GASTONE

GAs STOrage monitoring NEtwork (Fase 1b)

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The threat posed by climate warming, driven by the increasing concentration of atmospheric CO₂ resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels for civil, industrial, and transport energy use, has prompted research efforts toward innovative technological solutions.La minaccia del riscaldamento climatico, alimentata dall’aumento di CO2 in atmosfera a causa della combustione di combustibili fossili per usi energetici civili, industriali e di trasporto, ha spinto la ricerca verso soluzioni tecnologiche innovative. Among these, geological CO₂ storage (CCS) has emerged as a promising strategy to mitigate the global effects of climate change. In Italy, ENI has launched a CCS pilot project in the Ravenna area, exploiting offshore geological formations that previously hosted methane gas. The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) has been tasked by ENI with carefully monitoring the environmental impact of this activity, both in the marine environment and within the geological formations overlying the storage site.
The Gastone project, conceived and carried out by CNR, aims to assess the potential consequences of geological CO₂ storage on the marine ecosystem. The project is structured into three phases:
a preliminary pre‑storage phase, designed to characterize oceanographic, biological, biogeochemical, and geological properties and processes of the marine environment prior to the start of injection operations (Gastone Phase 1a, completed);
a subsequent phase of continuous monitoring during CO₂ injections, to detect any potential leakages and possible environmental alterations;
a final phase of post‑injection monitoring, carried out once reinjection operations have concluded. The monitoring activities conducted within the Gastone project are essential to ensuring the safety and sustainability of geological CO₂ storage. The data collected will contribute to a deeper understanding of the potential impacts of this technology on the marine environment and will support the optimization of storage procedures to minimize risks and maximize benefits. The project is highly complex and involves multiple CNR institutes.

PARTNERS

CNR ISMAR

CNR IAS

CNR ISP

CNR IGG

CNR IBF

Università Politecnica delle Marche

Università di Camerino

Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo

Università degli Studi di Palermo

Referent:

Pierluigi Penna

Researcher

Ancona

SCOPRI DI PIÙ

Duration: October 31, 2024 - October 31, 2026

Budget: 9.000.000,00 €

Budget IRBIM: 4.000.000,00 €

Areas of Research:

Anthropogenic impacts on biota and marine and lagoon ecosystems

Ancona

Research Projects

CsiClic

Carbon and silica pelagic benthic coupling processes in the Southern Ocean

Referent:
Emanuela Frapiccini

Studying the early diagenesis processes that occur in the first centimetres of sediments at the bottom of the Southern Ocean.

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Supporting the implementation of the Marine Strategy program in the period 2021-2023

Scientific collaboration to carry out shared activities on the issues of Marine Strategy for the purpose of achieving the priority objectives of Directive 2008/56/EC transposed by Legislative Decree. 190/2010

Referent:
Gian Marco Luna

Collaboration with ISPRA for retrieval and analysis of fisheries data.

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ABIOMMED

Support coherent and coordinated assessment of biodiversity and measures across Mediterranean for the next 6-year cycle of MFSD implementation

Referent:
Valentina Lauria

Support the Competent Authorities in the Mediterranean region and UNEP/MAP to facilitate the necessary cooperation for the next implementation cycle of the MSFD - Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

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ISSPA

Innovation, development and sustainability in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the Campania Region

Referent:
Luca Bolognini

CNR IRBIM partner with SZN, the University of Naples Federico II, the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, the University of Sannio, the University of Suor Orsola Benincasa, the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, ENEA and INGV to carry out maritime spatial planning for the Campania Region.

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ENI 1 - Offshore Environmental Monitoring Activities of Production Waters

Monitoring of production water from offshore platforms

Referent:
Alessandra Campanelli

Monitoring of offshore platforms in the Adriatic Sea aimed at verifying effects following the discharge of production water from offshore platforms into the sea and the absence of hazards to water and aquatic ecosystems.

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Research Projects

The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.

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