CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) Infrastructure Decision Support
Cutting-Edge Software for Optimized Carbon Capture and Storage Network Design
SimCCS, supported by the U.S. DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, is a powerful optimization tool for designing integrated CCS infrastructure networks. Developed over a decade and now in its third iteration, SimCCS3.0 introduces new capabilities, including multi-scale, temporal, and environmental justice modeling. Using user-provided data on CO2 sources, sinks, and transportation routes, SimCCS formulates an optimization problem to determine the most cost-effective network design. Solutions can be run through a high-performance computing interface or locally with third-party software. Built in Java and freely available, SimCCS encourages collaboration across the CCS community to drive infrastructure advancements.
Capabilities:
- Capture Model (NICO2LE): understand commercial-scale capture opportunities.
- Cost Surface Model (CostMAP): allows users to input multiple GIS data layers and to set weights and rules for developing a weighted-cost network.
- Network Model (SimCCS): identify likely corridors; develop candidate pipeline routes for optimization engine; identify optimal pipeline routes.
- Storage Model (SCO2T): rapidly calculate realistic injection & storage & costs.