Ravenna CCS Hub

The Ravenna CCS project is a major carbon capture, transport, and permanent storage initiative being developed by Eni (operator) and Snam off the coast of Ravenna, Italy. Phase 1 of the project, which began CO₂ injection in August 2024, captures about 25,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year from emissions at Eni’s natural gas treatment plant in Casalborsetti. Captured CO₂ is cleaned and compressed before being transported through repurposed underground natural gas pipelines to the Porto Corsini Mare Ovest offshore platform and injected into a depleted gas field approximately 3,000 metres below the seabed for permanent geological storage, achieving CO₂ reduction efficiencies above 90 percent despite low CO₂ concentration in the flue gas. The project is structured in phases, with Phase 2 targeting industrial-scale capture and storage of up to 4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2030, and broader development aimed at eventually storing 16 million tonnes or more annually based on industrial demand and reservoir capacity estimated at over 500 million tonnes. Ravenna is positioned as Italy’s first dedicated environmental CCS hub for hard-to-abate industries including power, cement, steel, chemicals, and more, and is designed to support decarbonization across Southern Europe by linking industrial CO₂ sources to offshore geological storage infrastructure