- Overview
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Carbon Management
- Ecological Economics
- Ecosystem Services
- Environment, Culture and Society
- Environment and Development
- Environmental Protection and Management
- Environmental Sustainability
- Food Security
- Geographical Information Science (GIS)
- Petroleum Geoscience
- Integrated Resource Management
About the Programme
The University of Edinburgh is home to the first Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Masters programme in the UK. It has two streams, designed to be suitable for students with differing career aims and backgrounds.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has been increasingly recognised as a technology option that could be critical to avoiding dangerous climate change. Commercial-scale demonstration projects are being considered across the world and a number of companies in a broad range of industrial sectors are developing increasingly large teams of people to develop and deliver these projects.
On 30 October 2012 the UK Government short listed four bids for the next phase of the UK’s £1bn Carbon Capture and Storage competition.
The UK Government is committed to providing funding to support the development of CCS technology.
Stream 1 - Carbon Capture & Storage
Geological reservoirs are vital for the hydrocarbon industry, drinking water supply and geological carbon storage. The first stream of the Edinburgh CCS Masters programme provides training in reservoir geology, and an overview of geological carbon storage including capture and economic aspects. It is designed for science graduates in Engineering or Geoscience related subjects seeking an advanced academic qualification as a launch pad for careers in the business, industry and government in the field of low carbon energy production and hydrocarbon production.
Programme Objectives
Formation and evolution of geological reservoirs for geological carbon storage, the hydrocarbon industry and drinking water supply.
Key carbon capture and storage techniques and technologies through the entire CCS supply chain (capture, transport, storage, monitoring).
Development of conceptual and analytical skills to enable critical evaluation of projected reservoir utilisation.
Enable dialogue with specialists in the complex CCS supply chain, such as geoscientists, engineers, regulators.
Understanding of environmental and economic issues surrounding hydrocarbons and CCS.
Completion of a tailored research project of a standard suitable for publication in the peer-reviewed literature, to provide graduates with high-level experience in the exploitation of geological reservoirs.
Stream 2 - Carbon Capture & Storage Engineering
The second stream aims to develop understanding of the technology, processes, economics and policy that underpin CCS with a particular focus on the carbon capture part of the CCS chain. This stream is designed for graduates in engineering and physical sciences, allowing them to acquire the necessary skills to accelerate their career into the rapidly expanding industry of low-carbon energy production from fossil fuel through CCS, but will also provide an excellent opportunity to pursue a career in the conventional power generation sector.
This article was published on Mar 11, 2013