Ervia Cork CCS
Ervia is a State owned company (Ireland) that is investigating the possibility to convert the depleted Kinsale gas field, which is located 50 km off the southern coast of County Cork, into a CO2 storage facility. For this purpose, 2.5Mtpa could be captured from the existing natural gas-fired power stations found nearby at Whitegate and Aghada in East Cork. The existing infrastructure is anticipated to lower significantly the costs of the project. The project has been listed as a European Project of Common Interest (PCI).
Project type:Capture
Participants:Ervia Gas Networks Ireland
Country:Republic of Ireland
Type of capture:Power Production (Natural Gas)
IOGP members involved: No
Planned start of operation: 2028
CO2 capacity at start date: 2.5
CO2 capacity after completion: no data
Status: Early Development
Type of storage: Not applicable
Funding and support scheme: Project of common interest
Info related to the funding and support scheme: The European Commission has included the plan on its "projects of common interest" list, allowing to apply for backing from a €30 billion fund operated by Brussels. It is not known how much the EU will contribute to the plan.
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Links: https://www.ervia.ie/who-we-are/carbon-capture-storage/https://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/project-info/2121https://www.seai.ie/publications/Assessment-of-the-Potential-for-Geological-Storage-of-CO2-for-the-Island-of-Ireland.pdfhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-30838076.htmlhttps://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/ervia-plan-to-trap-greenhouse-gas-eligible-to-apply-for-eu-backing-1.4104991https://www.ervia.ie/who-we-are/carbon-capture-storage/Cork-CCUS-CEF-PreFEED-Study-Presentation-Final-Report.pdf