+353-1-416-8900REST OF WORLD
+44-20-3973-8888REST OF WORLD
1-917-300-0470EAST COAST U.S
1-800-526-8630U.S. (TOLL FREE)

Innovations in Carbon Capture Utilization (CCU) Strategies: Sustainable Approaches and Value Creation

  • Report

  • July 2024
  • Region: Global
  • Frost & Sullivan
  • ID: 5988320

Growing demand for decarbonization of emission-intensive industries is driving the adoption of carbon capture and utilization

The growing need to achieve deep decarbonization in hard-to-abate industries and to address climate change is driving the large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide utilization technologies. Efficient carbon utilization technologies are required to scale up emission reduction to gigatons per annum in the coming years to meet Net-Zero Targets while reducing the dependency on fossil fuels.

This is backed by the fact that the average year-on-year increase in the carbon capture installed capacity has increased by 58% globally since 2020 as per Global CCS Institute. Large-scale carbon sequestration projects depend on the geographical site of storage locations, increasing transportation costs. Thus, carbon utilization technologies have great potential in enabling decentralized carbon management while generating secondary raw materials that can be used in several high-end applications. Further, raw materials derived from carbon utilization technologies create a carbon-negative economy which is key to achieving long-term emission reduction targets.

The scope of carbon utilization technology deployment is large because it will address the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while minimizing the reliance on fossil fuel resources. Several regional initiatives and favorable policy regulations will be required to accelerate the deployment of large-scale carbon utilization facilities globally.

Carbon Utilization processes are important pathways that produce carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, aggregates, chemicals, and other secondary raw materials which can be used in several sectors or stored for longer durations. Hence, there is a lot of traction to adopt these pathways to accelerate a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy.

This research study covers the following:

  • The technology overview of different carbon utilization pathways, namely mineralization, hydrogenation, methanation, and polymerization.
  • Detailed techno-economic analysis of the operations across the value chain of carbon utilization processes to convert captured carbon dioxide into value-added secondary raw materials.
  • The study also includes key growth opportunities, growth drivers and restraints, key innovators in the industry, and the patent landscape in the carbon utilization sector.

Table of Contents

Strategic Imperatives
  • Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
  • The Strategic Imperative 8™
  • The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Carbon Utilization Industry
  • Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
  • Research Methodology
Growth Opportunity Ecosystem
  • Scope of Analysis
  • Carbon Utilization Technologies Overview
  • Segmentation
Growth Generator
  • Growth Drivers
  • Growth Restraints
Growth Transformation
  • Carbon Utilization Value Chain
  • Mineralization Technology has been Successfully Deployed in Large Scale to Obtain Engineered Building Aggregates
  • Hydrogenation Enables Synthesis of Clean Methanol and Other Renewable Fuels Which can be Easily Transported
  • Methanation Technology Generates SNG That Replaces Natural Gas With Minimal Modifications in the Existing Infrastructure
  • Polymerization Produces Short-chain Polymers can be Used to Manufacture Plastics Used in Daily Applications
  • Technical and Financial Criteria for Captured CO2 Transport
  • Technoeconomic Analysis of Carbon Utilization Technologies
Innovation Ecosystem
  • Large-scale Manufacturing of Ethanol Using Captured Carbon from Industries
  • Supplementary Cementitious Material Production Using Captured Carbon
  • Energy-efficient Manufacturing of Methanol from Green Hydrogen and Captured Carbon
  • Captured CO2 Utilization in Fuel Cells and Other Applications for Power Production
  • Key Universities Driving Research in Carbon Capture Utilization
  • WIPO Holds the Majority Share in Carbon Utilization Patent Landscape
  • Carbon Capture and Utilization - Key Fundings
Growth Opportunity Universe
  • Growth Opportunity 1: Green Urea
  • Growth Opportunity 2: High-performance Batteries
  • Growth Opportunity 3: Sustainable Textiles
Appendix
  • Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): Explanation
Next Steps
  • Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
  • Next Steps
  • Take the Next Step