A framework for optimisation and techno-economic analysis of CO2 pressurisation strategies for pipeline transportation | Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)

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Issue		Sci. Tech. Energ. Transition Volume 80, 2025


Article Number		18
Number of page(s)		22
DOI		https://doi.org/10.2516/stet/2024109
Published online		29 January 2025

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