CCUS technology development in focus at the meeting in the Centre of Energy

The meeting was attended by the AGH University Vice-Rector for Cooperation, Professor Rafał Wiśniowski, Director of the AGH University Centre of Energy, Professor Wojciech Nowak, Director’s Proxy, Professor Arkadiusz Kustra, MEP Adam Jarubas, and representatives of the Polish Cement Association, Polish Lime Association, and Krakowski Holding Komunalny S.A.

The participants presented a set of urgent legislative actions facing the government and which will enable the emergence and development of CCUS technologies in various branches of the Polish industry.

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A solution complementary to measures leading to the elimination of the CO₂ emissions or an increase in the natural absorption of the gas is carbon capture, followed by its transport and utilisation in the economy or its permanent geological storage. CCUS Technologies (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) constitute a valuable supplement to other low-emission solutions, allowing to reconcile the use of fossil fuels and the occurrence of unavoidable process emissions with the construction of climate-neutral economy. For this reason, it is crucial to elaborate a strategy for the development of CCUS technology in Poland matching the country’s specificity and to initiate state energy and industry CCUS technology clusters. It will contribute to a fair energy transformation and increase the industrialisation of Poland in line with the challenges in the Strategy for the Responsible Development.

The CCUS.pl project is implemented by a consortium headed by the AGH University, with substantive leadership of the implementing body i.e. the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, and the socio-economic partner, WiseEuropa. The R+D manager of the project is Professor Wojciech Nowak, director of the AGH University Centre of Energy.