Fluxys c-grid Antwerp, CO₂ network operator for carbon management in the Port of Antwerp

Fluxys c-grid Antwerp designs, builds and operates an open-access CO₂ pipeline network in the Antwerp port area providing industrial activity in the port access to permanent sequestration sites in the North Sea.

Why is CO₂ transport important for industry decarbonisation?

CO₂ transport infrastructure allows captured CO₂ from industrial emitters to reach facilities re-using CO₂ or permanent CO₂ storage sites. These carbon capture and utilisation or storage (CCUS) chains are a cornerstone of Europe's strategy for decarbonising industrial emissions:

• Hard-to-abate industry: In, for example, the cement and lime industries, significant volumes of CO₂ are inevitably released by chemical reactions during the production process. Carbon capture is often the only way for these sectors to sustainably maintain their activity and employment.
• Hard-to-electrify industry: Carbon capture is also the solution for industrial processes that require high temperatures and in cases where electrification is not feasible or there are no alternatives currently available.

Our ambition: create a well-interconnected CO₂ infrastructure in the Port of Antwerp

• Well-interconnected network: a CO₂ network in the Antwerp port area that is connected to CO₂ networks in Belgium and neighbouring countries and to export infrastructure linked to sequestration sites in the North Sea.
• Open-access pipeline services developed in close consultation with the market, and in full compliance with the regulation, leveraging the longstanding experience of Fluxys Group and its partners in Fluxys c-grid Antwerp.
• Phased rollout tailored to emitters’ volumes and timelines, coupled with storage readiness, and subject to supporting mechanisms for the derisking of required investments during the start-up phase of this nascent market.
• Operational excellence thanks to Fluxys Group's longstanding expertise in the design, construction and safe operations of infrastructure.

Our CO₂ infrastructure in the port of Antwerp

Working closely with our partners, and with Fluxys c-grid, designated as operator for the CO₂ transport network in both Wallonia and Flanders, our roadmap for carbon will evolve in line with market needs and development of facilities and interconnections with neighbouring countries.

We aim to offer the industry in the Port of Antwerp with a reliable route for transporting captured CO₂ and access to permanent CO₂ storage options in the North Sea, supporting their decarbonisation targets.