Techno Economics for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

Cost Basis Validation: We independently validate the economic assumptions underpinning your CCS project. That means stress-testing your capital cost estimates, operating expenditure, revenue streams, and discount rate assumptions against real-world data — and ensuring your economic model accounts for the full project lifecycle including regulatory approvals: build phase (typically 2–3 years), operations (20–40+ years), decommissioning, and MMV during operation and post decommissioning.

Process Options Assessment and Optimisation Modelling: Not all CCS pathways are equal. CO2Tech rigorously models competing configurations across capture technology, injection strategy, and storage formation, to identify the lowest-cost, highest-value pathway for your specific context. We perform sensitivity analysis and scenario modelling to ensure decision-makers understand the full range of outcomes, not just the base case.

Technology Assessment: We provide vendor-neutral assessment of all major capture technologies in the context of your facility’s emissions profile, CO₂ concentration, flow rates, and site constraints. Our assessments translate technical performance into economic terms — giving you a clear, comparable view of capital and operating cost trade-offs across competing technology options. We also model technology learning curves and FOAK-to-NOAK cost transitions, so you understand not just today’s costs but the trajectory as the industry scales.

Transport and Shipping Options: For projects where CO₂ transport is a significant cost driver, we assess pipeline, and maritime shipping options, modelling logistics costs and economies of scale to identify the most practical and economic solution. Our analysis of Australian industrial hub scenarios demonstrates that optimised shared transport infrastructure can reduce transport costs by approximately 35% compared to single-source options.

Legislative and Policy Context CCS project economics are inseparable from regulatory requirements. CO2Tech integrates the cost implications of OPGGSA permitting and state based legislation, MMV obligations, Safeguard Mechanism (Australia) compliance, and carbon credit frameworks directly into our economic models so there are no regulatory surprises at the financing stage..

Risk and Sensitivity Analysis: We perform structured sensitivity and Monte Carlo analyses to quantify the impact of uncertain variables such as discount rates, fuel prices, labour costs, reservoir permeability, CO₂ concentration, on project economics. This gives boards, lenders, and joint venture partners a clear understanding of project risk and critical sensitivities, before they commit capital.

Feasibility Studies: From high-level screening through to detailed pre-FEED feasibility, CO2Tech assesses your project’s full cost picture. We evaluate capital costs (capture plant, compressors, pipelines, wells, seismic), operating costs (energy, maintenance, monitoring, labour, transport tariffs), and decommissioning obligations — delivering a clear view of project viability before you commit to major expenditure.

Cost of CO₂ Avoided: A critical and often misunderstood metric. CO2Tech calculates your project’s true cost of CO₂ avoided accounting for the emissions generated by the CCS process itself, not just the CO₂ captured. The cost of CO₂ avoided can vary significantly depending on CO₂ source characteristics, sector, energy sources, and cost boundaries and understanding that range is essential for comparing abatement options, reporting to regulators, and meeting Safeguard Mechanism (Australia) obligations or other legislative requirements within your region..

Financing Structures, recommendations, and Investment Readiness: Securing investment for a CCS project requires more than a technically sound design, it requires a financial model that lenders, governments, and equity partners can trust. CO2Tech analyses government support mechanisms, tax credits, carbon pricing, and incentive structures alongside project economics. We also assess Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) structures, green bonds, blended finance, and other financing models, helping you build the bankable case your project needs.

Corporate and Project Readiness: CO2Tech helps you assess not just whether your project is economically viable, but whether your organisation is ready to execute it. We identify gaps in project maturity and internal capability and can deliver tailored training drawn from our global expert network, building the in-house capacity your team needs to own and advance your CCS project with confidence.