Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)
technologies are critical to decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors
such as manufacturing, construction, shipping and
aviation.
Facilities in these sectors are generally located within
designated industrial zones. CCUS hubs provide a common user
decarbonisation solution for these industrial zones.
The coming years will see growing investment in CCUS hubs across
Australia. The scale and speed of deployment of new CCUS hubs will
depend on the level of government support and the commercial models
that underpin the transport and storage activities.
Western Australia is well placed to be at the forefront of CCUS
hub developments. It has world-class geological storage capacity,
proven large scale storage capability, existing pipeline and port
infrastructure and a highly skilled workforce with oil, gas and
mining expertise needed for the deployment of CCUS hubs.
