This is the executive summary for report 3002033667, Clean Energy Network Analysis (CENA). Economy-wide decarbonization studies have consistently pointed to large-scale deployment of H2 and CO2 infrastructure assets as part of their least-cost pathways to reach net-zero conditions in the U.S. In this Clean Energy Network Analysis (CENA), we evaluated and visualized the potential geospatial deployment of these infrastructure assets with the aim of illuminating new insights that were not previously understood. We developed and applied a novel cost-minimization modeling tool that allows for the evaluation of co-optimized placement of H2 and CO2 infrastructure assets. Such infrastructure modeling tools may prove useful in supporting energy transition infrastructure planning efforts by providing a cost-effective means to evaluate a wide range of potential future scenarios and regions of interest. The results of this study highlight a considerable level of infrastructure deployment and system integration. While the results illuminate the potential challenges for infrastructure planning given the high level of system interconnectivity and potential variability, they also highlight the relative feasibility of deploying these systems.
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