K6
The K6 Program aims at the decarbonisation of EQIOM’s cement plant at Lumbres, France. Around 8 million tons of CO2 are planned to be captured over the first ten years of operation and stored offshore in the North Sea sites or utilized in products of concrete. The project will be part of the future Dunkirk-North Sea CCS Cluster.
Project type:Capture
Participants:Air Liquide EQIOM VDZ
Country:France
Type of capture:Hard to abate industry (Cement)
IOGP members involved: No
Planned start of operation:
CO2 capacity at start date: 0.8
CO2 capacity after completion: 0.8
Status: Early Development
Type of storage: Not applicable
Funding and support scheme: Innovation Fund
Info related to the funding and support scheme: The K6 project has been awarded funding by the European Commission through its 2021 Innovation Fund call (€153 million)
Notes:
Links: https://www.airliquide.com/group/press-releases-news/2022-04-01/air-liquide-and-eqiom-project-northern-france-selected-european-innovation-fundhttps://investor.spglobal.com/news-releases/default.aspxhttps://climate.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-11/policy_funding_innovation-fund_large-scale_successful_projects_en.pdf