Study / Potential for creating CCU hubs in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of the solutions deployed.
To achieve the carbon neutrality in 2050, CO2 capture and storage (CCS) solutions will be necessary. This study focuses on the potential for creating CCU hubs, structures that bring together CO2 emitting and consuming industries, in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of the solutions deployed.
Several conclusions were drawn from the study :
Several conclusions were drawn from the study :
- CCU remains a partial tool for decarbonization
- The study has shown the relevance of CCU hubs with regards to the need of reducing residual CO2 emissions, even if these solutions also present technical, economic and environmental challenges:
- A wide variety of CCU hub profiles was identified during the geographical analysis
- Depending on their uses, the hubs whose development will be favored in the short term will be those focused on "mineralization" use; hubs with "e-fuels" use and organic synthesis will be developed in the longer term.
- As the hub approach presents specific risks, it is necessary to find adapted business models to control them.
