Techno-economic analysis, Southern Adriatic site

The South Adriatic site consists of a structural trap in a carbonate saline aquifer, close to the main Italian CO₂ emitter the Federico II power plant in Brindisi, where the energy company Enel has developed a pilot plant for CO₂ capture.. It is one of the biggest power plants in Italy and it’s characterized by a very high CO₂ emission value (more than 15 Mt/year in 2004) . The aquifer object of the study is only a few tens of km far from the thermoelectric power plant, so it is the nearest among the potential storage sites in Italy. Currently, there are no plans for CO₂ storage in the area around the Brindisi plant, however, - a techno-economical analysis has been conducted simulating an hypothetical injection scenario. The economical analysis presented here is not complete because the dynamic simulations are still on going and so some specific information related to their results is not included. In the future, the economic aspect may be improved including the costs relating to activities that can be assessed only based on a more precise idea about the behaviour of injected CO_{2 at the specific site.}