AVENIR ENERGIE ENVIRONNEMENT AVENIA

Based in Pau, in south-west France, Pole AVENIA is one of the country’s ‘pôles de compétitivité’, or competitiveness clusters, set up with government backing to encourage and promote collaborative innovation in R&D projects. A membership organisation representing more than 200 companies and organisations, it specialises in sub-surface activities. It supports the growth of small and medium enterprises, and enables technology transfer between different sectors.

Three AVENIA members will be involved in the project as industrial third parties: Arverne, the S3 company, and the French arm of Vermilion Energy.

The Pyrenean foothills have several depleted reservoirs which could serve as storage sites, as well as several significant emitters. AVENIA has been bringing together regional stakeholders since 2020 to facilitate the emergence of a regional project. Its participation in PilotSTRATEGY will therefore provide valuable learnings for implementation of CCUS in south-west France.