A comprehensive carbon capture and storage infrastructure model

In this paper we present a spatial optimization model that comprehensively models carbon capture and s torage (CCS) infrastructure, from source-to-sink. The model optimally and simultaneously chooses at which sources and how much CO2 should be captured, at which reservoirs (or sinks) and how much CO2 should be injected and stored, where a pipeline network should be constructed and at what capacity, and how to distribute CO2 among the networked sources and reservoirs. A key contribution of the model is the ability to link sources and reservoirs using a realistic and capacitated pipeline network. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved