Which European Carbon Capture Projects Are Still Open to Technology Providers?

At a glance: Europe’s carbon capture supplier opportunity

Using CaptureMap’s June 2026 European dataset, we identified 624 carbon capture projects across Europe. For this analysis, we focused on 458 active, commercial-scale projects, representing 153 Mtpa of potential capture capacity.

Market category	Number of projects	What it means
Post-FID, EPC or operational	68	Supplier positions are usually selected and contracted
Pre-FID with indicated supplier	94	A supplier or technology has been publicly linked, but the project may still evolve
Pre-FID with no disclosed supplier	264	The clearest visible pool of potential open opportunities

The headline: more than half of Europe’s active commercial-scale carbon capture project pipeline is still pre-FID with no disclosed capture technology supplier.

Method note: This analysis uses CaptureMap’s June 2026 European capture project dataset. We started with 624 European carbon capture projects and filtered for active, commercial-scale projects, excluding cancelled, on-hold, research, lab-scale, and other non-commercial projects. The final sample includes 458 projects, representing 153 Mtpa of potential capture capacity.

Introduction: Planned projects are not the same as open opportunities

The European carbon capture market has hundreds of projects on paper. But for capture technology providers, engineering firms, and project developers, the key question is not simply: “How many projects exist?” It is: “Which projects are still early enough for us to influence?”

That makes the final investment decision, or FID, one of the most important dividing lines in carbon capture sales.

Projects that have passed FID and moved into engineering, procurement, and construction — or later into operation — are hugely valuable. They show which technologies are being deployed, which suppliers are winning contracts, and which projects are becoming real reference cases. But from a supplier’s commercial perspective, they are often less open. By this stage, the core capture technology is usually selected, contracted, and effectively locked in.

The real commercial battleground is therefore pre-FID.

Before FID, projects are still commercially fluid. Capture concepts may still be tested. Concept studies, pre-FEED, FEED, pilot work, funding applications, partner alignment, and procurement decisions may still be underway. Even when a preferred supplier has been announced, the final project scope, procurement structure, and supporting equipment package may still change.

For suppliers, the better approach is to separate Europe’s carbon capture pipeline into three commercially different groups:

Category	What it tells you	Commercial relevance
Post-FID / EPC / operation	Technology is likely selected	Useful for competitor benchmarking and reference tracking
Pre-FID with indicated supplier	Technology alignment may be forming	Useful for competitive monitoring and selective engagement
Pre-FID with no disclosed supplier	Public supplier visibility is limited	Highest-priority target pool for business development

This is the difference between having a project list and having market intelligence. A static project list tells you what exists. A market intelligence platform tells you what matters next. CaptureMap lets users move from a high-level view of Europe’s carbon capture pipeline to project-level details, including maturity, supplier visibility, sector, country, CO₂ source, capture capacity, and key actors.

As a starting point for our analysis, the map below shows an overview of 458 active, commercial scale capture projects in Europe.

Of these 458 capture projects, 126 have a disclosed capture technology supplier, while 264 are pre-FID projects where CaptureMap has not yet identified a supplier. The breakdown is illustrated in the chart below.

For business development teams, that distinction matters: it points to where the market is already locked, where supplier choices may be forming, and where opportunities may still be open.

The locked market: where capture technologies are already selected

European carbon capture projects post-FID show where capture technology providers have already secured market positions. These projects matter because they create reference cases, build credibility, and help define supplier leadership in specific sectors and geographies. Let’s take a closer look at some of the key capture technology suppliers involved.

CaptureMap’s June 2026 European project dataset identifies 100 active, commercial-scale capture projects that are past FID. These represent nearly 17 Mtpa of capture capacity.

Note that the examples below are selected CaptureMap references, not a complete ranking of European capture technology providers. They should be read as a visibility snapshot of disclosed and indicated supplier positions in CaptureMap’s European project dataset — not as a market-share ranking.

New to capture technologies? Start with our introduction to carbon capture technology types.

SLB Capturi: modular post-combustion strength in Northern Europe

SLB Capturi has built a strong position in post-combustion capture across cement, waste-to-energy, and biomass-based projects in Northern Europe. Examples include:

Project	Country	Sector	Status	Capture capacity	Technology
Brevik CCS, Heidelberg Materials	Norway	Cement	Operation	0.4 Mtpa	Big Catch
Twence CCU	Netherlands	Waste-to-energy	Operation	0.1 Mtpa	Just Catch
Ørsted Kalundborg CO₂ Hub	Denmark	Biomass power/heat	EPC	0.43 Mtpa	Just Catch
Oslo CCS, Hafslund Celsio	Norway	Waste-to-energy	EPC	0.35 Mtpa	Just Catch 400

Air Liquide: Cryocap across hydrogen, cement, and industrial clusters

Air Liquide has secured important positions with Cryocap in various editions, particularly in hydrogen production and cement-related projects. Examples include (note that Kujawy and Koromačno are not clear-cut FIDs):

Project	Country	Sector	Status	Capture capacity	Technology
Rozenburg Hydrogen Plant / Porthos	Netherlands	Hydrogen	EPC	0.5 Mtpa	Cryocap
Port-Jérôme Hydrogen Facility	France	Hydrogen	Operation	0.1 Mtpa	Cryocap
Grandpuits Zero Crude Platform	France	Hydrogen / industrial	EPC	0.11 Mtpa	Cryocap
Kujawy Cement Plant / Go4ECOPlanet	Poland	Cement	Construction progress reported	1.1–1.2 Mtpa	Cryocap FG
Koromačno Cement Plant / KOdeCO	Croatia	Cement	Construction progress reported	0.366 Mtpa	Cryocap FG

Technip Energies / Shell Cansolv: post-combustion integration for large emitters

Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts jointly offer post-combustion amine-solvent capture, with Shell providing the CANSOLV CO₂ Capture System and Technip Energies integrating it through Canopy by T.EN. The alliance is positioned around large-scale post-combustion capture and modularized delivery, with relevance across power, waste-to-energy, and industrial flue gas. Examples include:

Project	Country	Sector	Status	Capture capacity	Technology
Net Zero Teesside Power	United Kingdom	Gas power	EPC	2.0 Mtpa	Shell CANSOLV / T.EN
Rakkestad Carbon Capture Unit	Norway	Waste-to-energy	Operation	0.01 Mtpa	Canopy C10

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: amine capture references in cement and gas processing

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has European post-FID references using its KM CDR / Advanced KM CDR process and proprietary solvents such as KS-1 and KS-21. This includes both cement and gas turbine capture. Examples include:

Project	Country	Sector	Status	Capture capacity	Technology
Padeswood Cement Works	United Kingdom	Cement	EPC	0.8 Mtpa	KS-21 / Advanced KM CDR
Casalborsetti Gas Plant / Ravenna CCS	Italy	Gas turbine power	Operation	0.025 Mtpa	KS-1 / KM CDR

Capsol Technologies: hot potassium carbonate for biomass and waste-to-energy

Capsol Technologies provides post-combustion capture based on hot potassium carbonate chemistry through its CapsolEoP process.

Project	Country	Sector	Status	Capture capacity	Technology
Stockholm Exergi BECCS	Sweden	Biomass CHP	EPC	0.8 Mtpa	CapsolEoP

Linde:

Linde offers a range of capture technlogies across pre-combustion, oxyfuel and post-combustion solutions. This includes for example BASF-partnered OASE blue amine-based post-combustion capture in HISOLV, but they also have other solutions to adress different flue gas and process gas streams.

Project	Country	Sector	Status	Capture capacity	Technology
Lengfurt Cement Plant (CAP2U)	Germany	Cement	EPC	0.07 Mtpa	Linde-BASF

The watchlist: pre-FID projects with indicated suppliers

Pre-FID projects with indicated suppliers sit in a more ambiguous category. These European carbon capture projects may have announced a technology alignment, FEED contract, pilot, preferred supplier, or engineering partner. But without FID, the commercial position is not always fully locked.

Some may be close to final selection. Others may still be subject to funding, permitting, scope changes, competitive procurement, or technology validation. And even if the core capture technology supplier has been chosen, other equipment, engineering, and service packages may still be open.

The chart below shows all pre-FID projects, 94 of which have suppliers indicated, 264 of which do not.

Examples of pre-FID projects with indicated suppliers

Project	Country	Sector	Indicated provider / technology	Approx. capacity	Why it matters
Aalborg Cement Plant / ACCSION	Denmark	Cement	Air Liquide Cryocap	1.25–1.5 Mtpa	Large cement CCS opportunity targeting around 2030
Rådalen Waste-to-Energy Plant/ BIR	Norway	Waste-to-energy	SLB Capturi	Up to 0.13 Mtpa	Municipal capture project
Brocēni Cement Plant	Latvia	Cement	CapsolEoP	~0.8 Mtpa	Feasibility and pilot-testing case for cement capture
Stallingborough Power Station	United Kingdom	Power	Technip Energies / Shell CANSOLV likely	2.0 Mtpa	Large power-sector capture opportunity
Alizay Biomass Energy Plant / DEZiR	France	Biomass / e-SAF	Technip Energies / Shell CANSOLV	0.35 Mtpa	Biogenic CO₂ route for e-fuels
Aarhus Waste-to-Energy / Kredsløb	Denmark	Waste-to-energy	ANDRITZ / BASF OASE blue	~0.4 Mtpa	Important Danish WtE capture project
Loon-Plage Aluminium / C4Capture	France	Aluminium	Fives-led development	~0.4 Mtpa	Early capture development in aluminium
Rüdersdorf cement plant	Germany	Cement	Linde HISORP	~1.3 Mtpa	Large scale cement capture

The open market: pre-FID projects with no disclosed capture technology provider

The largest group in CaptureMap’s June 2026 European dataset is pre-FID projects with no disclosed capture technology supplier. This includes 264 active European carbon capture projects.

This is the most commercially interesting category for suppliers — but it should not be read as a list of completely unclaimed projects. Some developers may already have preferred suppliers, confidential discussions, internal shortlists, or early engineering preferences underway.

Still, from a market intelligence perspective, this category is the clearest visible signal of where supplier positioning has not yet been made public. For capture technology providers, engineering firms, and other CCUS suppliers, these projects are a practical opportunity pool: active, pre-FID, and not yet visibly tied to a capture technology provider.

The biggest projects are not always the best supplier opportunities, though. A large pre-FID project with no disclosed provider may look attractive, but supplier fit depends on more than capture capacity. Technology providers also need to consider sector, CO₂ concentration, flue gas conditions, expected capture rate, energy integration, permitting maturity, transport and storage access, and the project sponsor’s procurement and funding model.

In other words, the opportunity is not just about finding the largest projects. It is about finding the projects where your technology, timing, references, and commercial model actually fit. That is where a filtered market view becomes more useful than a ranked project list.

Examples of uncommitted or undisclosed pre-FID projects

Project	Country	Sector	Capture provider	Approx. capacity	Why it matters
H2BE Hydrogen Production Plant	Belgium	Hydrogen	Not disclosed	~1.9 Mtpa	Large ATR-based low-carbon hydrogen project in Ghent
Saint-Pierre-la-Cour / GOCO₂	France	Cement	Not disclosed	~0.9 Mtpa	Anchor cement emitter in GOCO₂
Neau Lime Kilns / GOCO₂	France	Lime	Not disclosed	~0.15 Mtpa	Industrial lime capture route linked to GOCO₂
Carbon Hub CPT01 / Câmpulung	Romania	Cement / lime	Not disclosed	~1.0 Mtpa plus lime emissions	Integrated cement and lime capture project
Vantaa Waste-to-Energy	Finland	Waste-to-energy	Not disclosed	~0.3 Mtpa	Potential investment decision expected later this decade
IJmuiden Steel Plant / Tata Steel Netherlands	Netherlands	Steel	Not disclosed	TBD / re-scoped	Re-scoped CCS context linked to residual CO₂ management
Zubiri Facility / COnet2 Norte	Spain	Magnesite	Not disclosed	~0.34 Mtpa	Part of the COnet2 Norte hub
Killingholme Low Carbon Power Project	United Kingdom	Power	Not disclosed	Not stated / high capture rate target	Large CCGT project with CCS ambition

Each of these projects brings its own technical, commercial, and timing challenges as it matures. And the value chains being developed are impressive. As an example, the joint Engie/Equinor H2BE project is illustrated in the picture below.

What this means

For capture technology providers

For capture technology providers, the European carbon capture market is not one uniform pipeline. It is a timing problem.

Projects in operation help benchmark competitors. Projects in EPC show where reference cases are forming. But active pre-FID projects, especially those with no disclosed technology provider, may represent live commercial opportunities.

Sales and strategy teams should therefore prioritize projects by engineering status, FID maturity, sector fit, CO₂ source type, capture capacity, infrastructure access, and publicly disclosed supplier status.

The key question: where does our technology still have a realistic path to selection?

For project developers and investors

For project developers and investors, supplier selection is not just a procurement detail. It shapes technical risk, cost profile, delivery schedule, integration strategy, and financing confidence.

Tracking which technologies are gaining traction across sectors helps developers benchmark their own choices against the wider market. For investors, the same view helps separate mature projects from early-stage announcements. A project with selected technology, FEED progress, and a defined CO₂ route carries a very different risk profile from a concept-stage project with no disclosed supplier.

The key question: does this project have enough supplier, engineering, and CO₂-route maturity to be credible?

For policymakers and cluster organizations

For policymakers and cluster organizations, the project pipeline can look stronger on paper than it is in practice.

A long list of announced projects does not automatically mean Europe has a mature deployment pipeline. The more useful question is how many projects are moving through bankable development stages, securing technology partners, and connecting to credible transport and storage routes.

By looking at engineering status and technology selection together, policymakers can better identify where deployment momentum is real, where bottlenecks remain, and whether capture projects and infrastructure timelines are aligned.

The key question: which parts of the pipeline are truly moving toward deployment — and which are still announcements?

How market leaders use CaptureMap

Across all three groups, the same pattern appears: project status alone is not enough. The real value comes from connecting engineering maturity, supplier visibility, sector fit, CO₂ source type, infrastructure context, and project actors in one view.

CaptureMap is built to help CCUS teams move from broad project tracking to actionable market intelligence. Users can filter Europe’s carbon capture project landscape by maturity, technology provider, sector, country, capacity, CO₂ source, destination, emitter location, and partnerships — turning fragmented public project information into structured, searchable intelligence.

For capture technology providers, that means faster lead qualification. For transport and storage developers, it means clearer origination work. For investors and consultants, it means a more reliable view of market maturity.

In short, CaptureMap helps teams see who is locked in, who is tentative, and who may still be open.

Key takeaways

FID is one of the most important commercial dividing lines in carbon capture.
Post-FID projects show where suppliers have already secured positions.
Pre-FID projects show where the market is still forming.
Projects with no disclosed capture technology provider are especially relevant for supplier targeting.
The European carbon capture pipeline is large, but the real opportunity is concentrated in specific timing windows.
CaptureMap helps teams identify those windows faster, using structured, bottom-up CCUS market intelligence.

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Methodology, definitions and FAQ

This analysis uses CaptureMap’s bottom-up European capture project dataset from June 2026.

The starting point is 624 capture projects in Europe. The dataset was then filtered to focus on commercial-scale, active projects, excluding projects marked as cancelled or on hold. That resulted in 458 active capture projects, representing 153 Mtpa of potential capture capacity if all projects are realized.

Projects were then reviewed based on:

Engineering status
Capture technology provider and capture process
Sector
CO₂ destination
Announced capacity
Publicly disclosed project information

This distinction matters because, for suppliers, a project’s commercial relevance changes dramatically depending on whether it is in feasibility, EPC, or operation.

Term	Meaning
FID	Final Investment Decision. The point where a project sponsor commits to moving ahead with execution.
EPC	Engineering, Procurement, and Construction. Taking place after FID, at this stage, key suppliers and technologies are usually selected.
Pre-FID	A project that has not yet reached final investment decision. Commercial decisions may still be open. In our definitions, anything in the broad Feasibility stage (as defined below) is pre-FID.
Feasibility stage	A broad early-stage category covering concept work, pre-FEED, FEED, technology screening, and early engineering.
Capture technology provider	The company providing the core CO₂ capture process, solvent, equipment package, or technology system.
Mtpa	Million tonnes per annum, used to describe annual CO₂ capture capacity.

Which carbon capture projects in Europe are still open to technology providers?

The most relevant projects are generally active, pre-FID projects with no publicly disclosed capture technology provider. These projects may still have confidential supplier discussions, but they represent the clearest visible opportunity pool for business development teams.

Why does FID matter in carbon capture?

FID matters because it usually marks the point where a project moves from development into execution. After FID, key technology and EPC decisions are often already made, making the project much less accessible to competing suppliers.

What is the difference between a planned project and a real supplier opportunity?

A planned project may exist on a public roadmap, but that does not mean it is commercially open. A real supplier opportunity depends on timing, engineering status, procurement maturity, funding, and whether the capture technology provider has already been selected.

Which capture technology providers are active in Europe?

This article highlights several providers with European project positions, including SLB Capturi, Air Liquide, Technip Energies / Shell Cansolv, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Capsol Technologies, ANDRITZ / BASF, and Fives.

In fact, there are many more. Altogether, CaptureMap notes 30 different capture technology suppliers for capture projects in Europe.

What are the biggest open carbon capture opportunities in Europe?

Based on the examples in this article, large pre-FID projects with no disclosed capture technology provider include H2BE in Belgium, Saint-Pierre-la-Cour in France, Carbon Hub CPT01 in Romania, and Killingholme in the United Kingdom. These are only selected examples.

CaptureMap tracks a wider pool of pre-FID European projects where no capture technology provider is currently disclosed.

How can capture technology providers find pre-FID carbon capture projects?

Capture technology providers can identify pre-FID carbon capture projects by combining project maturity, supplier visibility, sector, CO₂ source, capture capacity, location, infrastructure access, and project actor information. The key is not just to find planned projects, but to identify which ones are still early enough for supplier positioning, technical engagement, or procurement influence.

How can CaptureMap help capture technology providers?

CaptureMap helps capture technology providers identify active projects by engineering status, sector, geography, CO₂ type, capture capacity, and disclosed or undisclosed technology provider. That makes it easier to prioritize the right opportunities instead of chasing static project lists.