Following the success of the previous IEA Greenhouse Gas Programme (IEAGHG) Summer School in Kloster Seeon, Germany 2007, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver Island, Canada 2008 and Lorne, Australia last year, we are pleased to announce the 2010 Summer School to be held at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. The school will be held from the 22nd to the 27th August and will be hosted by The Gas Technology Centre NTNU-SINTEF, in collaberation with BIGCCS and SUCCESS.

Svalbard

• Sources of CO₂
• Capture of CO₂
• Transport of CO₂
• Underground geological storage
• Costs
• Economic potential of CCS
• Regulatory regimes
• Implications of CCS for GHG inventories and accounting

The target group for the summer school is young scientists, e.g. PhD students and Post Docs with background in engineering, geo-technologies, socio-economics. The goal is to provide students with diverse backgrounds a broad understanding of the issues surrounding CCS and encourage their active participation in this area. Some 50 students from both developed and developing countries will be invited to participate at the summer school from all those who apply.

Deadline for the receipt of complete applications is the 15th March.

Notification of the allocation of places will be sent be email on the 10th May.

Please note that all costs for accommodation and food whilst at the Summer School will be covered by the sponsors. There will also be a travel allowance allocated- this will be set shortly but should cover most travel costs.

Presentations from the Summer School

Information on Svalbard

More information about the location can be found at the Svalbard Tourism website and the  Govenor of Svalbard website. Interesting facts on the climate and light and the geology of the area can all be found by following the links. Information on the weahter conditions in Svalbard can be found here.