The Danube Removals Project
The Danube Removals Project is a full-chain carbon removal solution based in Dunaföldvár, Hungary, the first phase of which is designed to capture, transport, and permanently store over 500,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ per year.
The Danube Removals Project has been awarded a €48.4 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programs for clean technologies. This funding is a recognition of the project’s technical maturity, market-making potential, and contribution to EU climate goals.
Learn about Phase 2
Phase 2 of the Danube Removals Project involves taking another >500,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 from nearby paper mills in the Dunafoldvar/Dunaujvaros industrial cluster, as well as smaller amounts of fossil based CO2 from those emitters and other nearby industrial enterprises.
1. Capture
High-purity biogenic CO₂ from fermentation processes at Pannonia Bio is compressed into a supercritical state.
2. Transport
The CO₂ is transported via a 10 km advanced composite pipeline with built-in leak detection.
3. Storage
CO₂ is injected into saline aquifers in the Pannonian Basin, a geologically secure formation studied and validated by Hungary’s leading experts.
4. Certification
The project will issue CFCR-compliant carbon removal certificates, independently monitored, verified, and traceable under EU regulations.