Techno-economic assessment framework for industrial CO2 utilization in e-methanol synthesis: Integrating capture, liquefaction, storage and multi-modal transport
2026 (English)In: Journal of CO2 Utilization, ISSN 2212-9820, E-ISSN 2212-9839, Vol. 110, article id 103478Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Achieving deep decarbonization in hard-to-abate sectors requires scalable low-carbon fuels derived from biogenic or air-captured CO2. E-Methanol is a promising option, but its deployment depends on robust CO2 value chains that integrate industrial emissions, conditioning, multi-modal transport and reliable supply of power. Despite progress in carbon capture research, integrated assessments combining real emitters, CO2 logistics, storage design, downtime-driven oversizing and transport fleet operations remain unavailable, limiting accurate levelized cost prediction of e-fuel value chain. The study proposed a unified framework to evaluate the techno-economic feasibility of the overall CO2-to-e-methanol chain, integrating capture, liquefaction, storage, different transport possibilities and final synthesis. Results show that CO2 availability strongly determines feasible plant size, while transport mode significantly shapes logistics cost. E-methanol synthesis is the largest contributor, with the Portuguese cement scenario yielding 1111.3 €/t. Across the analysed scenarios, maritime transport usually delivers 51–60% lower cost than road transport. The framework supports rigorous planning of CCU-enabled e-fuel synthesis.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 110, article id 103478
Keywords [en]
Biogenic CO2, CO2 supply chain, CO2 transport, Carbon capture, E-methanol, LCOeM, Techno-economic assessment, Utilization and storage
National Category
Energy Engineering Transport Systems and Logistics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-384636DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2026.103478Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105042542366OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-384636DiVA, id: diva2:2083322
Note
QC 20260702
2026-07-022026-07-022026-07-02Bibliographically approved