Carbon Capture & CO₂ Compression Equipment worked example

Downtime Cost at 58% affected capture capacity share: a worked example in carbon capture & co₂ compression equipment

Suppose affected capture capacity share falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate cost exposure from capture, compression, drying, or injection downtime using unavailable hours, lost value per hour, affected scope, and restart costs.

The inputs for this scenario

  • CO₂ compressor downtime duration: 100 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Lost capture value per downtime hour: 45 $ / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Affected capture capacity share: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed restart and recovery cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable downtime cost = CO₂ system downtime × lost value per downtime hour × affected capture scope.
  • Total downtime cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Downtime cost per hour works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable downtime cost works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed restart and recovery cost works out to 250 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where affected capture capacity share sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • It computes total downtime cost by multiplying outage hours, hourly lost value and the affected capacity share, then adding a fixed restart and recovery cost. 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

  • Total downtime cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
  • Downtime cost per hour: 28.6 $ / piece
  • Variable downtime cost: 2,610 $
  • Fixed restart and recovery cost: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Downtime Cost calculator, set affected capture capacity share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.