Zeeland: The largest carbon capture facility in Europe was opened in the Netherlands on Monday by Norwegian fertiliser company Yara International.
The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Sluiskil, in the southern Dutch province of Zeeland, will cut emissions at one of Europe's largest fertiliser production sites and transfer tons of carbon to a storage facility in Norway, Yara said.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Yara's Sluiskil project offers a solution that is both scientifically advanced and commercially viable.
"Our climate challenge lies in industry because that's where we find the combination of labour, capital, and technology. And of course energy is all around it. So being modern energy nations, the Netherlands is first among them, is the way to go," Stoere said.
From 2026, Yara Sluiskil will capture and liquefy up to 800,000 tons of CO₂ annually. It will be transported and stored 2.6 kilometres beneath the seabed on the Norwegian continental shelf by Northern Lights, the transport and storage operator.
Over 15 years, Yara expects to remove approximately 12 million tons of CO₂ from its production in Sluiskil, it said.