A group of researchers from the Texas A&M Energy Institute and the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center has recently published an article titled “Rethinking Safety in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Systems,” in Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP), the flagship magazine of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
This article, made possible through strong industry–academia collaborations, challenges conventional safety thinking in CCS and introduces a forward-looking framework for identifying, assessing, and managing emerging risks in carbon capture and storage systems, a critical pillar of the global energy transition. As CCS deployment accelerates worldwide, the safety strategy must evolve alongside technological innovation.
The collaboration brought together leaders in chemical engineering and academia, including Stratos Pistikopoulos, Faisal Khan, Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Faruque Hasan, and Konstantinos Pappas. The research team also included key contributions from Tanjin Amin, Jafaru M. Egieya, and Shayan Niknezhad to bring this manuscript to completion.
The full article, covering CCS safety, process systems engineering, and energy transition risk governance, is available at https://publications.aiche.org/cep/2026/february/rethinking-safety-carbon-capture-and-storage-systems