{"id":663,"date":"2026-08-21T19:26:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/?p=663"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:29:48","slug":"positioning-australia-for-regional-decarbonisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/positioning-australia-for-regional-decarbonisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Positioning Australia for regional decarbonisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the world looks to accelerate decarbonisation, attention is expanding beyond carbon capture to a critical link in the value chain: how we move CO\u2082 safely, efficiently and at scale across borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthdawkins.net\/\">Ruth Dawkins<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-831x1080.jpg 831w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-461x600.jpg 461w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-192x250.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-346x450.jpg 346w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-577x750.jpg 577w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-197x256.jpg 197w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-295x384.jpg 295w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-394x512.jpg 394w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-591x768.jpg 591w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-77x100.jpg 77w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-269x350.jpg 269w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/Mark-Tocock-scaled.jpg 1969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p>Dr Mark Tocock<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the world\u2019s leading carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) researchers gather in Perth this October for <a href=\"https:\/\/ghgt.info\/\">GHGT\u201118<\/a>, the conversation will logically extend beyond capture technologies. Increasingly, attention is turning to a critical but less visible component of the CCS value chain: the transportation of captured carbon dioxide for storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As co\u2011host of the conference, CSIRO will play a prominent role in shaping these discussions. Among the Australian researchers presenting is <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/dr-mark-tocock\/\">Dr Mark Tocock<\/a>, whose work examines the feasibility of transporting low\u2011temperature, low\u2011pressure liquid CO\u2082 across the Asia\u2011Pacific region for permanent geological storage in Australia. His findings point to a significant opportunity for Australia to support regional decarbonisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carbon storage is a regional challenge with global implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to storing domestically captured CO<sub>2<\/sub>, Australia has large quantities of geological stable land providing potential to import and store CO<sub>2<\/sub> from other Asia-Pacific countries less able to rapidly reduce their emissions to reach their net zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Managing trans-border transport of CO<sub>2<\/sub> as part of a global energy system could empower countries endowed like Australia to support global efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This could help to reduce emissions from diminishing fossil fuel use and industrial processes (like those generated by cement or steel production), maintain revenue from its geological resources, develop new markets for CO<sub>2<\/sub> sequestration and address the downstream CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions generated by countries using Australian sourced energy supplies \u2013 known as scope 3 emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Japan buys more than 40 per cent of its liquified natural gas from Australia. When Japanese utilities combust this gas for electricity generation, they produce CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions. Japan has limited CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage potential. However, if emissions are captured locally and exported for storage, Australia could compete in, and participate in, a new market for the international sequestration of CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assessing the feasibility of CO\u2082 shipping<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSIRO\u2019s research, undertaken as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiro.au\/en\/research\/technology-space\/energy\/Carbon-management\/NT-low-emissions-hub\/LEH\">Northern Territory Low Emissions Hub business case project<\/a>, evaluates the technical, logistical and economic considerations of shipping CO\u2082 from Japan to Darwin. The study combines a detailed logistics model with a techno\u2011economic assessment, supported by a review of international standards and extensive stakeholder engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system boundary includes liquefaction, buffer storage at both export and import terminals, shipping, unloading, and preparation for permanent underground storage. This reflects the full value chain required to move CO\u2082 from capture source to geological reservoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modelling suggests that transporting between 1 and 6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of CO\u2082 would require between two and eleven ships, depending on vessel size. Three ship capacities \u2013 40,000 m\u00b3, 60,000 m\u00b3 and 80,000 m\u00b3 \u2013 were assessed. The levelised cost of transportation ranges from A$122 to A$224 per tonne, with economies of scale driving costs down at higher volumes. The lowest modelled cost of A$122 per tonne would require a fleet configuration of five 80,000 m<sup>3<\/sup> ships transporting the maximum assessed volume of 6 Mtpa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At these larger scales, more than half of the levelised cost is associated with the capital and operational expenditures of the shipping fleet itself. Sensitivity analysis highlights the influence of port charges, fuel prices, carbon pricing, and the design of buffer storage facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these costs are substantial, they are broadly consistent with international estimates and reflect the nascent stage of the industry. Importantly, the modelling identifies clear pathways for cost reduction as infrastructure scales and technologies mature.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1.png 956w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-600x265.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-250x110.png 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-450x199.png 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-750x331.png 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-385x170.png 385w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-577x255.png 577w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-770x340.png 770w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-227x100.png 227w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-150x66.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/09\/image-8-1-350x154.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\"><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Technical readiness: no show\u2011stoppers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key component of the study involved validating assumptions with shipbuilders, terminal operators, researchers and demonstration project leaders in Europe and Asia. This included site visits to Norway\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/norlights.com\/\">Northern Lights project<\/a>: the world\u2019s most advanced CO\u2082 shipping and storage operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The geographic realities of the Asia-Pacific region demand a different engineering approach than that seen in Europe. While European operations utilise medium-pressure vessels to cross short distances of a few hundred kilometres, regional transport to Australia involves voyages lasting up to 11 days one way. To make these immense distances economically viable, the industry needs to pivot toward low-temperature, low-pressure shipping regimes, which allow a vessel to hold nearly double the cargo of an equivalent elevated-pressure counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, operating at a low-pressure regime introduces distinct thermodynamic complexities. It requires managing the liquid CO\u2082 incredibly close to its \u201ctriple point\u201d \u2013 the precise temperature and pressure where carbon dioxide can coexist as a liquid, gas, and solid. If the cargo tanks experience rapid pressure drops or temperature fluctuations, there is a risk of dry ice formation inside the system. This risk is mitigated by maintaining strict pressure and temperature control, using boil-off gas management and pressure regulation systems to ensure operating conditions remain safely away from the triple point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acknowledging these challenges, stakeholders were asked whether any technical limitations would prevent the scaling up of low\u2011pressure, low\u2011temperature CO\u2082 carriers to the sizes assumed in the modelling. The response was consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are no technical barriers to scaling up liquid CO\u2082 carriers,\u201d Dr Tocock says. \u201cThe industry is already moving quickly, and the engineering challenges are well understood. While many solutions are already available, such as newer steels for cargo tanks and onboard reliquefication systems, demonstration projects are required to validate their performance at larger cargo scales and reduce uncertainty for both industry and regulators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Low\u2011pressure shipping is expected to become the standard for long\u2011distance transport in the Asia\u2011Pacific region. While impurities in the CO\u2082 stream require management, most are removed during chemical capture processes, reducing risks to vessels and storage infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research notes that the most significant uncertainties relate not to engineering, but to supply chain dynamics such as the availability of shipyard capacity and the timelines for constructing larger vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the modelling explores an ultimate design target of 80,000\u2011tonne vessels, stakeholder feedback indicates that the industry is likely to scale in stages. In the near term, ship capacities are expected to increase only to around 50,000 tonnes as the market matures and global shipyard capacity expands. This staged development reflects commercial and manufacturing realities rather than engineering constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The real barrier: cost, scale and social licence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the technical pathway is increasingly clear across the CCS value chain, Dr Tocock emphasises that primary barriers to establishing a regional CO\u2082 shipping industry are economic, regulatory and social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile CSIRO is working with government and industry to research and respond to cost challenges and engage on community concerns, currently, fiscal mechanisms are not in place in the Asia Pacific,\u201d he explains. \u201cIn this region, carbon prices are far lower than in Europe, and there are comparatively limited incentives for carbon dioxide emitters to capture and transport CO\u2082.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European progress in CCS has occurred over a relatively compact region, been supported by carbon pricing, targeted government subsidies, and closely coordinated regulatory frameworks. Countries in the larger Asia Pacific region are continuing to develop bilateral agreements, potential accounting mechanisms and agreed regulations to facilitate private investment participation in cross\u2011border CO\u2082 movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a nascent shipping\u2011based CCS value chain to functions, both exporting and importing countries must be incentivised to participate. Carbon dioxide emitting industries \u00a0need confidence that captured CO\u2082 will be accepted and stored securely, while storage operators require predictable revenue streams to justify investment in infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u201cIf two countries want to engage in cross-border CCS, it requires government\u2011to\u2011government agreements on regulatory frameworks, carbon accounting, community acceptance and long\u2011term commitments,\u201d said Dr Tocock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A strategic opportunity for Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Asia\u2011Pacific countries seek pathways to realise their net zero goals and reduce emissions, Australia is playing a constructive, leading role across the region\u2019s energy sector \u2013 working to advance the electricity transition and decarbonise hard-to-abate industry and transport. With significant geological storage capacity, established research expertise and emerging infrastructure, the nation could become a future regional hub for cross border CO\u2082 transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Tocock believes that GHGT\u201118 in Perth represents a valuable opportunity to advance conversations around this potential and continue to \u00a0build shared understanding among researchers, policymakers and industry stakeholders and the community about the role of CO\u2082 transport, and the settings needed to enable it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond sharing techno-economic data, Dr Tocock aims to use the international platform to achieve two distinct research goals: dispelling lingering technical myths within current literature regarding low-pressure transport limits; and advocating for a dedicated physical demonstration project. While localised test vessels exist overseas, the industry lacks real-world operational experience moving full liquid CO\u2082 payloads over the vast maritime distances of the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDeveloping the technology is only half the battle,\u201d Dr Tocock notes. \u201cScaling it requires the entire ecosystem to move together. De-risking this industry means moving from hypothetical studies to real-world regional demonstrations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As GHGT\u201118 approaches, CSIRO\u2019s research provides a timely and evidence\u2011based foundation for these discussions, highlighting both the promise of CO\u2082 transport and the frameworks needed to make it a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1.png 898w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-600x459.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-250x191.png 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-450x344.png 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-750x574.png 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-335x256.png 335w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-502x384.png 502w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-669x512.png 669w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-131x100.png 131w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ghgt-18\/files\/2026\/08\/NTLEH-1-350x268.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"transcript__info\"><div class=\"transcript__caption\"><div class=\"transcript__caption-text\"><p>A vision for a low emissions hub in Australia\u2019s Northern Territory<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the world looks to accelerate decarbonisation, attention is expanding beyond carbon capture to a critical link in the value [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nba-redirect":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","tag-transport-and-infrastructure-development"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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