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Capturing our progress from above

As part of the In-Situ Laboratory Initiative, our team has been using drone technology to capture regular footage of our research site, both during passive monitoring and active well-drilling periods.

Site Tour to ISL: creating ties between JERA and CSIRO

On Friday, 25th October 2024, a delegation from JERA, both from JERA Australia and from the Japanese headquarters, visited the CSIRO In-Situ Laboratory (ISL) for a successful site tour.

Water Testing

With RITE back in onsite at the In Situ Laboratory (ISL) in August, a critical objective for this trip was to initiate a campaign of shallow water injection tests.

Harvey Shire visit

The CSIRO team involved in the research work at the In-Situ Laboratory invited the Shire of Harvey councillors and staff for a meet & greet at the site with the research team including the international visitors.

Collaboration with GSWA

Today we have been working on a collaboration with Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) and Geoscience Australia, installing new seismometer and acquiring passive seismic data.

Conference wrap up: AEP 2024

Our CSIRO energy experts spent this week speaking to industry and community at the Australian Energy Producers annual conference held in Perth.

CSIRO Energy Team Shines at Harvey Show 2024

With an ever-growing focus on sustainability and decarbonisation, the CSIRO Energy Team provided a comprehensive display on cutting-edge renewable energy technologies and solutions.

Update: Harvey 6 well drilled and completed

As a follow-up to the article last month, the Harvey-6 well spudded on February 26th and was completed to Total Depth of 700m MD on Friday 15th March morning on time, on scope and on budget.

New drilling activities at the In-Situ Laboratory

CSIRO and RITE are starting a new field demonstration project at the ISL research facility aiming at investigating the behaviour of fault systems and distributed fibre optic sensing monitoring in the context of CCUS projects.

Successful first installation of a dedicated strain sensing cable on a deviated well

CSIRO, RITE and Silixa have successfully completed the first installation of a strain sensing cable, at the CO2CRC site in Victoria, on the CO2CRC CRC8 deviated well in December 2023.

Indonesian delegation visits In Situ Laboratory

The CCUS and Hydrogen Collaboration team, who is in the Net Zero Industries Division, within the Australian Federal Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), hosted a delegation from Indonesia

CCUS briefing to WA Parliament

As part of CSIRO’s strategic engagement with key WA government stakeholders, the Energy BU provided a Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) briefing to WA Parliamentarians at Parliament House along with the WA Chief Scientist, Professor Peter Klinken on Tuesday 13th June.

RITE-CSIRO Collaboration commences testing at the In Situ Laboratory

As one of our international bilateral engagement projects between Japan and Australia, the Research Institute of the Technology of the Earth (RITE) is partnering with the Energy Resources Program at the CSIRO In-Situ Lab research facility.