CURA and Pi Green Push CCS Deeper Into the Plant

New CCS projects are focusing on plant-level integration, where capture, commissioning, and CO2 handling are tied directly to the host facility.

Updated

What is this trend?

Carbon capture is moving inside the plant boundary, with pilots and demos focused on site-specific commissioning, process integration, and on-site CO2 handling.

  • Capture is shifting from standalone infrastructure to retrofit-ready plant systems.
  • CURA is de-risking cement CCS through pilot buildout and demo engineering.
  • Pi Green’s mineral carbonation unit collapses part of the CO2 chain at the host site.
  • Plant-specific fit and commissioning discipline are becoming key buying criteria.
  • Hard-to-abate sectors now need a credible path from pilot data to commercial scale.

What’s the latest?

CURA Climate secured funding to build and commission a 100 t/yr cement decarbonization pilot, complete engineering for a 30,000 t/yr commercial demonstration facility, and expand its team, while Pi Gr

Permitting, storage logistics, and infrastructure-style financing redefine carbon capture and removal

How it developed

  1. Full-Chain CCS Execution, Shared Infrastructure Wins, and 45Q Bankability Rise
    • CCS Competition Shifts to Full-Chain Execution

  2. Storage access becomes the CCS moat, carbon pricing beats green premiums, and capture turns feedstock
    • Yara’s Sluiskil Project Turns Storage Access into the New CCS Advantage

  3. CO2 Hubs Become the CCS Bottleneck, Contracted Delivery Gains Ground, and CBAM Splits the Market
    • Industrial Process Emissions Demand

Go deeper

Curated long-form picks on this trend — podcasts, videos, and analysis, by vantage.

Stay ahead in Carbon Capture

Get the weekly brief in your inbox — the developments, what they mean by vantage, and what to do next.