The 4th Annual Meeting of the Energi Simulation IAP on Carbon Utilization and Storage convened at The University of Texas at Austin from May 8 –
Energi Simulation Industrial Affiliate Program on Sustainable Energy Expansion
Primary Investigator: Ryosuke Okuno, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Established in 2021, the Energi Simulation Industrial Affiliate Program on Sustainable Energy Expansion (EnergiX) is a dynamic consortium at the forefront of innovation in carbon capture, conversion, transportation, storage, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and hydrogen energy. This program, previously known as Carbon UTilization and Storage (ES-CarbonUT), unites dedicated researchers and industry leaders to address critical challenges in sustainable energy. Each member company contributes $75,000 annually, securing privileged access to pioneering research that is shaping the future of carbon management.
IAP Sponsors
- Energi Simulation
- INPEX
- Occidental Petroleum
- Nissan Chemical
- SLB
Major Projects
- Development of novel functional solvents for CO2 capture (e.g., surface-active amines)
- CO2 removal by enhanced weathering
- Electrification of CO2 conversion processes (e.g., bicarbonate electrolysis)
- 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)
- Formate species as carbon and hydrogen carriers and/or as an EOR agent
- Aqueous nanobubble dispersion of CO2
- CO2 transport and storage in tight porous media
- Carbon emission reduction in oil recovery from unconventional reservoirs (heavy oil and tight oil)
- Economic analysis of carbon management value chains
Software Development
- Tight Reservoir Simulator, TIGRES
- UTCHEM
- Thermodynamic PVT package (cubic EOS, GERG 2008, geochemical models)
