Kairos@C
Kairos@C aims to establish a cross-border CCS value chain to capture, liquefy, transport and permanently store CO2 in the North Sea. The CO2 will be captured from 5 production plants in Antwerp. Kairos@C will use the export infrastructures which will be constructed by Antwerp@C at the port of Antwerp (to be operated in an open acess basis). The CO2 will be shipped at a storage site at the North Sea which has not been defined yet.
Project type:Capture
Participants:Air Liquide BASF
Country:Belgium
Type of capture:Cluster (multiple industrial sources)
IOGP members involved: No
Planned start of operation: 2025
CO2 capacity at start date: 1.5
CO2 capacity after completion: 1.5
Status: Early Development
Type of storage: N/A
Funding and support scheme: Innovation Fund
Info related to the funding and support scheme: Kairos@C received a grant of 356,9 million euros from the EU Commission Innovation Fund in 2022 for the realization of the project. Kairos@C has also received financial support from the Flemish government.
Notes: The CO2 will be captured from 5 production plants on the BASF Antwerp industrial platform, liquefied via an export terminal located in the Port of Antwerp, and transported by ship for safe and permanent storage beneath the North Sea. The export infrastructures in the Port of Antwerp will be built under the umbrella of the Antwerp@C consortium and will be operated on an open access basis. Kairos@C will be the kick-starter of these shared infrastructures.
Links: https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2021/11/p-21-385.html