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Denmark’s First Full-scale Carbon Capture Project Begins Construction, Marking a New Milestone for CCS in the Country
8th December 2023
The Danish energy company Ørsted has commenced the construction of two carbon capture facilities in Denmark that will play a pivotal role in reducing emissions from combined heat and power plants. As the first full-scale carbon capture and storage initiative in the country, the Ørsted Kalundborg CO2 hub represents a major step in Denmark’s efforts towards mitigating emissions.
The project, which in May 2023 was awarded a 20-year contract by the Danish Energy Agency, is expected to capture 430,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually from the beginning of 2026. Specifically, Ørsted aims to capture 280,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from the woodchip-fired unit at the Asnæs power plant in Kalundborg. The remaining 150,000 tonnes of CO2 per year will be captured from the straw-fired unit at the Avedøre power plant in the Copenhagen area. Once captured, the CO2 will be safely transported and stored by Northern Lights JV at their storage reservoir in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.
The initiative is in line with Denmark's ambition climate goals for 2025 and 2030, and confirms the position of the country as a CCS front-runner in Europe, steadily pursuing the technology as part of its overall climate mitigation strategy.
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