Abstract

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies involve three major stages, i.e., capture, transport, and storage. The transportation stage of CCS technologies has received relatively little attention because the requirements for CO2 transport differ based on the industry-related conditions, geological, and demographical characteristics of each country. In this study, we analyzed the properties of CO2 transport using a pipeline. This study has important implications for ensuring the stability of a long-term CCS as well as the large cost savings, as compared to the small cost ratio as a percentage of the entire CCS system. The state of CO2, network topologies, and node distribution are among the major factors that influence CO2 transport via pipelines. For the analysis of the properties of CO2 transport using a pipeline, the CO2 pipeline connections were visualized by the simulator developed by Lee [11] based on the network topologies in CO2 transport. The case of Korean CCS technologies was applied to the simulation.