1. An integrated GIS-MARKAL toolbox for designing a CO2 infrastructure network in the Netherlands.
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van den Broek, Machteld, Brederode, Evelien, Ramírez, Andrea, Kramers, Leslie, van der Kuip, Muriel, Wildenborg, Ton, Faaij, André, and Turkenburg, Wim
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CARBON sequestration ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,ENGINEERING design ,GEOGRAPHIC information systems ,COST effectiveness - Abstract
Abstract: Large-scale implementation of carbon capture and storage needs a whole new infrastructure to transport and store CO
2 . Tools that can support planning and designing of such infrastructure require incorporation of both temporal and spatial aspects. Therefore, a toolbox that integrates ArcGIS, a geographical information system with elaborate spatial and routing functions, and MARKAL, an energy bottom-up model based on linear opt imization has been developed. Application of this toolbox for devising blueprint s of a CO2 infrastructure in the Netherlands, shows that early knowledge on the availability, potential, and suitability of sinks is of major importance for a cost-effective design of the infrastructure. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]- Published
- 2009
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