CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Jamdade, Akshay Anil |
|---|---|
| Title | Feasibility Assessment of CO2 Pipeline Infrastructure Required for Carbon Capture and Storage in Climate Scenarios to Meet Climate Targets |
| Summary | This thesis focuses on the infrastructural requirements of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), a critical climate mitigation technology. Although CCS has been in operation for decades, the scale of envisioned CO2 capture in IPCC climate scenarios is substantial. To accommodate this scale of CO2 capture, transport, and storage, it is critical to evaluate the feasibility of this expanding infrastructure of CCS. This thesis a)identifies the infrastructural needs of CCS, b)estimates required CO2 pipelines lengths for climate targets using the NETL-NZA model, and c) assesses the feasibility of required CO2 pipelines using ‘Outside View’, The ‘Outside View’ incorporates historical length of natural gas and oil pipelines as reference cases, and GDP as normalization parameter to take into account changing economy. Projected CO2 pipelines compatible with Paris Agreement seem to be feasible when compared with the historical development of natural gas pipeline length, however, the projected length of CO2 pipelines would nearly have to be 3 times more than the historical oil pipeline length. This study indicates that in the smaller economy of the past, natural gas and oil pipelines were essential for meeting the energy needs of the society whereas envisioned CO2 pipelines aid in reducing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. |
| Supervisor | Cherp, Aleh |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/jamdade_akshay.pdf |
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