A CO2 Capture and Storage digital technology for industrial decarbonization

Project team: Io Antonopoulou (project leader)

Partners: Glenn Bark, Ore Geology, LTU and Damiano Varagnolo, Process Control Systems group at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics of NTNU (Norway)).

Duration: 2023-2025

Funded by Kempestiftelserna

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies for industrial decarbonization include three steps: capture of emissions, transport and storage. The purpose of the project is to develop a state-of-the-art simulation tool that can assess, evaluate and provide viable and sustainable options for onshore CO2 capture and storage from industrial emissions near industrial sites. We will collect data on large industrial emitters within Sweden (e.g. the iron and steel industry, refineries, the cement industry) and evaluate the potential of novel CO2 technologies based on the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and use of industrial byproducts as co-capturing agent. Sites around industrial areas will be evaluated for their bedrock compositions and for their potential to serve as future sites for permanent CO2 storage. This project offers a cross-disciplinary approach involving biotechnology, geology and process controls & modelling. It will produce valuable knowledge on sustainable solutions to battle climate change and provide a support for the Swedish society to identify smart solutions for reaching Sweden’s goal for a climate neutral society by 2045.