MuPSI aims to develop a validated toolbox of simulation models and workflows for assessing and managing geomechanical risks in large-scale CO₂ storage clusters. This integrated, multi-scale framework will enable operators and regulators to reliably evaluate risks and mitigation strategies across fault, project, and regional levels—supporting the safe, efficient, and rapid scale-up of CCS.
Develop a screening workflow for early assessment of regional-scale geomechanical risks.
Improve fault-scale models to better predict fault activation and CO₂ leakage.
Build secure, open-access software tools for cross-scale simulation and collaboration.
Demonstrate workflows and tools on two real-world North Sea case studies of regional geomechanical impacts of scale-up.
Upskill the CCS workforce through postgraduate programs and innovative training modules.
Co-develop a roadmap for future commercial development with technology stakeholders.
Build a stakeholder community to support CCS scale-up and policy integration.
Maximize project impact through targeted communication, outreach, and dissemination.
The MuPSI project (Multiscale Pressure-Stress Impacts on fault integrity for multi-site regional CO2 storage) is awarded through the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CET-P) project number CETP-FP-2023-00298, with funding provided by the RCN Research Council of Norway, Scottish Enterprise, NWO Dutch Research Council, AEI-Agencia Estatal de Investigación, and US DoE, with contributions from Storegga Ltd, Equinor ASA, Norske Shell AS, and EBN Capital BV.
