With climate change putting people worldwide in danger and nations taking steps to decrease its effects, new innovations regarding green solutions are more welcome than ever. The EU-funded ConsenCUS project aims to assist in this goal by providing an industrial plan for a net-zero carbon reality. To this aim it will utilise 3 electricity-based innovations: carbon capture based on alkali absorption, methods for conversion of CO2 to formate and formic acids for market uses and finally a safe cyclic loading system of CO2 into salt formations and aquifers for storage purposes. These innovations should greatly benefit the EU in reaching its net-zero carbon goal.

Poroject Lead: RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Region: Asia

Country: Romania

City/Town: Brazii de sus

Timeline Start - End: 2021-05-01 - 2025-04-30

Project Status: Ongoing

Project Budget: 13905272.0 €

Funding source: 92% H2020

Website: http://www.consencus.eu

Activities:

- Value chain demonstration

- CCU

CO2 Source: Oil refinery

CCU Tecnology Category: Capture (Point sources) and Utilization

Info On Utilization:

- Catalytic conversion

Facility stage: Planning

Start TRL: 5

End TRL: 7

CO2 capture/Utilization: 100 kg/h capture

Production Volume:

Specific Product(s): formic acid, formate