CO2 VALUE EUROPE AISBL

Their core work

CO2 Value Europe is a Brussels-based industry association that advocates for and accelerates the adoption of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCU/S) technologies across Europe. They act as a bridge between policy, industry, and research — helping translate CO2 valorisation breakthroughs into market-ready applications. Their project portfolio spans CO2 conversion into fuels, chemicals, and bio-based materials, positioning them as the go-to association for anyone working on turning carbon emissions into valuable products. They do not perform research themselves but contribute market intelligence, dissemination, and sector coordination to consortia working on CO2 utilisation pathways.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

CO2 Value Europe entered H2020 in 2019 with a focus on CCUS strategy and policy coordination (IMPACTS9, tied to the SET Plan). From 2020 onward, their involvement shifted sharply toward applied CO2 conversion — synthetic fuels, bio-based chemicals, and industrial-scale demonstrations. This evolution mirrors the broader European shift from "should we capture CO2?" to "what can we make from captured CO2?"

Moving firmly toward applied CO2 conversion into fuels and chemicals, making them an ideal association partner for any consortium that needs CCU market intelligence and industry buy-in.

How they like to work

CO2 Value Europe operates exclusively as a participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. With 54 unique consortium partners across 13 countries, they function as a network hub that brings industry association credibility and dissemination reach to large research consortia. Their value to a consortium is not technical execution but rather market adoption support, policy alignment, and access to their membership base of CCU companies and researchers.

They have collaborated with 54 unique partners across 13 countries, indicating broad European reach. Being based in Brussels and operating as a pan-European association, their network likely spans Western and Northern Europe's major CCU research and industry hubs.

What sets them apart

As the main European association dedicated specifically to CO2 utilisation, they occupy a unique niche — no other H2020 participant combines CCU-specific industry representation with consortium participation at this scale. For project coordinators, including CO2 Value Europe signals market relevance and provides a direct channel to the CCU industry community. They are the organization you bring in when your CO2 technology needs a path to market adoption and policy support.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TAKE-OFF
  Targets one of the hardest decarbonisation challenges — synthetic aviation fuel from CO2 and green hydrogen — combining reactor design, catalyst development, and renewable fuel production.
• INITIATE
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 369K) and longest timeline (2020-2026), with an ambitious TRL7 demonstration of industrial symbiosis between steel and chemical sectors at 5 tons per day.
• VIVALDI
  Explores an unusually diverse range of CO2 valorisation routes — from Pichia yeast fermentation to electrochemical reduction — for producing lactic, itaconic, and 3-hydroxypropionic acids.