A practical route to industrial decarbonisation
The Ładzice CO₂ project is designed to advance a deep saline aquifer in southern-central Poland from geological assessment toward an appraised, monitored onshore CO₂ storage site.
Located within reach of major industrial emitters in southern Poland, the project aims to provide an accessible alternative to long-distance transport and offshore storage. C-Questra’s approach combines rigorous subsurface characterisation, staged investment, and a commercial model designed for multiple industrial customers.
Selected for grant preparation; subject to final grant agreement.
Integrated appraisal, demonstration and monitoring activities.
Potential to reduce transport complexity and support regional CO₂ networks.
Selected to advance a European CO₂ storage pilot
“Ładzice CO₂ Pilot: Demonstrating Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe’s Coal Heartland” was selected to proceed to grant preparation under Horizon Europe.
The proposed five-year innovation action brings together industry and leading European research institutions to reduce geological, technical and operational uncertainties ahead of potential commercial deployment.
From subsurface evidence to investment readiness
01 / Characterise
Acquire and interpret high-resolution 3D seismic data to refine reservoir geometry, fault mapping and seal assessment.
02 / Appraise
Develop a geological appraisal and well programme to test reservoir properties, injectivity and containment, subject to approvals.
03 / Demonstrate
Prepare pilot injection, measurement and monitoring systems to validate safe operational performance.
04 / Scale
Translate technical results into a bankable development concept serving multiple regional emitters.
Deep saline storage, engineered for confidence
Ładzice targets a deep saline aquifer within the regional Jurassic geological system. Existing European research has identified promising storage potential; the next phase must verify site-specific reservoir quality, structural integrity, injectivity and monitoring requirements through new data and appraisal.
Storage capacity and commercial injection rates remain subject to further site-specific verification and regulatory authorisation. C-Questra’s development strategy is deliberately stage-gated: each major investment follows evidence-based technical and permitting decisions.
European research strength. Commercial delivery focus.
GIG-PIB
Poland’s Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute; geological and technical research partner.
Consortium arrangements and detailed responsibilities are being finalised alongside grant preparation.
A building block for Poland’s future CO₂ network
Ładzice is intended to be more than an isolated storage pilot: it can become an early anchor for a scalable Polish onshore CO₂ transport and storage system.
The project’s location creates opportunities to serve cement, steel and other hard-to-abate industries in southern Poland, with potential longer-term connections to cross-border CO₂ infrastructure. C-Questra is separately exploring a south–north Polish CO₂ highway concept; this wider network is a development vision, not an approved or constructed asset.
What comes next
Priorities include completing grant and consortium formalities, progressing the geological operations programme and permitting pathway, procuring seismic services competitively, and preparing the appraisal and monitoring programme. A high-resolution onshore 3D seismic campaign is being planned for 2027, subject to permitting, procurement and programme approvals.
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