About DemoUpCARMA

DemoUpCARMA focuses on the demonstration and upscaling of carbon capture, utilisation and storage technologies (CCUS) to achieve negative emissions, which are an integral component to reduce Switzerland’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to net zero.

DemoUpCARMA has the following objectives:

• To demonstrate the technical feasibility of using and storing CO₂ captured at a Swiss industrial site (a biogas upgrading plant) and of generating negative emissions by
  (1) utilizing and storing it in primary and recycling concrete via a novel technology solution, thus realizing a domestic carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chain;
  (2) implementing a carbon capture, transport and storage (CCTS) value chain based on CO₂ transport and permanent storage in a geological reservoir abroad using a novel injection technique.
• To investigate the potential of creating a CO₂ network for clusters of Swiss CO₂ sources and potential CO₂ storage sites, and its optimal design with respect to techno-economic, environmental, and reliability performance in the mid- and long-term time horizons.
• To address policy, legal, regulatory and acceptance challenges to verify and ensure the financial and overall feasibility of CCTS and CCUS value chains.