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Croatia has granted €2.7m ($3.2m) to fund development of a carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) project under the EU-sponsored national recovery and resilience plan.
The project involves mapping deep saline aquifers and geological structures suitable for permanent CO2 storage in addition to the creation of a pre-FEED study for a CO2 storage facility at the Bockovac site in eastern Croatia.
It will also include the sourcing of a software package for designing a CCS system and various promotional activities.
“The aim of the project is to determine the potential for geological storage of CO2 on land and at sea in Croatia,” stated the ministry earlier this week.
In addition to national recovery plans, the EU’s Innovation Fund is supporting many ongoing carbon capture projects in the country – which has the potential to store over 1.3 million tonnes of CO2.
“The use of European funds accelerates the construction of capacities important for industry and energy and opens up space for new investments,” said Ante Susnjar, Economy Minister.
Key developments include the Holcim KOdeCO Net Zero project, which was granted strategic status by the Croatian government. It aims to capture 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year (tCO2/yr) at the Koromačnocement plant.
A cement plant in Nasice plans to capture CO2 for storage in the Bockovci-1 site, with an estimated capacity to store over 600,000 tCO2/yr.
An ammonia production facility aims to 190,000 tCO/yr, while a biorefinery in Sisak targets the capture of 55,000 tCO2/yr for storage in depleted gas fields.
