Keeping Up With the Times: Modelling Temporally Phased CO2 Capture and Storage Infrastructure

CO2 capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure designs are traditionally generated with a static point of view, where it is assumed that construction of the full network happens instantaneously. This, of course, is an oversimplification of reality, where projects may take many years of construction before full operations commence. Modern CCS infrastructure design models only generate static deployments. In this research, we present a novel temporal model that allows (1) staged deployment of CCS infrastructure and (2) model parameters to change over time. This new model allows for more accurate infrastructure designs and their associated cost estimates.