Project description

The project, part of the SYRIUS programme, is a collaborative effort to design the CO₂ transport infrastructure needed to support carbon capture and storage (CCS) in southern France. It focuses on converting existing pipelines, developing liquefaction terminals for maritime export, and planning new pipeline routes to connect industrial emitters in Fos-sur-Mer, Berre, and the Rhône Valley to storage sites. Coordinated by SPSE and co-financed by 13 industrial partners, the study delivers technical designs, CAPEX estimates, and macro-planning to enable a regional CCS chain. Carbon Limits coordinated the project on behalf of SPSE and led the work packages on new infrastructure required (performed by EURETEQ) and flow assurance (performed by Wood).

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The SYRIUS programme, led by the PIICTO association and co-managed with its coordinating partners – Capenergies, Novachim, Port of Marseille Fos, Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis, and the Southern Region – covers the industrial-port territory of the “Fos Zone – surroundings of the Étang de Berre – Gardanne Basin.” It brings together more than 40 industrial players and stakeholders from the (aero)port and aeronautics sectors. This programme is among the first national winners of the ZIBaC (Low-Carbon Industrial Zones) call for projects, coordinated by ADEME on behalf of the French government. It is part of the national strategy to accelerate the decarbonization of industry under the France 2030 initiative.