CO2 CAPTURE HUBS
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is one of the technology pathways which help in reducing net emission and support to accomplish net zero by 2070 by decarbonising large industrial sectors particularly steel, cement, thermal power plants, fertilizer and petrochemical industries etc. The work on CCUS is at conceptual stage to make CO2 capture economically viable. Four inter-ministerial committees have been constituted by NITI Aayog to study the challenges and finalize recommendations in the area of safety and technical standard development, carbon capture projects, carbon utilization projects, and carbon transportation and storage.
Department of Science and Technology (DST) has supported various activities in area of CCUS which inter alia include:
- R&D projects through national and bilateral efforts to identify and prioritize breakthrough technologies.
- Two National Centres of Excellence to facilitate capturing and mapping of current R&D and innovation activities and develop a network of researchers, industries and other stakeholders.
- A multilateral research project to study the risk associated with permanent storage of CO2 in basalts.
- 25 CCUS projects (capture:10, utilization:10 & storage:5)
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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