Carbon Sequestration Potential: Map of US Shale Reservoirs & Power Plants (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Carbon Sequestration Potential: Map of US Shale Reservoirs & Power Plants

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PNNL research is digging into using empty space in underground shale formations to permanently store carbon emissions from power plants. This map shows where shale gas formations (purple dots) are near carbon-emitting power plants (orange dots).

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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