Aramis Launch Stores project website goes live

The Hague, August 13, 2025 – The Launch Stores project unveiled its official website today. The website serves as a central hub for information on the development of the first two offshore CO₂ storage sites within the Aramis carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain. The project is a collaboration between TotalEnergies and Shell and has received financial support from the European Union’s Innovation Fund.

The website provides a comprehensive overview of the Launch Stores project and serves as the main portal for updates, background information and progress reports. This unveiling follows a major milestone reached earlier this year: the award of a €118 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund. 

European Innovation Fund grant

The EU funding supports the development of two CO₂ storage sites, L4A (TotalEnergies) and K14 (Shell), which together will demonstrate the viability of commercial-scale injection of liquid CO₂ into depleted gas fields. This funding was awarded in recognition of the project’s innovative CO₂ storage technologies, as well as its process and business case innovations. 

CO₂ storage capacity

The Launch Stores project, with a combined CO₂ storage capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), is key to building the Aramis CCS infrastructure. With an overall planned CO₂ transport capacity of 22 Mtpa, Aramis will enable hard-to-abate industries across Northwest Europe to access a safe, reliable and effective emissions reduction solution. 

Major step towards 2030 climate targets

The funding also recognises the Launch Stores project’s potential contribution to meeting the 2030 climate goals set by the Dutch Climate Agreement and the EU Green Deal, particularly those outlined in the EU's Industrial Carbon Management Strategy and the Net-Zero Industry Act.