According to European Green Deal, adopted also in the Italian PNIEC as an objective, the energy system will have to be completely decarbonized by 2050. Decarbonizing the energy and industrial sector requires, among other actions, also the development of robust CO₂ capture and storage technologies, the exploitation of depleted gas deposits and saline aquifers, together with the deployement of infrastructures for CO₂ transportation. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a mature and highly effective solution for reducing CO₂ emissions from energy-intensive point sources, mainly hard-to abate, while, direct air capture technology, aiming to capture CO₂ directly from the atmosphere and the combinations of bio-energy and CCS applications, BECCS, despite still lagging behind are gaining a growing attention. The need for decarbonization of the energy systems comes also from the recent growing electricity demand required from data centers and artificial intelligence, which is pushing towards the exploitation of renewable energy sources.
This session will explore the recent frontiers of carbon capture, storage and utilization, ranging from modeling to sustainable materials and technologies.