This was an intermediate-scale project that tested and demonstrated an entire integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) process, from emissions source to underground storage in a depleted gas field. The project captured and stored approximately 60,000 tonnes per year of carbon dioxide (CO₂) for two years from a natural gas-fired oxy-fuel industrial boiler in the Lacq industrial complex in southwestern France. The goal was to demonstrate the technical feasibility and reliability of the integrated process, including the oxy-fuel boiler, at an intermediate scale before proceeding to a large-scale demonstration. The project also included geological storage qualification methodologies, as well as monitoring and verification techniques, to prepare for future larger-scale long-term CO₂ storage projects.

Recognized by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) at its London meeting in October 2009.

Links to more information:

• Project website
• Presentation at CSLF London Ministerial Meeting (October 2009)