Due to ongoing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from energy production, industry, transport, and agriculture, it is clear that reducing emissions alone will probably not be enough to achieve climate targets. Accordingly, in addition to avoidance, the targeted removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere is increasingly becoming a focus. Various carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are being discussed to meet these requirements. The expansion of these technologies poses new challenges not only for project developers and industrial companies, but also for operators of CO2 transport and storage infrastructures, energy suppliers, and public institutions.
CDR requires appropriate infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage. However, in many places this infrastructure is either non-existent or inadequate. Its construction is capital-intensive, while the future demand for certified negative emissions, their price development, and regulatory framework are uncertain. Players such as grid and storage operators, energy suppliers, and the public sector must therefore decide when, where, and to what extent CDR should be used and the associated infrastructure built, converted, or dismantled.
For this purpose, a structured literature analysis of models for the design of future networks for the large-scale application of CDR is to be carried out within the framework of a bachelor's thesis or a student research project. The aim of the thesis is to identify and classify published articles. In this context, research gaps relating to planning approaches for the design of future networks for the application of CDR are to be identified.
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