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IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) is a major research and training player in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. It is heavily involved in the fields of CCS and CCUS and is strongly committed to the development of capture, transport and CO₂ storage technologies.

IFPEN leads several of the European Union’s FP6 and FP7 projects – CASTOR, INCA-CO₂ COACH and CESAR – and is also a key partner in other projects, including CACHET, ENCAP, DYNAMIS, CAPRICE, ECCO, COCATE, CO₂ReMoVe, CO₂GeoNet and GeoCapacity. It is involved in industrial CCS demo projects with Petrobras and TOTAL.

It is developing innovative industrial processes for capturing CO₂, which are less expensive and consume less energy, and tools for managing CO₂ geological storage. It is also active in the field of storage site selection and characterisation, optimisation of CO₂ injection in underground reservoirs, long-term storage monitoring and the re-use of CO₂.

WP2 leader, WP4, WP5

The Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT) is based at the University of Évora, with branches at the Universities of Minho (Braga) and Porto. It has four research groups covering the main areas of Earth Sciences: Atmospheric Sciences, Instrumentation and Climate; Energy, Water, and Environment; Geodynamics, Geological Resources and Geological Materials; and Geoconservation, Geo-archaeology and Education in Geosciences. Research on CCUS is carried out within the Energy, Water, and Environment group and the Geodynamics, Geological Resources and Geological Materials group.

The University fosters close links with the wider community, made possible through the creation of working networks and dissemination of knowledge, such as participation in the Science and Technology Park.

WP3 co-leader, WP2, WP4, WP5, WP6

CIEMAT, part of Spain’s Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, is a public research agency for excellence in energy and environment, as well as in many vanguard technologies and in various areas of fundamental research.

CIEMAT will bring to STRATEGY CCUS its expertise from two distinct and complementary research units, namely the Energy Systems Analysis Unit in Madrid; and the Sociotechnical Research Centre in Barcelona.

Its researchers have wide expertise in life cycle assessment methodology, multi-regional input output methodology, social sciences methods for the identification of the key actors, their attitudes, expectations and concerns, and expertise in public and stakeholder engagement methodologies.

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Romania’s National Institute for Research and Development of Marine Geology and Geoecology (GeoEcoMar) was established in 1993 and is the focal point of national excellence in research and consultancy on marine, coastal, river and lacustrine geology, geophysics and CO₂ storage.

Work related to CO₂ geological storage began with the affiliation of the institute to ENeRG in 2001 and continued with participation in national and international projects related to CCS, including EU GeoCapacity, CO₂NetEAST, CGS Europe, ENOS, and CO₂Stop).

GeoEcoMar is the founder member of Romania’s CO₂ Club and the coordinator and main developer of the CO₂ storage aspect of the feasibility study for the GETICA CCS demonstration project. The institute also actively supported the transposition of the EU’s CCS Directive into Romanian legislation.

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Poland’s Central Mining Institute (GIG), established in 1945, is a governmental research institute engaged in mining engineering, safety in mines, and environmental protection in the hard coal mining sector.

The multidisciplinary activities of the Institute comprise the following fields: mining engineering, geology and hydrogeology, geophysical engineering, combating natural and technical hazards in the mining industry, clean coal technologies, energy, upgrading and utilisation of minerals and reserves, monitoring and environmental protection in areas of mining exploitation, especially industrial waste management, and certification of equipment and materials.

GIG is a participant of the Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plant, Sustainable Mineral Resources and Sustainable Chemistry European Technology platforms.

WP5 co-leader, WP1, WP2, WP4, WP6

NORCE Norwegian Research Center AS is a recognised research institute with a focus on applied research. Rogaland Research was established in 1973, and because of a technical re-structuring of its ownership, NORCE was established in 2006. Research activities began in the field of social science but quickly developed to include petroleum.

NORCE remains an independent research institute with research and research-related activities in petroleum, CO₂ storage, new energy, marine environment, biotechnology, social science and business development.

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The University of Lisbon’s School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) is one of the most prestigious Portuguese and European engineering and science centres. FCT NOVA has international partnerships with, for example, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Texas at Austin. It has broad expertise in cutting-edge R&D, ranging from materials, environment and biotechnologies to conservation and restoration.

The Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE) at FCT NOVA is devoted to interdisciplinary research in environmental sciences and engineering. The CENSE research group on Climate Change and Sustainable Energy develops research in the field of energy-environment modelling. It focuses on the assessment of energy and environment policy instruments, cost-effectiveness potential of energy technologies for medium to long-term scenarios, and mitigation options under greenhouse gases emissions caps.

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CIMPOR-Indústria de Cimentos, SA (CIMPOR INDÚSTRIA) is a subsidiary of CIMPOR-CIMENTOS DE PORTUGAL, SGPS, S.A., a company which operates in the cement, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates business in Portugal and Cape Verde. It holds three cement integrated production plants, located in Alhandra, Loulé and Souselas, and a grinding and distribution center located in the Azores islands, in Portugal, as well as a cement distribution center, in Cape Verde. It is involved in the production, distribution and sale of cement and dry mortar and the marketing of white cement and hydraulic lime.

Being the biggest player in the Portuguese cement market, it is committed to stringent sustainability goals and to fulfilling its share of global responsibility to keep the temperature rise below 2ºC according to the Paris Agreement.

The company invests in research and development by means of a close cooperation with national and international universities and research institutes in specific areas of interest, including climate change.

CIMPOR is engaged in the creation of a Collaborative Laboratory, in Portugal, for the national cement sector – C5Lab – which will cover topics such as the development of cementitious materials for sustainable solutions, CO2 capture and use, and energy efficiency.