Europe's largest carbon capture facility put into operation

The largest carbon capture facility in Europe, built by Yara Internationa, a Norwegian fertilizer company, was put into use in the Netherlands on Monday, according to Miningweekly, citing Reuters.

The facility, located in Ruysch Kiel, Zeeland province in the south of the Netherlands, will reduce the carbon emissions of Europe's largest fertilizer production plant and transport the captured carbon to Norway, Yarra said.

From 2026, Jarvis Ruysch Kiel will capture and liquefy 800,000 tons of CO2 every year. The carbon will be transported and stored on the seabed 2.6 kilometers (1.6 miles) of the Norwegian continental shelf, and Northern Lights will be responsible for the transportation and storage.

In the next 10 years, Yarra will remove 12 million tons of CO2 from this area.

Jonas Gahr Stoere, Norwegian Prime Minister, said that the Ruysch Kiel project provided a solution that was both scientifically advanced and commercially feasible.

"The climate challenge we face lies in the industrial field, because it brings together labor, capital and technology. Of course, energy is everywhere. Therefore, it is the right direction to become a modern energy country with the Netherlands at the top of the list, "Stoll said.

The EU intends to use carbon capture technology to help achieve the goal of zero net emission in 2050, especially in industrial fields, such as chemical manufacturing, and there is no low-carbon alternative yet.

However, due to doubts about commercial feasibility and opposition from environmentalists and some governments, the development of this technology in Europe has been difficult for decades. Critics point out that carbon capture and storage technology allows enterprises to continue to produce oil and natural gas while promising to capture carbon emissions in the future.

source:https://geoglobal.mnr.gov.cn/zx/kydt/kyaqyhb/202609/t20260911_10312020.htm