AZUR

Azur project aims at the decarbonization of the two hydrogen production plants which are currently operating at the Zeeland Refinery in the Netherlands. Over 800.000 tons of CO2 per year will be captured, liquefied and shipped to the empty gas fields in the Dutch North Sea for permanent storage.
Project type:Capture Participants:Air Liquide TotalEnergies Lukoil Country:Netherlands Type of capture:Fuel Production (Hydrogen) IOGP members involved: TotalEnergies Planned start of operation: The aim is to start capturing CO2 in the third quarter of 2026. CO2 capacity at start date: 0.8 CO2 capacity after completion: 0.8 Status: In planning Type of storage: Not applicable Funding and support scheme: No Info related to the funding and support scheme: Notes: Links: https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/article/14204597/zeeland-refinery-lets-contract-for-decarbonization-projecthttps://engineering.airliquide.com/air-liquide-engineering-construction-supports-decarbonization-zeeland-refineryhttps://zeelandrefinery.nl/en/sustainability/https://bertrandpiccard.com/articles/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage-delivering-at-scale