Carbon Capture and Storage in Croatia

Croatia's industrial sector emits 2.76 MtCO2/yr, with cement production accounting for 62% of these emissions. The country has an estimated storage capacity of 4.2 GtCO2, primarily in saline aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon fields, which is sufficient to store 693 years of its annual point source emissions. Current initiatives include the Croatia Geothermal CCS project, which plans to store CO2 from the Našice cement plant and a plant in Beremend, Hungary, in the Drava saline aquifer. Other projects in development at Petrokemija Kutina, the Sisak Biorefinery, and a cement facility in Koromacno could collectively capture and store 1.3 million tons of CO2 per year. The document recommends streamlining permitting, developing a comprehensive carbon management strategy, and investing in storage site characterization to leverage Croatia's capacity for domestic and international CO2 storage.

• Croatia's industrial sector produces 2.76 MtCO2/yr, representing 16% of the country's total CO2 emissions. Within this sector, cement production is the largest source, contributing 62% of industrial emissions, and is described as having no other decarbonisation pathway besides carbon capture and storage.
• Croatia possesses an estimated CO2 storage capacity of 4.2 GtCO2, which could accommodate 693 years of the nation's yearly point source emissions. This capacity is distributed between 6 saline aquifers (4 Gt) and 17 depleted hydrocarbon fields (175 Mt).

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Carbon Capture and Storage in Croatia. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29085248/ccs-fact-sheet-croatia.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Carbon Capture and Storage in Croatia. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29085248/ccs-fact-sheet-croatia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendcarbon, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Carbon Capture and Storage in Croatia}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29085248/ccs-fact-sheet-croatia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }