Cost Analysis of CO2 Transportation: Case Study in China

CO2 capture and storage (CCS) will have a significant impact on the cost of electricity production and costs in other potential applications. Hence, there is a need to identify and structure transportation alternatives in order to fill the gaps in knowledge of the cost of integrated capture, transport, and storage processes. As part of the EU China Cooperation project (COACH), a case of transporting 4,000 tonnes of CO2 per day from GreenGen IGCC Project in Tianjin to Shengli Oilfield at a distance of 300km in China has been outlined and subjected to parametric studies. The paper reveals the details of these cost analyses and results pertaining to three alternatives: a) pipeline transport, 43.13 RMB/tonne CO2 (4.3 (sic)/tonne CO2), b) shipment, 45.79 RMB/tonne CO2 (4.6 (sic)/tonne CO2), and c) railway tank wagon transport, 77.35 RMB/tonne CO2 (7.7 (sic)/tonne CO2). (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.