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> $100 a ton is a round number close to estimates of what it costs to capture > carbon from an oil refinery or coal burning power plant That's a wildly optimi
by hannob 2y ago
> $100 a ton is a round number close to estimates of what it costs to capture
> carbon from an oil refinery or coal burning power plant
That's a wildly optimistic number, and almost certainly too low for the carbon sources yoU're naming.
Equinor estimated over 600USD for gas burners at an LNG plant, under almost ideal conditions (existing nearby storage site, company with lots of experience):
https://industrydecarbonization.com/news/is-carbon-capture-and-storage-more-expensive-than-we-thought.html https://industrydecarbonization.com/news/is-carbon-capture-a...
- s1artibartfast 2y agoWouldn't cost vary with efficiency. I expect capturing 1% of output is much cheaper than 99% when per ton pricing is calculated.