field if CO2 (list of ANR Projects)
+ Our commitment to research > Our collaborations > IFP and Europe > European CO2 projects in which IFP participates
+ Specific issue: IFP and CO2
Further information
IFP and Sustainable Development
(PDF - 2,2 Mo)
Capturing and storing CO2 to combat the greenhouse effect
(PDF - 870 Ko)