CCUS-ZEN Project

Management information

Title: Zero Emission Network to facilitate CCUS uptake in industrial clusters

Code: https://doi.org/10.3030/101075693

Initial date: 1 de August de 2022

Ending date: 31 de January de 2025

Funding: 1782627 €

E-mail: info@ccuszen.eu

Project web page: https://www.ccusnetwork.eu

Project description

CCUS ZEN is exploring the potential for accelerating deployment of CCUS in two regions with lower maturity level for CCUS compared to the current development in the North Sea region.

CCUS ZEN has five objectives that aim to build a coherent ecosystem of CCUS actors in Europe through cooperation and knowledge sharing between CCUS stakeholders in three different European regions.
Objective 1
-Map and understand the emission sources
-Identify transport corridors and modalities.
-Assess cost-effective ('bankable') storage capacity in the selected regions
-Define interactions between CCUS hubs-and-clusters, renewables-based integrated energy systems, and/or circular production modes
Objective 2
-Identify and involve relevant stakeholders.
-Analyse their concerns and needs.
Objective 3
-Elaborate detailed plans for the integration of CCUS in hubs and clusters linked to CO2 storage sites via hubs, pipeline networks and shipping routes, with due attention to national and border- crossing permits and regulatory issues
Objective 4
-Perform initial impact assessments and develop local business models for delivery of CO2 capture, transport, utilisation and/or storage.
Objective 5
-Facilitate the exchange of knowledge and know how across CCUS projects.

Targets

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology is an important tool in reducing climate change. The EU-funded CCUS ZEN project will increase the rollout of CCUS technology in Europe through knowledge-sharing and the development of specific action plans, focusing specifically on the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea regions. The project consortium will bring together 15 partners with leading expertise in all aspects of CCUS value chains. CCUS ZEN will select at least eight value chains (four in each region) for detailed study and comparison with successful value chains from the North Sea region. This will result in policy recommendations for CCUS value chain development, including CO2 source mapping, generic technical frameworks and business plan models.