CCUS and CO2 transport by ship in Portuguese decarbonization scenarios: from pilot to large-scale.

Abstract

The Portuguese target for carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the deployment of CO2 capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). Although Techno-Economic Assessments (TEA) of CCUS scenarios targeting specific industrial sectors have been performed in Portugal in the scope of previous EU projects, the detailed analysis for the early stages of a CCUS chain, focusing on pilot scale, is necessary for policy makers and industry alike. Furthermore, ship transport may be a solution for a long-term large-scale CCUS scenario addressing the Sines industrial cluster, and in this scenario ship transport directly from the Sines port would play an important role. Within the CTS project (CO2 Transport and Storage directly from a ship) the technical and economic assumptions for designing a CCUS pilot in Portugal will be performed along with the study requirements of the possibility of direct CO2 injection from a ship both for the pilot period and for a scenario focused on Sines emitters and infrastructure.