CCUS: carbon capture, utilisation and storage

Industry accounts for over 20% of total CO2 emissions, with the Climate Agreement targeting a 14.3 Mton reduction in annual CO2 emissions by 2030. CCUS stands as the sole rapid solution, prominently featured in the climate agreement. Acknowledged by the IPCC and IEA as crucial for medium-term climate action, CCUS encompasses the capture, utilisation, and storage of CO₂ to reduce emissions across industries. This includes permanent deep underground storage, as well as innovative applications for turning CO2 into valuable products and utilising captured carbon. By preventing carbon from re-entering the biosphere, CCUS plays a vital role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Netherlands leads global efforts in this essential field, advancing both carbon storage and carbon utilization solutions.

Challenges in the path to CCUS and CCS implementation 

Projects we are involved in reveal significant hurdles on the path to CCUS solutions. A few examples of challenges:

• Complex and often consortium-led projects require partnership facilitation
• High costs may deter involvement
• Technical complexity
• Perception and societal skepticism
• Complex regulatory frameworks

This is how we help our clients:

We help industry and regulators effectively implement CCUS and CCS projects to reach their decarbonisation goals for a climate neutral future. Our solutions include:

• Accelerating complex procedures and project development
• Realising safe CCUS and CCS chains and permanent storage
• Creating resilient projects through effective coordination with all stakeholders
• Providing technical, spatial and environmental strategic developments
• Developing cost-efficient solutions and capture subsidies available

Get expert support at every stage of your CCUS or CCS project

We can guide you through all project phases - from initiation and definition & planning until implementation and operation. Our services include strategic roadmaps, risk assessment, feasibility studies, permitting and consenting, safety studies, FEED design, tender support, stakeholder management, asset management and reporting. 

Broad engagement in Dutch CCUS initiatives 

We are actively engaged in all major Dutch CCUS and CCS initiatives, including Porthos and the Aramis project aimed at developing large-scale CCUS infrastructure. Our involvement ensures project viability through support in environmental research, Environmental Impact Assessments (MER), and permit applications. We advocate for an integrated approach, connecting technical challenges with regulations, costs, and societal acceptance. In our view, successful implementation of CCUS requires alignment with the industry's long-term planning and measures to reduce fossil fuel use through increased efficiency, significant electrification of production processes, and the use of alternative fuels, including green and blue hydrogen.