The EU Innovation Fund will support Heidelberg Materials with €191 million to develop a unique CCS value chain at the German Geseke cement plant. The funding complements substantial investments by the company.
Following the successful conclusion of the Grant Agreement, the project will officially be launched on 1 January 2024. Geseke is set to become the first German cement plant that will produce carbon captured net-zero cement and clinker.
In addition to the construction of the capture facility and a new oxyfuel kiln, GeZero’s unique approach includes a CO₂ transport solution via train to bridge the gap until the necessary pipeline infrastructure will be available and is scaled to capture around 700,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually. The CO₂ will be transported to Wintershall Dea’s CO₂ hub to be safely stored in the North Sea. Construction of the facility will start in 2026, and commissioning is planned for 2029.
