OG90
Course Contents
Module 1: Decarbonisation Drivers and Low Carbon Fuel Pathways
Key Topics
- Energy transition drivers and industrial emissions challenges
- Role of fuel switching, efficiency, electrification and CCUS
- Low carbon fuel types and their main industrial applications
- Hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and synthetic fuel production pathways
- Biofuels, renewable natural gas (RNG) and waste-derived fuels
- Carbon intensity, lifecycle emissions (LCA) and certification basics
- Screening decarbonisation opportunities by value, feasibility and risk
Module 2: Fuel Properties, Integration and Asset Compatibility
Key Topics
- Fuel properties affecting combustion efficiency and process performance
- Hydrogen blending, metal embrittlement and flame speed behaviour
- Ammonia handling, toxicity risks and combustion considerations
- Biofuel and e-fuel drop-in compatibility with existing systems
- Burner, boiler, furnace and gas turbine integration challenges
- Storage, transport, metering and fuel quality management
- Process safety studies, materials reviews and operating envelope changes
Module 3: Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Fundamentals
Key Topics
- The complete CCUS value chain from source capture to long-term storage
- Technical evaluation of post-combustion, pre-combustion and oxy-fuel capture
- Carbon capture application in refineries, gas plants and heavy industry
- CO₂ compression, phase behaviour, dehydration and pipeline transport
- CO₂ utilisation (CCU) pathways, synthetic products and market limitations
- Geological storage site selection, trapping mechanisms and containment integrity
- Monitoring, Measurement, Verification and Reporting (MMVR) protocols
Module 4: Project Economics, Policy and Commercial Structures
Key Topics
- CAPEX, OPEX and Levelised Cost of Carbon Abatement (LCOA) metrics
- Carbon pricing, tax credits (e.g. 45Q) and policy incentive mechanisms
- Commercial contracts for CO₂ transportation, storage liability and offtake
- Fuel supply agreements and green premium pricing structures
- Regulatory approvals, environmental permitting and safety case compliance
- Technology readiness levels (TRL), scale-up hazards and supply chain bottlenecks
- Business case development and strategic investment decision framework
Module 5: Implementation, Risk Management and Roadmap Development
Key Topics
- Integrated decarbonisation planning for brownfield process facilities
- Phased implementation strategies and pilot demonstration selection
- HAZID, HAZOP and safety case updates for toxic or high-pressure fuels
- Operational readiness, crew retraining and emergency response updates
- Data architecture, digital monitoring tools and continuous carbon tracking
- Stakeholder engagement, ESG reporting and transparent communication
- Practical Workshop: develop a facility-specific low carbon fuel and CCUS integration roadmap