Course in Summer School Advanced Topics in CCUS and CDR Technology Assessment

The summer school is dedicated to the assessment of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. The programme examines the key performance indicators that make it possible to compare solutions: CO₂ capture efficiency, energy penalty, cost of captured CO₂ and life-cycle emissions. The analysis requires skills in Life Cycle Assessment, that is, environmental assessment across the life cycle, and in Techno-Economic Analysis, which are therefore essential prerequisites. The course explores how these methodologies are applied to decarbonisation technologies. CO₂ capture and removal are considered important levers for reaching climate neutrality targets, but the available technologies differ greatly in maturity, energy consumption and cost, and robust methodologies are therefore needed to compare them transparently and to support investment and industrial policy choices.

The course has a total duration of 24 hours and is delivered in English, in person. The methodology combines theory sessions with process simulation and LCA applications, completed by practical cases that show how to assess and compare different CO₂ capture and removal technologies. The course is promoted by the Department of Energy of the Polytechnic University of Milan. The page gives June 7, 2026 as the start date and May 21, 2026 as the application deadline, dates that have already passed. The credits, the exact venue, the detailed calendar and the final assessment methods are not stated, and the number of places available is not indicated. A short intensive course like this allows participants to focus on a limited set of advanced topics, to work in a practical way with simulation and assessment tools, and to engage with lecturers and colleagues working in universities, companies and institutions on similar problems.

The purpose is to offer researchers, engineers and decision-makers specialist preparation to assess CCUS and CDR technologies rigorously, with shared indicators and methods. The course is aimed at those who already have knowledge of LCA and techno-economic analysis and wish to deepen its application in a sector that is strategic for the energy transition. The related professional figures are the sustainability analyst, the environmental manager, the energy efficiency technician, the sustainable development specialist and the environmental project manager. Given its limited duration, the course is suited to those who want targeted updating without undertaking a long training programme. The English language and the target audience, made up of researchers, engineers and decision-makers, make the summer school an opportunity for international exchange, useful for updating working methods and building contacts with those involved in decarbonisation and in the sustainability assessment of energy technologies.