Ørsted, a leader in renewable energy, has signed a contract with MT Group for the construction of a new carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in Denmark. The project aims to capture and store 430,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of CO₂ emissions from two Ørsted power stations, aligning with Denmark's national climate goals.

The facility will be integrated into Ørsted's Kalundborg CO₂ Hub, with MT Group responsible for the installation of balance of plant piping and equipment, as well as the finalization of the piping design. The captured CO₂ will be transported to Northern Lights, a CCS project in Norway, for long-term geological storage. The Northern Lights facility represents Norway's first CO₂ storage license on the Continental Shelf and is a joint venture between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies.

This initiative is part of Ørsted's 20-year agreement with the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) to reduce CO₂ emissions from its power stations in Kalundborg and Copenhagen. At the end of August, Ørsted closed its last coal-fired plant in Denmark, marking a significant step toward a fossil fuel-free future.

The DEA is also developing a CCS fund with a budget of DKK 28.3 billion (€3.68 billion), set to be distributed from 2029 to 2044, to further drive Denmark's climate targets of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Source: power-technology.com