About the project
DecarbFaroe aims to demonstrate safe, permanent and cost-effective CO2 mineralization in basalt by executing the first onshore kiloton-scale injection on the Faroe Islands. Using CO2 from a nearby biogas plant, the project will validate rapid mineral trapping, advance the technology from TRL4 to TRL6, and deliver a blueprint for scalable CCS in mafic rocks. It also seeks to establish a commercially viable model (<100 €/t CO2), strengthen social acceptance, and enable global replication—particularly in India and Brazil—ultimately supporting gigaton-scale CO2 storage by 2050
DecarbFaroe will validate the world’s first onshore kiloton-scale CO2 mineralization pilot in altered basalt, demonstrating safe, permanent, low-cost storage directly at the emission source. The project will generate monitoring datasets, proving the reliability of integrated EM–geochemical surveillance and establishing a benchmark for future regulatory frameworks. It will deliver a commercial blueprint showing how BECCS in basalt can generate net revenue—crucial for scaling CCS beyond subsidies. This enables small and medium emitters to participate in carbon removal markets and supports rapid replication in e.g. India, Brazil, and other basalt provinces worldwide. Collectively, the results position basalt mineralization as a scalable, distributed climate solution capable of contributing meaningfully to gigaton-scale negative emissions by 2050.
