RepAir Carbon and C-Questra, European carbon storage experts, have announced a strategic alliance to develop the continent’s first onshore Direct Air Capture and Storage (DACS) project in France.
This groundbreaking initiative offers a promising solution to Europe’s urgent need for carbon removal.
The project stands out for several reasons:
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- Energy Efficiency: RepAir’s innovative technology reduces energy consumption by 70% compared to traditional DAC methods, making it more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
- Onshore Location: The project eliminates the need for expensive midstream and offshore infrastructure, streamlining the process and reducing costs.
- Scalability: The goal is to remove 100,000 tons of CO2 per year by 2030, with the potential to scale up to megatons by 2035.
This partnership creates a complete DACS value chain on French soil, from capture to storage. The project is located in Grandpuits, near Paris, where C-Questra has applied for a permit to develop an onshore CO2 storage site.
Beyond carbon removal, the collaboration aims to promote local manufacturing and create new green jobs in the Île-de-France region. The partners also plan to explore similar DACS projects in other European countries.
“This is setting a new standard for efficient, scalable carbon removal in Europe,” said Jean-Philippe Hiegel, Head of Strategy and Growth at RepAir Carbon.
“The combination of our technology, which uses just 0.6 MWh per ton of CO2 captured – compared to 2.5 MWh for most competitors, and C-Questra’s unique set of carbon storage expertise, addresses a key barrier to widespread DACS adoption. This is incredibly exciting given global decarbonisation needs.”
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Walid Sinno, Founder and CEO of C-Questra, stated: “As one of the few CO2 storage companies operating independently from the fossil fuel industry, C-Questra offers the paramount safety, permanence and sustainability needed to rapidly advance CCS projects in Europe.”
“Our partnership with RepAir allows us to demonstrate Europe’s ability to mature onshore direct air capture and storage projects. This is important to balance the momentum created by the US Inflation Act and resurface Europe as a leader in the CDR space,” Sinno said.
RepAir Carbon has quickly emerged as a leader in the DAC space. This partnership follows another major project in Greece and highlights the company’s commitment to developing innovative solutions for carbon removal.
