Useful Links
CCUS INITIATIVES
- SET-Plan Action 9 Implementation Plan on CCS and CCU (pdf)
- EERA, the European Energy Research Alliance
- CO2GEONET, the European Network of Excellence on CO2 geological storage
- ECCSEL, the European CCS Research Infrastructure
- Zero Emissions Platform
- ERA-NET ACT (Accelerating CCUS Technologies)
- PHOENIX Initiative on CO2 Use
- 2 Value Europe
- Hydrogen Europe
- Activities from FP7 CGS Europe project
- Mission Innovation
- IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
- Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
- Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
- Global CCS institute
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Low Carbon Technology Partnerships Initiative (LCTPi)
- CCSA (UK)
- The Bellona Foundation
- International Energy Association (IEA)
- CCUS Projects Network
- European Commission (EC)
CCUS PROJECTS, including EU-sponsored
- iCAP – Inovative Co2 Capture (FP7)
- Octavius (FP7)
- HiPerCap (FP7)
- NCCS
- SECURe (H2020 / 2018-2021)
- ENOS (H2020 /2016-2019)
- CGS Europe (FP7 – ENERGY)
- EU GeoCapacity (FP6 – SUSTDEV)
- COMET (FP7)
- Acorn (ACT ERA-NET Co-fund)
- ECO-BASE (ACT ERA-NET Co-fund)
- ALIGN-CCUS (ACT ERA-NET Co-fund)
- ECCO (FP7-ENERGY)
- ESTMAP (H2020; 2015-2016)
- CEMCAP (Capture for Cement Industry)
- CEMBUREAU (European Cement Association)
- ECRA (European Cement Research Academy)
- STEPWISE (Capture in Iron and Steel Industry)
- ASCENT (Capture for Power and Hydrogen Production)
- STEMM-CCS (Monitoring of Marine Storage)
- CASTOR (FP6 – SUSTDEV)
- MOVECBM (FP6)
- Photofuel (H2020-LCE-2014-1)
- EuAlgae (COST action)
- SocECO2 (French National Research Agency-ANR. Projet-ANR-06-PCO2-0009)
- COCATE (FP7-Energy)
- COPEC I (research programme of coordination of EU Policies on Energy and CO2 with the EU ETS by 2030)
- COPEC II
- RNC2050 - Portuguese Carbon Neutral Roadmap (Portuguese Ministry of Environment, 2017-2019)
- VASCO- Valuation and storage of CO2 (pdf) (sponsored by about 8 organisations including major industrial companies and regional authorities; 2011 – 2012)
- MUSTEC- Market uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation (H2020 10/2017-09/2020)
- NEARCO2- NEw pARticipation and communication strategies for neighbours of CO2 capture and storage operations (FP7 04/2009-06/2011)
- ThyssenKrupp (TKIS)
More About the Project
Objectives
The primary objective of the LAUNCH project is to accelerate the implementation of CO2 capture across the energy and industry sectors by developing novel solvents and establishing a fast-track, cost-effective de-risking mechanism to predict and control degradation of capture solvents.
Outcomes
The LAUNCH project will deliver the necessary knowledge and tools to allow CO2 capture plants to operate in a more controlled and cost-efficient way. The project will also provide solvent developers with the tools to assist in designing and validating novel solvents. By avoiding uncontrolled build-up of degradation products, LAUNCH will improve the performance and economics of CO2 capture.