Eni and Snam announce Ravenna CCS, the first carbon capture and storage project in Italy

The companies Eni and Snam have announced the launch of the Ravenna CCS project, for carbon capture, transport and storage(CCS) in Italy. This initiative, developed in a joint venture between the two companies, is designed to reduce CO₂ emissions in a way that supports the European Union’s 2030 climate targets.

Eni and Snam’s Ravenna CCS project

This project will initially focus on capturing about 25,000 tons per year of CO₂ emitted by the natural gas treatment plant at Eni’s Casalborsetti treatment plant in Casalborsetti, in the municipality of Ravenna. This CO₂ will be transported through converted pipelines to the Porto Corsini Mare Ovest offshore platform, where it will be injected and permanently stored at a depth of 3,000 meters in a depleted gas field.

“CO₂ capture and storage is an effective and safe means to reduce emissions from energy-intensive industries that cannot electrify. Ravenna CCS is an industrial reality that underscores our commitment to decarbonization and energy transition.”

Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi.

The Ravenna CCS project achieves a reduction of more than 90% in CO₂ emissions, while using 100% renewable electricity for its operation, avoiding additional emissions. With carbon capture efficiencies peaking at 96%, this project is positioned as one of the most advanced globally in terms of CCS technology.

In the coming years, Phase 2 of the project will enable storage capacity to be increased to 4 million tons per year of CO₂ by 2030, in line with Italy’s objectives in the“Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan”(PNIEC). In the long term, the project could store up to 16 million tons per year, consolidating its role as the country’s most important decarbonization hub.

“This project is a key component of our strategic plan to position ourselves as a multimolecular operator in the energy transition. Ravenna CCS will not only contribute to decarbonization in Italy, but will also help preserve the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries.”

Stefano Venier, CEO of Snam.

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