NEW TECHNOLOGIES CCS technology

Geological storage of CO₂

There are known geological structures in the Czech Republic with suitable parameters where CO2 can be permanently stored.

In the context of the Czech Republic's international commitments, MND and Czech Geological Survey are working to verify this potential to secure capacity for specific projects to store CO2 from industrial emissions.

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Effective emissions reductions

Vision to become a leader in CO₂ storage

Building CO₂ clusters

Geological storage of CO₂

• CCS strategy in the Czech Republic - to provide capacity for specific projects for storing CO₂ from emissions of industrial enterprises based on constructed geological storage sites (similar to the Northern Lights project in Norway). These storage sites will be commercially available to industrial enterprises to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.

• Verification and quantification of the country's potential for CO₂ storage - a study proposing concrete steps ranging from screening and surveying prospective areas to identifying and evaluating suitable structures and preparing them for storage.

• Specific projects: CCS Moravia, Žarošice test (CO2-Spicer), preparation of the Central European CCS technology hub project (COREu).

We want to become the European leader in CO₂ storage

Preparation and implementation of the first commercial project for CO2 capture and storage in inland geological structures in the Czech Republic. Our partner in the project is Heidelberg Materials CZ, a.s. The project is designed to capture CO2 released during clinker production at the Mokrá Cement plant near Brno and its subsequent storage in suitable underground structures, called saline aquifers, in appropriate areas of South Moravia.

The project is part of a Green Deal commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. We are helping to keep Czech industry with carbon-neutral process emissions.

Technology to be put into operation

Lifespan of the project

We are planning to store from 2034

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Project CCS Moravia

THE PROJECT IS CONDITIONAL ON A SUBSIDY BY THE EUROPEAN UNION'S DUTY PROGRAMME

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COREu project (CO2 Routes across Europe)

MND has become a proud partner of the European COREu project. The main objective of the project is to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future linked to the development of CCS routes connecting emitters to storage sites and to further support research and innovation in the field of CO2 capture, transport, and storage in Southern and Central-Eastern Europe.

To achieve its goals, COREu brings four potential routes and the relevant stakeholders together under the same project: Prinos/Kavala in Greece, South Moravia in the Czech Republic, Baltic/Gdansk in Poland and Western Ukraine.

Through these routes, COREu will initiate the development of an open-access, transnational network to connect emitters with storage sites across Europe. The project will focus on multimodal transportation and the creation of emitter clusters to create the necessary demand and investment rationale for the deployment of CCS.

The project brings together more than 40 partners including: emitters, technology providers, gas transmission system operators, transportation companies, research institutes and universities.

Official project website: COREu project