Carbon Capture and Storage in Poland

Poland is the EU's third-largest emitter, with industrial point source fossil emissions totaling 40.6 MtCO2/year. The document argues that CCS is essential for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries—particularly cement, steel, and fertilizer—and for providing firm power in a decarbonised energy grid. Poland possesses a significant CO2 storage potential of over 15 Gt, primarily in saline aquifers (14.3 Gt) and hydrocarbon fields (1 Gt), which could store 369 years of its annual industrial point source fossil emissions. Current projects like GO4ECOPLANET aim to decarbonise cement production at the Kujawy plant, with CO2 transported to the North Sea via the ECO2CEE project. The document highlights that developing domestic onshore storage and pipeline infrastructure could reduce transport and storage costs from €93-€100/t to between €23-€49/t. To accelerate deployment, the author recommends developing national storage resources, supporting projects to Final Investment Decision (FID) through mechanisms like carbon contracts for difference, and establishing cross-border partnerships with other EU Member States and Baltic countries.

• Poland is the third largest emitter in the European Union, contributing approximately 10.5% of the bloc's total greenhouse gas emissions.
• Poland has a CO2 storage potential exceeding 15 Gt, consisting of 14.3 Gt in saline aquifers and 1 Gt in hydrocarbon fields. This capacity is sufficient to store 369 years of the country's annual industrial point source fossil emissions.
• The cement, lime, and gypsum sector is a critical target for CCS, emitting 14.1 million tonnes of CO2 in 2022, which is about 33% of Poland's industrial CO2 emissions. The GO4ECOPLANET project aims to capture 1 million tonnes of CO2 from the Kujawy Cement plant for storage in the North Sea, with a goal of capturing 10% of the national cement sector's emissions by 2027.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Carbon Capture and Storage in Poland. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26092017/ccs-poland-fact-sheet.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Carbon Capture and Storage in Poland. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26092017/ccs-poland-fact-sheet.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendcarbon, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Carbon Capture and Storage in Poland}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26092017/ccs-poland-fact-sheet.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }