Imagine a giant vacuum cleaner that catches pollution from factory chimneys before it hits the air. Instead of letting that gas escape, this system turns it into a liquid to be buried deep underground or mixes it into concrete to make buildings stronger. It's like recycling industrial smoke into useful stone or safe storage.
Cement and waste-to-energy sectors struggle to reduce CO2 emissions due to the nature of their chemical processes. They lack integrated, cost-effective systems to capture, transport, and store carbon at scale.
A movable skid-mounted Post-Combustion Capture pilot plant with a CO2 liquefaction unit. They are also developing carbon-sink concrete using zeolite and demolished materials.
If you are a cement manufacturer dealing with high carbon taxes — this project developed carbon-sink concrete using mineralization that turns captured CO2 into building materials. This allows you to approach zero or negative emissions while creating a new product line.
If you are an EfW plant operator dealing with emissions from residual waste and biomass — this project developed retrofittable capture technologies tested at TRL7-8. This helps you reach negative emissions targets by capturing carbon from waste incineration.
If you are a gas company dealing with the need for new CO2 transport networks — this project designed optimal transport routes to storage sites like Ravenna and Prinos. This provides a blueprint for scaling carbon transport infrastructure in Southern Europe.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project is developing business models and financial mechanisms tailored to CCUS to address this.
Yes, the project demonstrates capture technologies at TRL7-8 in 2 cement plants and 1 EfW plant, with over 9000 hours of tests planned.
Based on available project data, the project is creating a dedicated exploitation plan to seed the know-how and models across Europe.
The project specifically addresses regulatory and safety issues associated with the full CCUS chain, including geological storage in Italy and Greece.
The project runs from 2023 to 2027, with the first period focused on design and engineering of pilot plants.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 22 industrial partners (71% of the 31 total members). It includes global leaders in cement (Buzzi, Titan), energy (Eni, Snam), and technology (Air Liquide, Sumitomo SHI FW), alongside top universities like PoliMI. This high industry ratio suggests the project is focused on commercial viability and practical deployment rather than theoretical research.
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