Effects of CO2-stream impurities on CO2 transport and storage

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-25

Call

Effects of CO2-stream impurities on CO2 transport and storage

Summary

Based on the application chosen (either transport or storage), projects have to deliver:

  • Recommendations for design and operation of pipelines and/or ship offloading, including recommendations for public health and safety requirements and for protective and/or mitigating material and/or approaches and/or monitoring technology to avoid adverse effects on the integrity of the relevant transport infrastructure caused by impurities;
  • Recommendations for public health and safety requirements and for protective and/or mitigating material and/or approaches and/or monitoring technology to avoid adverse effects on the integrity of the storage complex;
  • Guidance and recommendations for technology providers, regulatory authorities, certification and standardisation bodies, and define and implement ambitious dissemination actions to promote the project results and support their uptake.

Detailed Call Description

  • Transient flow modelling along the pipeline network and;
  • Combined thermodynamic and corrosion modelling to predict corrosion rates under different conditions;
  • Reactive transport and geochemical modelling of the storage reservoir in the near-well zone, including associated geological barriers to leakage;
  • Generation of experimental data on the geochemical reactions of reservoir rocks, caprocks, well cements and fault seals exposed to impure CO2 under the span of pressure and temperature regimes relevant for planned and future storage projects in saline aquifers, depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and or mafic and ultra mafic formations for mineral storage of CO2, to tune existing and/or new models;
  • Generation of experimental data on thermophysical and corrosive properties of CO2-rich mixtures under CCS-relevant conditions, to tune existing or new models;
  • Impact of impurities on various equipment (e.g., valves, gaskets, compressors, instrumentation), in particular on non-metallic components in the CO2 transportation system;
  • Impact of impurities on the physical behaviour and geochemical interaction of the CO2 stream within the storage complex;
  • Impact of achieving very low impurity levels on the relative costs of competing capture technologies and the trade-off with costs for CO2 transportation and geological storage;
  • Development of a systematic method to understand limits for impurities and define specifications for transport and storage infrastructure.

The use of the European Research Infrastructure for CO2 Capture, Utilisation, Transport and Storage ECCSEL is encouraged but not mandatory.

Call Total Budget

€10.00 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

Expected EU contribution per project: €5.00 million

Thematic Categories

  • Energy
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Health
  • Other Services
  • Other Thematic Category
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • Large Enterprises
  • Legal Entities
  • Natual person / Citizen / Individual
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Services Providers
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises
  • Trade Unions

Eligibility For Participation Notes

A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.

Call Opening Date

06/05/2025

Call Closing Date

02/09/2025

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
Address:
 29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia, P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Persons to Contact:

Mr. Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy

Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy