Carbon Capture & CO₂ Compression Equipment worked example
CO₂ Leak Loss with co₂ leak or loss rate of 6 t CO₂ / hr: a worked example
Suppose co₂ leak or loss rate falls to 6 t CO₂ / hr. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate the cost or value of CO₂ lost through leaks, venting events, seal losses, or metering imbalance over an operating period.
The inputs for this scenario
- CO₂ leak or loss rate: 6 t CO₂ / hr (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
- Leak duration: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
- CO₂ value at risk: 3.5 $ / t CO₂ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: CO₂ lost = CO₂ leak or loss rate × leak duration.
- CO₂ leak loss value works out to 168 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- CO₂ lost works out to 48 units at these inputs.
- Leak duration works out to 8 hr at these inputs.
- CO₂ value at risk works out to 3.5 $ / unit at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where co₂ leak or loss rate sits at 12 t CO₂ / hr and the headline result is 336 $, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 168 $.
- It computes the tonnes of CO2 lost during a leak and multiplies them by the CO2 value at risk to give the dollar exposure of the event. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.
Results at a glance
- CO₂ leak loss value: 168 $ (headline result)
- CO₂ lost: 48 units
- Leak duration: 8 hr
- CO₂ value at risk: 3.5 $ / unit
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live CO₂ Leak Loss calculator, set co₂ leak or loss rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.