The authority gives the green light for the first carbon dioxide storage facility in Denmark, in the Nini West field, approximately 240 kilometers northwest of Esbjerg.
The permit allows up to 2.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to be stored over a period of 30 years. It will be the first full-scale carbon dioxide storage facility in the EU. It is planned to be operational by mid-2026.
"It is a milestone that we now have the first carbon dioxide storage facility here at home. It is a crucial part of the value chain for carbon dioxide capture and storage. We only benefit the climate when the carbon dioxide is stored and removed from the atmosphere," says Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen, Deputy Director of the Swedish Energy Agency, in a press release.
It is the rights holders behind the Greensand Future project – Ineos E&P, Harbour Energy and Nordsøfonden – who have received approval to store the carbon dioxide.
In 2023, carbon dioxide was pumped into the area for the first time as part of a project, where it is stored in a sandstone reservoir about 1,800 meters below the seabed, and covered by dense rocks.
Facts: Carbon storage
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CCS – carbon capture and storage – involves the capture and storage of carbon dioxide. It is mentioned by the UN's climate panel, among others, as a piece of the puzzle for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The carbon dioxide is separated from flue gases and compressed under high pressure so that it becomes liquid.
It is then moved via intermediate storage to a permanent storage site several kilometers below the seabed and eventually converted into rock.
