LOG904-197 Carbon Capture and Storage Value Chains (Autumn 2026)

In line with the global temperature targets of the Paris Agreement, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Norway must be reduced by 90–95 % by 2050 compared with the 1990 level. The Norwegian government has according to the Climate Change Act developed an ambitious goal of reducing the CO2 emissions from the current 50 mln. tons to 2,5-5 mln. tons in 2050.

The analysis of various scenarios and goals for emission reduction indicates that net-zero carbon emissions may not be achievable without Carbon capture and storage (CCS). CCS is claimed to be promising technology for large scale emission reduction, especially for hard-to-abate sectors such as refineries, steel, iron, cement and chemical plants, which are energy intensive processing industries converting natural resources through processes that require high energy inputs and capital.

The Northern Light project starting operations in 2025 in Norway, is the first commercial project in the world providing shared transportation and infrastructure services for multi-users, i.e. emitters from various industry sectors with a purpose of emission reduction and permanent storage. An important pre-requisite for CCS implementation is development of efficient infrastructure for transporting captured CO2 from its sources to suitable storage sites and development of utilization markets (CCUS).

The purpose of the seminar is to introduce the concept of CCS value chains and infrastructure, including the main processes, cost distribution and decision problems from supply chain and logistics perspective. The seminar will present the national and global status of CCS projects, carbon markets and carbon management policies. It will also study development plans and socio-economic assessment of future regional CCS value chains, the impacts of CO2 availability on the existing energy system and possibilities for industrial symbiosis.

The course content includes:

• Introduction to carbon abetment strategies and carbon markets
• Geological storage of carbon
• Introduction to carbon capture and liquefaction technologies
• Main stages of CCS and CCUS projects
• Measurements of CCS efficiency and industrial landscape
• CCS supply chains, infrastructure and decision models
• Capture and transportation stages of CCS supply chains
• Implementation challenges and prospects
• From CCS chains to large-scale networks, current and future challenges
• New regional and national CO2 logistics chains and industrial CCS collaboration
• Socio-economic impacts of regional CCS value chains and industrial symbiosis

Knowledge:

After completing the course, the students will understand the role of CCS in decarbonization strategies of the companies, measurements of CCS efficiency, incentives and obstacles. They will know the national and global status of CCS projects, carbon markets, and carbon management policies. Students will acquire knowledge of the main carbon capture, storage and utilization (CCUS) technologies, including supply chain stages of CO2 capture, transportation and storage. Students will get familiarized with the main supply chain configuration types and current research focus, including techno-economical assessment for technology choice and optimization methods for network design. The students will be acknowledged with development plans for design of regional, national, and international CCS value chains. Students will understand how to analyse logistics infrastructure of future CCS value chains and evaluate socio-economic impacts of CCS value chains on cross-sectoral, cumulative and regional levels.

Skills:

After completing the course, the students will be able to

• discuss and compare various CCUS technologies and value chains from the perspective of an emitter, i.e. single chain, and from the infrastructure designer, i.e. network perspective

• identify methodologies for SCM and logistics decision making in CCUS context

• analyse carbon markets and carbon management policies

• discuss CCS projects implementation challenges and prospects

• identify methodologies for assessment of socio-economic impacts of CCS value chains

General competence:

After completing the course, the students will be able to

• understand the main principles and challenges related to CCS technology application in singe value chains and large-scale logistics networks

• identify and discuss CCS value chains logistics problems at strategic, tactical and operational levels

• discuss socio-economic impacts of CCS value chains at cross-sectoral, cumulative, and regional levels

• Form of assessment: Oral presentation of assignments
• Proportion: 100 %
• Duration: Full day on Friday
• Grouping: Individually or in group of two students
• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
• Support material: Lecture materials, reports, published reviews and research works, relevant webpages of companies and organizations.