The Communication on Industrial Carbon Management adopted today sets out a comprehensive set of actions that will enable carbon capture to play a role in this process.
New JRC research highlights the important role of CO in supporting communication.2 Transportation infrastructure can contribute to the successful large-scale deployment of industrial carbon management technologies.
Creation of a trans-European CO2 transport network
Industrial carbon management technologies offer viable solutions to reduce emissions, especially in sectors where mitigation options are limited, such as energy-intensive industries.
Industrial carbon management technologies are already available at commercial scale, but further efforts are needed to develop transportation networks that can handle the amount of CO projected in 2030.2 There is an annual demand of 50 million tonnes, which is expected to increase to 280 million tonnes by 2040 and 450 million tonnes by 2050. Transport networks play a key role in enabling carbon emissions.2 It is transported to permanent storage in geological formations or to available industrial sites.
Through cost optimization model to connect CO2 Capture locations and suitable storage locations, this study highlights the potential evolution of carbon dioxide.2 Transport networks and related investment requirements from 2025 to 2050.
Initially, C.O.2 Transport networks will be developed at local, regional, or national levels and designed to address a variety of carbon transport needs.2 sauce. Over time, this network will need to expand to connect COs.2 Connect sources and distant storage locations to form a comprehensive trans-European network.
However, in the early stages of industrial carbon management implementation, i.e. by 2030, other transportation methods, including transport, should be considered due to the capital-intensive nature and long lead times for pipeline network development.
Forming a network
International coordination and cooperation to identify suitable storage locations is essential to establishing a commercial CO2 European storage capacity. Since CO2 Transport networks pass through different countries, making common quality standards and regulations essential.
Early adopters such as CO2 Capture and storage project developers may play an important role in the formation of CO2 transportation network. Their location, capacity and start date will affect the mapping and capacity of transport routes. It is hoped that this will draw subsequent projects to use these routes to minimize costs.
Ambitious carbon capture scenarios
Approximately 100–120 potential COs were identified in this study.2 Capture clusters and 100 storage sites across Europe. Eight different scenarios were considered to explain different predictions of CO.2 Understand volume and uncertainty in storage site availability and capacity. These scenarios were aimed at determining the optimal CO2.2 Transport networks in terms of investment costs until 2050.
One of the most ambitious scenarios considered from a CO perspective2 Capture levels for 2030, 2040 and 2050 are EU + NO&UK scenarios. Includes the EU but allows storage of CO.2 Also in Norway and the UK. This scenario highlights the importance of storage in the North Sea basin to ensure sufficient capacity for CO.2 Captured within the EU.
Another scenario considers the development of CO.2 An infrastructure network based on a storage capacity target of 50 million tonnes per year in the EU by 2030, included in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) proposal.In this scenario, the CO level is2 Although the amount stored by 2030 is low compared to other scenarios, it will increase to a total of nearly 4 gigatonnes (Gt) by 2050.
Colorado by 20302 The infrastructure distance is 6,700-7,300 km, which could be expanded to 15,000-19,000 km by 2050. Estimated implementation costs range from €6.5 billion to €19.5 billion by 2030, increasing from €9.3 billion to €23.1 billion by 2050.
To reduce the cost of investing in CO2 The study suggests focusing on developing storage capacity in other regions, such as southern and eastern Europe, where storage capacity is insufficient, to avoid transporting captured carbon dioxide over long distances.2.
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The data layer generated by this research will be made available through the JRC Data Catalog and the Institute of Energy and Industrial Geography.
The JRC plans to make further updates to this study, including gathering information on announced and planned industrial carbon management projects and improving data on potential storage locations.
Additionally, JRC aims to incorporate more CO modes.2 We mainly incorporate detailed transportation information into our modeling and update investment costs with the latest information. As part of future work, JRC will analyze the best location for a direct air recovery facility.
