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Toward carbon neutrality: CCS, a promising solution
How can large volumes of CO2 emitted by industrial players be captured in the short term? Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is currently one of the most viable and efficient solutions.
Air Liquide has been developing CO2 management solutions for 15 years now, with a notable example being its Cryocap™ system. In Normandy, France, this solution is already in use at the Group’s Port-Jérôme hydrogen production facility, where it uses cryogenics to capture up to 98% of emitted CO2. The liquefied CO2 is then recovered for other industrial uses. This unique capture process will also be integrated into Air Liquide’s low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production unit in Grandpuits, France, which is under construction as part of a long-term contact with TotalEnergies.
The Group is present across the CCS value chain, from CO2 capture to its transport to sequestration sites. It is deploying large-scale projects in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, a joint venture with Sogestran, called OCEOS, is enabling Air Liquide to participate in maritime transport of carbon to meet the needs of future CCS projects in Europe.
Up to 98% of CO2 emissions emitted by a hydrogen production unit captured thanks to Cryocap™.