The project aimed at the scientific and technical substantiation needed to include two sites with natural CO₂ emissions from Banat and Harghita, with the status of natural laboratories, in the European network of research infrastructures in the field of carbon capture, transport and storage (ECCSEL – European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure), as well as the substantiation of the accession of GeoEcoMar to the ECCSEL consortium. The sites in Romania could have been made available to researchers across Europe for testing the new monitoring methods or for in-depth investigations of CO₂ migration mechanisms. These types of studies were important to prevent the potential risks associated with the geological storage of CO₂ and to increase the safety associated with the technology.

The project represented a nationwide premiere and is integrated into the ECCSEL enlargement strategy towards the Eastern Europe. The accession of GeoEcoMar to the ECCSEL consortium represented an opportunity for Romanian research in the field of geological storage of CO₂ and its recognition at European and international level.