EU Greenlights €260M for Belgian CCS — Antwerp to North Sea Pipeline
The European Commission has approved €260 million ($298M) in Belgian state aid for the Kairos@C carbon capture and storage project in Antwerp. The project, run by Air Liquide and BASF, will capture CO₂ from hydrogen, ammonia, and ethylene oxide production, then transport it for permanent geological storage beneath the North Sea. Scale and Timeline Over a projected 15-year operating period, the project is expected to prevent roughly 20 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere. ...