Techno-economic analysis of carbon mitigation technologies

TrANsMIT proposes a COST Action on the techno-economic analysis (TEA) of the overall, integrated CO2 Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) value chain. It aims to bring together academia, research institutes and industry into a cutting-edge, pan-European knowledge network. The Action advances the research frontier of CCUS TEA from partially unharmonized and disciplinary research to harmonised, holistic, pan-European, coordinated research on the full CCUS system, facilitating development of the most technologically, economically and commercially feasible CCUS technologies and systems. We will achieve this by harmonising and coordinating the methods and tools used for CCUS TEA in Europe, drawing on the knowledge from our partners in national and international research projects. The project focuses primarily on the holistic assessment of the CCUS chain and on areas where the most development is needed (e.g., CO2 capture from air, CO2 utilisation). The developed science will be an essential means of steering CCUS R&D and deployment in a way that enables the achievement of climate targets on time and cost-effectively, while harnessing the competitiveness of European industry. TrANsMIT will have a strong focus on knowledge sharing and career development, tackling existing disparities in knowledge distribution and career opportunities. It will foster strong collaboration between the more and less research-intensive countries in Europe, improving the latter's access to State-of-the-Art science and new research projects. It will place early-career researchers and minorities in leadership roles, helping to fast-track their career development. TrANsMIT will lead to top-tier techno-economic analysis of CCUS systems across European countries.

Prof. Hanak role

As WG4 Leader for Training, Dissemination and Engagement, Professor Hanak leads the pan-European effort to translate cutting-edge CCUS techno-economic analysis into accessible knowledge for researchers, practitioners, and the wider public across the TrANsMIT network. His responsibilities include coordinating dissemination activities across 29 countries, building research capacity in less research-intensive partner nations, and bridging the knowledge gap between academic CCUS research and industrial application.

As a member of the Core Group, the Action's governing body, he contributes to strategic decision-making for the entire network alongside the Action Chairs and fellow WG Leaders. Concrete outputs of his leadership include organising the 2026 TrANsMIT Training School on advanced topics in CCUS and the assessment of carbon dioxide removal technology, delivering structured capacity building for early-career researchers across Europe.