CCS Future Program: For Industry and Investors
CO2CRC Future Program 2026-35De-risking decarbonisation, accelerating commercial success
Global operators face intense pressure. Governments are tightening emissions limits through policies like the Safeguard Mechanism, investors demand verified performance, and customers expect real abatement. In this environment, “best-guess” modelling is not enough. To reach a Final Investment Decision (FID), you need field-proven, regulator-ready solutions that are both technically sound and economically viable.
The CO2CRC Future Program 2026-35 is your competitive edge. It is designed by industry, for industry, through two years of deep consultation to address these specific commercial challenges.
This program gives you direct, unparalleled access to the Otway International Test Centre (OITC) – a globally unique, A$200M+ deep underground storage laboratory. Built on a 20-year springboard of operational experience and data, the OITC is the only facility in Australia where you can validate your technology at an industrial scale under real-world conditions. We turn uncertainty into predictable, bankable performance.
Your unfair advantage: The Otway International Test Centre (OITC)
Why partner with us? Because we provide what no one else in Australia can. The OITC is not a simulation. It is a globally unique, industrial-scale deep subsurface laboratory representing an A$200 million+ investment in national research infrastructure.
Its true competitive edge—and where this investment is captured—lies in its invaluable, real-world dataset. This is arguably the world’s best dataset for GCS technology improvement.
This resource, gathered over two decades of continuous field operations, provides you with an unparalleled, immediately accessible, and approvals-ready platform. It allows you to validate your models, digital twins, and new technologies against real-world system response data: an evidence base that would otherwise take decades and significant capital investment to replicate.
Turn your project risk into investor confidence
Partnering with CO2CRC gives you a direct, tangible return on investment. We help you de-risk your project at every stage by providing the evidence that underpins bankable performance.
Accelerate project approvals
Our research is regulator-aligned. We provide field-validated data for geomechanically stability and develop low-footprint, cost-effective onshore and offshore monitoring technologies that build a stronger, evidence-based case for faster, smoother regulatory approvals.
Lower your lifecycle costs
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Access proven, validated frameworks for infrastructure re-use to reduce CAPEX. Our research into storage performance and monitoring efficiency provides clear pathways to lower your long-term operational costs.
Drive the national agenda
As an industry partner, you have a seat on the Program Advisory Committee (PAC). This gives you direct oversight, ensuring the research agenda remains focused on solving your most critical commercial and regulatory challenges.
Maximise your R&D investment
Your investment is doubled. For every dollar you contribute, you gain access to approximately two dollars of value through government and research partner co-investment. This is the most capital-efficient way to conduct proprietary and collaborative R&D to solve your specific technical challenges.
Gain a competitive IP advantage
As a Class A partner, you receive a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use Company-owned IP generated from research projects for your internal purposes. Crucially, you also get the first opportunity to participate in the commercialisation of new, breakthrough technologies.
Build investor and ESG confidence
Move from models to reality. Use the OITC’s invaluable field data to prove to investors and stakeholders that your project is technically sound, permanent, and verifiable. Strengthen your ESG credentials and demonstrate that your project is ready for deployment.
A program designed for industry
The CO2CRC Future Program 2026-35 is not an academic exercise. It is the culmination of an extensive two-year consultation process with our key industry partners and research collaborators. Its design integrates the collective capabilities of this network to directly address the strategic priorities identified by industry.
Invest in impact. Secure your future.
We are now seeking foundational industry partners to join this national initiative. Your commitment is critical to our pre-budget submission and will secure your position as a leader in Australia’s low-carbon future.
To discuss this strategic partnership, contact us directly.
Email: futureprogram@co2crc.com.au
Phone: +61 3 8595 9600