Energi Simulation Industrial Affiliate Program on
Carbon UTilization and Storage
Primary Investigator: Ryosuke Okuno, Ph.D., P.Eng.
The Energi Simulation industrial affiliate program on Carbon UTilization and Storage (ES Carbon UT), established in 2021, consists of 9 major projects in the areas of carbon capture/conversion/transportation/storage, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and hydrogen energy. Each member company contributes $75,000 per year as a grant to the University and in return receives all the research results from the program.
Major Projects
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Development of novel functional solvents for CO2 capture (e.g., surface-active amines)
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CO2 removal by enhanced weathering
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Electrification of CO2 conversion processes (e.g., bicarbonate electrolysis)
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Control over CO2 plume and trapping mechanisms using engineered fluids and materials (e.g., mineral carbonation in basalt, and use of nanofluids for wettability control)
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Formate species as carbon and hydrogen carriers and/or as an EOR agent
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Aqueous nanobubble dispersion of CO2
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CO2 transport and storage in tight porous media
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Carbon emission reduction in oil recovery from unconventional reservoirs (heavy oil and tight oil)
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Economic analysis of carbon management value chains
Software Development
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Tight Reservoir Simulator, TIGRES
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Thermodynamic PVT package (cubic EOS, GERG 2008, geochemical models)
Current Sponsors (alphabetical order)
Cosmo Energy Exploration & Production Co., Ltd
Idemitsu Kosan
OXY
Energi Simulation
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration
Formosa Petrochemical
Japan Petroleum Exploration
INPEX
Nissan Chemical
HOW TO JOIN THE PROGRAM
To become a sponsor of ES Carbon UT, please contact Dr. Ryosuke Okuno to receive a copy of the research participation agreement, which is to be executed by your company and The University of Texas at Austin.
Ryosuke Okuno, Ph.D. P.Eng.
Phone: 512.471.3250
Email: okuno@utexas.edu