Geologically Storing Carbon: Learning from the Otway Project Experience. by Cook, Peter J. (editor) - 2014

Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-figures & photos, tables, tiny bump top spine. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 384 pp. This book, edited by Peter Cook, provides a detailed account of the CO2CRC Otway Project, one of the most comprehensive demonstrations of the deep geological storage or geosequestration of carbon dioxide undertaken anywhere. This book has 18 comprehensive chapters, written by leading experts in the field, and is more than a record of outstanding science - it is about learning by doing. The book explains how the project was organised, managed, funded and constructed, as well as the approach taken to community issues, regulations and approvals. The book is for geologists, engineers, regulators, project developers, industry, communities, anyone who wants to understand how a carbon storage project works. It is also for people who are concerned with getting an in-depth appreciation of one of the key technology options for decreasing greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere.