Abstract
Brine was a scientific joint-project implemented to accompany a prospective CO2 storage site in Eastern Brandenburg, Germany. In this context, we investigated if pore pressure elevation in a CO2 storage reservoir can result in shallow freshwater salinization involving the conceptual design of a geophysical early warning system. Furthermore, assessments of a potential synergetic geothermal heat recovery from the CO2 storage reservoir and hydro-mechanical integrity were carried out. The project results demonstrate that potential freshwater salinization is strongly depending on the presence and characteristics of geological weakness zones. The integrated geophysical early warning system allows for reliable monitoring of these potential leakage pathways at different spatial and time scales.
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We thank the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for funding of the brine project in the scope of the GEOTECHNOLOGIEN R&D programme and the Projektträger Jülich (PTJ) for their support. Furthermore, we acknowledge data provision by Vattenfall Europe Mining AG and their subcontractors as well as discussions with representatives of the mining authority of the State of Brandenburg (LBGR).
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Kempka, T. et al. (2015). Joint Research Project Brine: Carbon Dioxide Storage in Eastern Brandenburg: Implications for Synergetic Geothermal Heat Recovery and Conceptualization of an Early Warning System Against Freshwater Salinization. In: Liebscher, A., Münch, U. (eds) Geological Storage of CO2 – Long Term Security Aspects. Advanced Technologies in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13930-2_9
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