EDC & Regions: List of Projects and Inclusion Criteria

Appendix on EDC projects mapped by AFEN in our report France The Strength of Regions at the Heart of the EDC.

EDC Projects

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• 1. Alpinex — Val d’Isère (Direct Air Capture)
• 2. Vicat (VAIA) — Montalieu-Vercieu (CO₂ capture from the cement plant in Isère, 20% of biogenic CO₂)
• 3. Carbon8 and Vicat — Montalieu-Vercieu (Mineralization of industrial ash)
• 4. ClimeRocks — Saint-Flour, Cantal (ERW)

Burgundy-Franche-Comté

• 5. Bordet Group — Decize (Biochar)
• 6. Bordet–Leuglay Group (Biochar)

Brittany

• 7. Carbonway — Rennes (Mineralization)

Centre-Val de Loire

• 8. TerraWatt — Marmagne (Biochar)

Grand Est

• 9. Carbon Impact × Meurthenergie — Azerailles (BECCS)
• 10. Carbon Impact × Mortagne Environnement — Gerbéviller (BECCS)
• 11. Carbon Impact × Seille Environnement — Haraucourt-sur-Seille (BECCS)
• 12. NéoStock — Nancy (Geological Storage)
• 13. Soler Group — Gyé-sur-Seine (Biochar) First site since 2012
• 14. Soler Group — Gyé-sur-Seine (Biochar) Second biorefinery
• 15. Neustark × Fehr — Bischwiller (Mineralization)
• 16. Neustark × Lingenheld — Oberschaeffolsheim (Mineralization)

Hauts-de-France

• 17. Revcoo BOCAHUT (Eiffage site) — Avesnes-sur-Helpe (CO₂ capture from industrial emissions /
  (biogenic CO₂ potential)
• 18. Idex & Nuada at the Kogeban Biomass Power Plant (BECCS)

Île-de-France

• 19. C-Questra — Grandpuits (Geological Storage)
• 20. Neustark × Lafarge — Gennevilliers (Mineralization)
• 21. Yama Carbon — Drancy (Direct Air Capture)

Normandy

• 22. Terra Fertilis — Argentan (Biochar)

New Aquitaine

• 23. Miraïa — Garlin (Biochar)
• 24. Soler Group — Lacanau (Biochar)
• 25. Terega – Projects to be confirmed in 2026 (BECCS)

Occitanie

• 26. Miraïa — Colomiers (Biochar)
• 27. SICTOM Pézenas-Agde — Hérault (Biochar) – Biochar production facility announced for 2026

Pays de la Loire

• 28. Carborok × Nexstone (Colas) — Chauvé (Mineralization)

Inclusion criteria

A project is designated as an “EDC project” if it meets the following three conditions:

1. Establishing a foothold in France : project concrete (announced / pilot / operational) locatable within France (mainland France, including Corsica).
   
2. EDC Intention : removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere and claimed long-term storage, based on a verifiable source (official website, press release, public documents).
   
3. Scope of Technology : only engineered / semi-engineered :
   • Biochar / BiCRS (sustainable carbon storage using biochar)
   • BECCS / Bio-based CO₂ Capture and Storage
   • Mineralization
   • Accelerated weathering (ERW)
   • DAC (Direct Air Capture)
   • Geological storage

Exclusions (explicit) :

• Organizations without a traceable project in mainland France (e.g., R&D without a French location, or localized international deployment).
  
• Projects CO₂ capture at the source (industry) or CCUS aimed solely at decarbonization, without EDC intent (no withdrawal mechanism and no long-term storage associated with withdrawal).
  
• Projects natural wells and projects “Low-Carbon Label” (LBC) are not included at this stage, as they fall under a different scope that is already well established in the region, with many more active projects than EDC’s technological and semi-technological solutions.