Dr. Katerina Sardi, Country Manager for Energean and EnEarth and Managing Director for Greece, participated in two high-level panels at the 6th World Hydrogen Week, held recently by #S&P Global in Copenhagen. The event brought together a global community of hydrogen experts and featured a dedicated summit on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS).
Dr. Sardi joined discussions alongside senior representatives from major companies including Equinor, Shell, Harbour Energy, INEOS Energy, and SYSAV. The panels were moderated by officials from TNO and EET Hydrogen and focused on key topics such as building a long-term, sustainable CCS portfolio and lessons learned from global efforts to establish CO₂ hubs.
During the discussions, Dr. Sardi provided an update on EnEarth’s flagship Prinos CO₂ Storage Project—the first of its kind in the Southeast Mediterranean. She also addressed several critical issues affecting the development of CCS infrastructure in Europe.
“CCS needs clear rules and accelerated procedures for both permitting and operations,” she stated, emphasizing the urgency for regulatory clarity. She also highlighted the importance of a consistent approach to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances mechanism, especially in light of the upcoming European Directive and the role of the Market Stability Reserve.
Dr. Sardi drew attention to a major regional challenge: “There is a significant geographical imbalance between the North and the South. The vast majority of CCS projects are being developed in Northern Europe, as many suitable aquifers and depleted reservoirs are located there. On the contrary, South lacks available capacity,” she noted.
She concluded by underlining the need to fast-track emerging projects: “Newcomers like the Prinos CO₂ Storage Project must move forward quickly—especially with 2030 targets and the implementation of CBAM on the horizon.”
Dr. Sardi’s message was clear: accelerating permitting processes and providing regulatory visibility are essential to unlocking the full potential of CCS across Europe.