Yes, in targeted cases. France has 2 major projects: the 3D pilot in Dunkirk (ArcelorMittal steelworks), which validated DMX technology until October 2024 but whose industrial phase of around 1 MtCO₂/year has no announced date, and CarboClearTech in Martres-Tolosane (Holcim/Lafarge cement works, targeting 700,000 tCO₂/year with commissioning in late 2030). Steel and cement have a significant share of process emissions that cannot be eliminated otherwise. With electricity already very decarbonised (around 30 gCO₂/kWh), CCS for electricity generation has little value in France. Qualified geological storage sites remain limited within the country: northern projects rely on shipping to North Sea hubs, while CarboClearTech plans onshore storage in the Pyrenean foothills.
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