Effects of CO2-stream impurities on CO2 transport and storage
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025 – Climate, Energy and Mobility – Destination 3: Carbon Management
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
02/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Effects of CO2-stream impurities on CO2 transport and storage Call?
Grant Description
This Horizon Europe research and innovation action supports pre-normative research on the physical and chemical behaviour of impure carbon dioxide streams in transport (pipelines and shipping) and geological storage. It seeks to develop experimental data and models on thermophysical and corrosive properties, reactive transport and geochemical interactions, to produce recommendations for infrastructure design, materials, monitoring and public health and safety, and to inform guidelines and standa...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Accurate understanding of the effects of impure (and potentially corrosive) CO₂ flows in transport networks (pipelines, shipping) and storage complexes, including engineered and geological leakage barriers in the near-well zone, in line with Art. 12 of Directive 2009/31/EC
• Improved knowledge of how impurities alter the thermophysical, chemical and corrosive behaviour of CO₂ streams under CCS-relevant conditions
• Public health and safety requirements, material and technological recommendations to ensure integrity of CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure
• Contributions to relevant guidelines and pre-normative research, feeding into standardisation work by CEN, CENELEC, ISO and ETSI on CO₂ transport and permanent storage
• Enhanced uptake of project results through targeted dissemination and support for regulatory and certification bodies
• Improved knowledge of how impurities alter the thermophysical, chemical and corrosive behaviour of CO₂ streams under CCS-relevant conditions
• Public health and safety requirements, material and technological recommendations to ensure integrity of CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure
• Contributions to relevant guidelines and pre-normative research, feeding into standardisation work by CEN, CENELEC, ISO and ETSI on CO₂ transport and permanent storage
• Enhanced uptake of project results through targeted dissemination and support for regulatory and certification bodies
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Projects must choose either the transport or storage application and deliver:
– Design and operation recommendations for pipelines and/or ship offloading: public health and safety requirements; protective/mitigating materials, approaches or monitoring technologies addressing impurity-induced integrity risks
– Safety and integrity recommendations for the storage complex: public health and safety, materials, approaches, monitoring to prevent integrity loss
– Guidance for technology providers, regulatory authorities, certification/standardisation bodies; and execution of ambitious dissemination to support uptake
• Example topics (not exhaustive):
– Transient flow modelling in pipelines under CCS-relevant conditions
– Combined thermodynamic and corrosion modelling to predict corrosion rates with impure CO₂
– Reactive transport and geochemical modelling of near-well zones and geological leakage barriers
– Experimental data generation on geochemical reactions of reservoir rocks, caprocks, well cements, fault seals exposed to impure CO₂ across relevant P–T regimes
– Experimental data on thermophysical and corrosive properties of CO₂-rich mixtures under relevant conditions
– Assessing impurity impacts on equipment (valves, gaskets, compressors, instrumentation), especially non-metallic components
– Impurity effects on physical behaviour and geochemical interactions within the storage complex
– Cost trade-off analysis of achieving very low impurity levels versus capture, transport and storage costs
– Development of systematic methods to set impurity limits and specifications for transport/storage infrastructure
• Encourage synergy with standardisation activities (CEN, CENELEC, ISO, ETSI)
– Design and operation recommendations for pipelines and/or ship offloading: public health and safety requirements; protective/mitigating materials, approaches or monitoring technologies addressing impurity-induced integrity risks
– Safety and integrity recommendations for the storage complex: public health and safety, materials, approaches, monitoring to prevent integrity loss
– Guidance for technology providers, regulatory authorities, certification/standardisation bodies; and execution of ambitious dissemination to support uptake
• Example topics (not exhaustive):
– Transient flow modelling in pipelines under CCS-relevant conditions
– Combined thermodynamic and corrosion modelling to predict corrosion rates with impure CO₂
– Reactive transport and geochemical modelling of near-well zones and geological leakage barriers
– Experimental data generation on geochemical reactions of reservoir rocks, caprocks, well cements, fault seals exposed to impure CO₂ across relevant P–T regimes
– Experimental data on thermophysical and corrosive properties of CO₂-rich mixtures under relevant conditions
– Assessing impurity impacts on equipment (valves, gaskets, compressors, instrumentation), especially non-metallic components
– Impurity effects on physical behaviour and geochemical interactions within the storage complex
– Cost trade-off analysis of achieving very low impurity levels versus capture, transport and storage costs
– Development of systematic methods to set impurity limits and specifications for transport/storage infrastructure
• Encourage synergy with standardisation activities (CEN, CENELEC, ISO, ETSI)
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Proposals must comply with admissibility: page limits and layout per Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annex A, E) and Application Form Part B
• Only entities from eligible countries (Annex B) may receive funding; some non-associated countries must secure independent funding provisions
• Financial and operational capacity and exclusion criteria as per Annex C
• Lump sum funding rules apply (Decision 7 July 2021); eligible costs defined in Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annex G)
• Evaluation will ensure a balanced portfolio covering both transport and storage applications; each top-ranked in its area may be funded if thresholds met
• Projects must respect Directive 2009/31/EC impurity concentration limits to avoid harmful effects on infrastructure, environment and human health
• Use of ECCSEL research infrastructure is encouraged but not mandatory
• International cooperation is encouraged, notably with US partners; standardisation alignments with EU and international bodies encouraged
• Only entities from eligible countries (Annex B) may receive funding; some non-associated countries must secure independent funding provisions
• Financial and operational capacity and exclusion criteria as per Annex C
• Lump sum funding rules apply (Decision 7 July 2021); eligible costs defined in Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annex G)
• Evaluation will ensure a balanced portfolio covering both transport and storage applications; each top-ranked in its area may be funded if thresholds met
• Projects must respect Directive 2009/31/EC impurity concentration limits to avoid harmful effects on infrastructure, environment and human health
• Use of ECCSEL research infrastructure is encouraged but not mandatory
• International cooperation is encouraged, notably with US partners; standardisation alignments with EU and international bodies encouraged
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:02/09/2025
Application period has ended
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