Can we deploy carbon capture, utilization and storage at a scale?

CO₂ emissions are set to rise in view of continuous growth in economic and supporting infrastructure. This means that the indispensable approach to decarbonize the economy in the medium term is through carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). The main challenges in the large-scale implementation of CCUS network are costs of carbon capture, compression and transportation, energy requirements for CO₂ utilization and conversion, and limited market demand for end products. The development of strategic designs for such CCUS infrastructure at this scale is a non-trivial activity, which must take account of local industry specifics and development plans. A multiscale system modeling and optimization approach is developed to assess alternative CCUS processes and understand transient network behavior. The potential of CCUS in main potential markets in the United Arab Emirates such as simultaneous CO₂ storage with Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO₂-EOR), CO₂ capture using microalgae and mineralization have been examined.