Eni and Snam's Ravenna CCS selected for EU Innovation Fund
- Selected by the European Commission for funding under the 2025 Innovation Fund – Net‑Zero Technologies, Large Scale category.
- Ravenna CCS offers approximately 500 million tonnes of permanent CO₂ storage capacity, about 70% of announced Mediterranean capacity.
- Planned storage capacity of 4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2030, with potential expansion to 16 million tonnes per year.
- Multimodal CO₂ reception by pipeline, ship, rail and road; Eni‑Snam JV to operate offshore storage and Snam to build Ravenna‑Casalborsetti and Ferrara‑Casalborsetti pipelines.
EU selection
Ravenna CCS Phase 2, developed by Eni and Snam, was selected by the European Commission for funding under the 2025 Innovation Fund – Net‑Zero Technologies in the Large Scale category.
Scale and capacity
The Ravenna hub has an overall storage capacity of approximately 500 million tonnes of CO₂, representing more than 70% of announced Mediterranean capacity. The development plan targets 4 million tonnes per year by 2030, with potential progressive expansion to 16 million tonnes per year in subsequent phases.
Infrastructure and roles
The project foresees the Eni‑Snam joint venture developing and operating the offshore geological storage infrastructure, the CO₂ compression station and the multimodal reception terminal. Snam will develop the onshore transport infrastructure, including the Ravenna‑Casalborsetti and Ferrara‑Casalborsetti pipelines.
Transport architecture
A multimodal architecture will collect CO₂ from a range of Italian and European industrial emitters by pipeline, ship, rail and road for permanent storage in offshore Adriatic reservoirs, aiming to connect Italy’s main industrial areas to the Ravenna storage system.
Source: Eni