CO₂-REDUCE Partners Unite to Kick Off Groundbreaking Carbon Capture Research

The official kick-off meeting of the CO₂-REDUCE project was held on March 11, 2025 at the Head Office of St1 Sverige in Stockholm, bringing together project partners to align on shared goals and upcoming activities. The meeting served as a vital milestone to initiate collaboration, define workflows, and reinforce the project’s vision.

Funded by the Swedish Energy Agency under Industriklivet, CO₂-REDUCE aims to develop and apply novel ultra-stable carbonic anhydrases (CAs) as a green promoter to increase the CO2 capturing rate, CO2 capturing efficiency and energy efficiency of the Hot Potassium Carbonate Technology (HPC), as a carbon capture technology from industrial emissions. Launched in January 2025, CO₂-REDUCE is a four-year project with a total budget of 8.8 MSEK.

The project is led by Associate Professor Io Antonopoulou at Biochemical Process Engineering and involves three key partners—RISE Piteå, Skellefteå Kraft, and St1—combining expertise in pilot-scale carbon capture and strong experience in advancing and investing in sustainable technologies for industrial decarbonization.

During the meeting, partners presented their roles and work packages, discussed timelines, and planned the first deliverables. The event fostered a strong sense of collaboration and commitment to achieving the project’s ambitious goals over the coming four years.

The CO₂-REDUCE team looks forward to making impactful contributions to sustainable technologies and will provide regular updates as the project progresses.

Stay tuned for updates as CO2-REDUCE progresses toward impactful scientific and societal contributions within enzyme-accelerated Carbon Capture.