The CO2SITE consortium


CO2SITE brings together organisations with complementary expertise in geological storage appraisal, national data stewardship, European data infrastructure, regulation, techno-economic assessment, risk, capacity estimation, regional planning, stakeholder engagement, communication and project management. TNO coordinates the project. The consortium includes research organisations, geological surveys, universities, networks and specialist organisations that work across the European CO2 storage landscape.

CO2SITE brings together organisations with complementary expertise in:
  • geological storage appraisal;
  • geological information and national data stewardship;
  • European geological data infrastructure;
  • regulation and policy;
  • techno-economic assessment;
  • technical and non-technical risk;
  • capacity estimation;
  • regional planning;
  • stakeholder engagement;
  • communication, dissemination and exploitation;
  • research and project management.
The project is supported by a wider European network. This reach is important because a pan-European Atlas depends on national and regional knowledge, including an understanding of local geology, available data and institutional conditions.
Connections with EuroGeoSurveys, CO2GeoNet and their wider communities strengthen European coverage and connect CO2SITE with established expertise in geological information and CO₂ storage.

Partners of CO2SITE

Partners of CO2SITE
Acronym Organisation Country
TNO Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Netherlands
OGS National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics Italy
CME Carbon Management Europe Belgium
CSIC-IGME Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
CO2GeoNet European Network of Excellence on the Geological Storage of CO2 France
BRGM Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières France
EGS EuroGeoSurveys Belgium
UEDIN University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre Norway
UKRI-BGS British Geological Survey United Kingdom
GEUS Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Denmark
SINTEF SINTEF Norway
The consortium also works with affiliated entities and other contributing organisations to support broad European coverage.

How the project is governed

The CO2SITE governance structure combines formal consortium decision-making with practical project and technical coordination.

General Assembly: The General Assembly is the principal decision-making body of the consortium. It oversees strategic, contractual and consortium-level matters.

Coordinator: The Coordinator represents CO2SITE, supports implementation and compliance, coordinates project reporting and maintains the formal relationship between the consortium and the granting authority.

Project Management Team: The Project Management Team supports project-level coordination. It monitors progress, coordinates activities across work packages and prepares operational decisions.

Work-package leadership: Work-package leaders organise the tasks, meetings, deliverables, milestones and progress reporting within their areas. They also identify dependencies and raise significant risks, delays or decisions to project level when necessary.

Advisory and stakeholder input

External perspectives are included through advisory and stakeholder activities. The Advisory Board provides strategic and expert feedback. Stakeholder engagement creates structured opportunities for storage developers, transport operators, industrial emitters, authorities, investors, researchers, geological surveys, civil-society organisations and other interested groups to contribute their perspectives.
Stakeholder contributions will help CO2SITE understand user requirements, regional conditions, data gaps, Atlas functionality and possible routes for future uptake.