World leading carbon storage research laboratories open in London

Shell, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) have opened the world’s largest suite of laboratories to research the storage of the greenhouse gas CO2 in carbonate rock formations, Shell press release said.

The new laboratories form part of the the Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC) at Imperial College London, and are part of a $70 million, 10 year research partnership between Shell, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Science and Technology Park and Imperial.