Feasibility study on a CO₂ collection and transport network in Austria
AIT, AGGM,, the Montan University of Leoben, and Frontier Economics were commissioned to geographically and quantitatively map CO₂ point sources and sinks in and around Austria, plan transport routes, conduct an economic feasibility analysis, compare international activities, and derive concrete recommendations for action.
The CO₂ network is intended to serve two main purposes:
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Supporting the simple, cost-effective, and timely implementation of initial CCS projects in the “hard-to-abate” industry,
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Achieving Austria’s climate neutrality by compensating unavoidable emissions through the capture, transport, and storage of biogenic CO₂ (“Carbon Dioxide Removal”).
In the network concept Scenario 1, between the 2030s and 2050s, 6 to 13 million tonnes of CO₂ are expected to be transported to Austrian and foreign geological CO₂ storage sites. Initial, individual CO₂ pipelines will gradually be connected into a larger pipeline network over time. The CO₂ originates from hard-to-abate sectors and from industrial facilities that burn sustainable biomass.