Program Overview
The Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS): Pathways to Net Zero program empowers corporate professionals to bridge the gap between sustainability goals and real-world implementation. Delivered by an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience, this one-day intensive workshop provides a deep dive into the complete CCUS value chain—from capture mechanisms and utilization pathways to geological storage and regulatory frameworks. Through real-world case studies, data-driven simulations, and strategic exercises, participants will gain actionable insights on how to integrate CCUS solutions within their operational and business contexts. The program emphasizes economic viability, technology readiness, and risk management to help organizations accelerate their journey toward Net Zero.
Features
- Comprehend end-to-end CCUS processes, technologies, and terminologies.
- Evaluate and design feasible capture, utilization, and storage strategies.
- Apply CCUS business models and policy frameworks for implementation.
- Develop actionable decarbonization roadmaps aligned with Net Zero goals.
Target audiences
- Sustainability Professionals
- Plant Managers & Operations Heads
- R&D and Process Engineers
- Energy & Environment Managers
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 25 Lessons
- 1 Day
- The CCUS Landscape – From Concept to Corporate Imperative5
- 1.1Understanding global decarbonization drivers: Net Zero, COP commitments, Carbon Budgets.
- 1.2Where CCUS fits in the carbon abatement hierarchy (Avoid → Reduce → Capture → Offset).
- 1.3CCUS value chain overview: Capture → Transport → Utilization → Storage.
- 1.4Key Concepts: post-combustion capture, oxy-fuel combustion, DAC (Direct Air Capture), BECCS, carbon intensity metrics.
- 1.5Discussion: “Why CCUS matters now” – industry perspectives from Oil & Gas, Cement, Steel, Power, and Chemicals.
- Technologies and Mechanisms of Carbon Capture5
- 2.1Absorption, Adsorption, Membrane Separation, Cryogenic Distillation
- 2.2Efficiency vs Cost trade-offs – Solvent regeneration energy, CO₂ purity, and scaling challenges
- 2.3Industrial sources of CO₂ emissions and integration feasibility
- 2.4Interactive Demo: Mapping CO₂ sources in your own operations (participants identify potential capture points)
- 2.5Emerging trends: Modular capture units, hybrid systems, and AI-driven optimization in capture processes
- Utilization Pathways – Turning Carbon into Value5
- 3.1CU applications: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), carbon-to-chemicals, carbon-to-fuels, building materials (carbonates, aggregates), polymers, and algae-based utilization
- 3.2Economic viability & carbon credit mechanisms (Voluntary Carbon Markets, Article 6)
- 3.3Case study: Tata Steel’s CO₂-to-ethanol pilot
- 3.4Case study: LanzaTech’s carbon-to-fuels technology
- 3.5Group Exercise: Identify potential utilization pathways for a sector
- Storage Strategies & Risk Management5
- 4.1Geological storage options: saline aquifers, depleted reservoirs, unmineable coal seams.
- 4.2Site selection, integrity testing, and long-term monitoring (MMV frameworks).
- 4.3Leakage prevention, well integrity, and closure protocols.
- 4.4Legal and regulatory frameworks (IEA, IPCC, ISO 27914 standards).
- 4.5Case study: Norway’s Sleipner Project – lessons from 25+ years of injection
- Implementation Challenges, Business Models & the Road Ahead5
- 5.1CCUS economics: CAPEX/OPEX profiles, carbon pricing, incentives, and policy mechanisms (45Q, EU ETS, India’s CCUS roadmap).
- 5.2Business models: hub-and-cluster approach, public–private partnerships, cross-sector collaboration
- 5.3Barriers: technology readiness, financing, policy gaps, and stakeholder buy-in
- 5.4Designing a CCUS project – Create a conceptual CCUS roadmap for a chosen industry scenario (steel, cement, energy)
- 5.5Key enablers for CCUS adoption in emerging markets.
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