Release Date: August 14, 2008

DOE Sequestration Atlas Captures Award for Publication Excellence
One-of-a-Kind Atlas Supports Carbon Sequestration Initiatives

WASHINGTON, D. C. — The U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada has captured an APEX Grand Award recognizing publication excellence. The atlas, an invaluable tool for organizations engaged in carbon sequestration activities, is presently being updated and is expected to be re-released in November 2008.

DOE's Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada wins APEX Award for publication excellence. [click on image to view the Carbon Sequestration Atlas]

"We have seen the value that our first carbon sequestration atlas has had in providing sequestration information to local, state, and other government agencies, as well as industry and academia," said Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy James Slutz. "We are equally proud to learn that our atlas has also been recognized in the field of publication as an outstanding vehicle for communications."

The Carbon Sequestration Atlas earned a Grand Award in the category of Non-profit, One-of-a-Kind Publications. The atlas presents the first coordinated assessment of carbon capture and storage potential across the majority of the United States and portions of Western Canada.

DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory created and jointly developed the atlas with its Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships, along with the National Carbon Sequestration Database and Geographical Information System. The atlas provides an overview of carbon dioxide’s lifecycle through the entire capture and sequestration process. It also summarizes DOE’s sequestration activities, as well as the activities of DOE’s Regional Partnerships, and it details the most current and best available estimates of geologic carbon dioxide storage potential.