Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘carbon capture and storage’ means the capture of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from industrial installations, its transport to a storage site and its injection into a suitable underground geological formation for the purposes of permanent storage; (b) ‘eligible costs’ has the same meaning as in Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002; (c) ‘gas and electricity infrastructures’ means: (i) all high-voltage lines, excluding those of distribution networks, and submarine links, provided that this infrastructure is used for interregional or international transmission or connection; (ii) high-pressure gas pipelines, excluding those of distribution networks; (iii) underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure gas pipelines referred to in point (ii); (iv) reception, storage and regasification facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG); and (v) any equipment or installations essential for the infrastructure referred to in points (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) to operate properly, including protection, monitoring and control systems; (d) ‘part of a project’ means any activity that is independent financially, technically or over time and which contributes to the completion of a project; (e) ‘investment phase’ means the phase of a project during which construction takes place and capital costs are incurred; (f) ‘offshore wind energy’ means the electric power generated from turbine engines powered by wind and situated in the sea, whether near or far from the shore; (g) ‘planning phase’ means the phase of a project that precedes the investment phase, during which project implementation is prepared, and includes, where appropriate, feasibility assessment, preparatory and technical studies, obtaining licences and authorisations and incurring capital costs.