Cost-effective architecture of carbon capture and storage (CCS) grid in India
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2017-11Author
Garg, Amit
Shukla, P.R.
Parihar, Shrutika
Singh, Udayan
Bhushan, Kankal
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Various modeling studies analyzing global 2 °C climate stabilization scenarios have projected penetration of CO2
capture and storage (CCS) technologies in India alongside a sizable penetration of renewable energy technologies.
The assessments of geological storage potential over India have shown wide variation across regions. This
paper examines the locations of large point sources of CO2 emissions in India and matches it with carbon storage
locations to minimize the cost of CCS evolving grid. The concept of weighted Euclidean distance and Integrated
Environmental Control Model are used to propose suitable pipeline networks for emissions-intensive clusters to
optimize the cost of CO2 avoidance. The computational method estimates proximate storage location for each
CO2 emitting source taking into account the total storage potential at each location. CCS requirement in India
would vary depending on the global climate stabilization target. We examine two targets for India that correspond
to 2 °C and well below 2 °C global mitigation regimes. According to our estimates, India could mitigate
around 780 Mt CO2 per year below 60 $/t-CO2 (2005 prices) over 30 years, and another 250 Mt CO2 per year for
up to 75 $/t-CO2 prices through CCS under these scenarios respectively.
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