NZAI-EN-CCUS-207
Designing Low-Carbon Systems: Integrating CCUS into Energy Infrastructure
This course develops a systems-level understanding of how Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) can be integrated into low-carbon energy infrastructure. Learners explore systems thinking, carbon flow analysis, energy–carbon coupling, source–sink matching, carbon hubs, infrastructure optimization, multi-criteria decision-making, and risk assessment. The course also examines the integration of renewable energy, hydrogen, circular carbon systems, negative-emission technologies, and net-zero pathways, enabling learners to design resilient, scalable, and economically viable low-carbon energy systems.
Mode of Delivery:
Self-Paced(Online)
Secure your spot now — limited seats remaining!
Duration
1-2 Weeks
Format
Self-Paced (Online)
Who Should Join
Students, Executives, Professionals, Experts.
Resources
Explainer Videos, Lesson Plan, Interactive Activities, Practice ,Test & Quizzes, Glossary
Objective
The Objective of this course is to develop learners’ ability to design, evaluate, and optimize integrated low-carbon energy systems in which Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) operates as part of a wider infrastructure network rather than as an isolated technology. The program aims to build practical capabilities in systems thinking, carbon-flow analysis, energy–carbon coupling, source–sink matching, carbon hub development, infrastructure planning, multi-criteria decision-making, and risk assessment. It also prepares learners to assess the integration of renewable energy, hydrogen, circular carbon solutions, and negative-emission technologies. By completing the course, learners will be equipped to develop scalable, resilient, economically viable, and technically sound infrastructure strategies that support industrial decarbonization and long-term net-zero objectives.
Curriculum
The course begins with an introduction to integrated low-carbon energy systems and the role of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) in supporting industrial decarbonization and net-zero goals. Learners then progress through Module I, System Thinking, covering system architecture, technology versus system optimization, interdependencies, and system boundaries. Module II, Carbon Infrastructure Design, examines carbon mass flows, energy-system coupling, source–sink matching, scale effects, and temporal mismatch. Module III, Decision-Making and Optimization, focuses on spatial optimization, carbon hubs, infrastructure planning, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, and risk assessment. Finally, Module IV, Future Low-Carbon Systems, explores hydrogen and renewable integration, circular carbon systems, negative-emission technologies, and integrated net-zero pathways.
What Will You Learn
Upon completion of the course the learners will be able to:
- Apply systems thinking to evaluate integrated low-carbon energy infrastructure.
- Define system boundaries for accurate technical and emissions analysis.
- Analyse carbon flows across capture, transport, utilization, and storage systems.
- Assess energy requirements and sector coupling within CCUS networks.
- Evaluate source–sink matching, scale effects, and temporal constraints.
- Design shared carbon hubs and regional CO₂ infrastructure networks.
- Apply spatial optimization and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to infrastructure planning.
- Identify and manage technical, economic, environmental, and regulatory risks.
- Evaluate the integration of hydrogen, renewable energy, and energy storage with CCUS.
- Compare circular carbon strategies and negative-emission technologies.
- Develop scalable, resilient, and cost-effective low-carbon system concepts.
- Build integrated infrastructure pathways aligned with long-term net-zero objectives.
