Denmark on the 18th commissioned the Greensand CO2 capture and storage facility
in the North Sea, beginning injection into a subsea reservoir. The first
The commercial phase is expected to store up to 400,000 tons of CO2 per year.
INEOS said CO2 will be injected under the Nini West abandoned oilfield about 250
km off Denmark's west coast, roughly 1,800 m below the seabed. Capacity is
planned to expand to 4–8 mln tons/year by 2030 as demand grows. CO2 will be
sourced mainly from Danish biomethane plants, liquefied, trucked to a dedicated
quay at Esbjerg and shipped offshore on the EU's first dedicated CO2 transport
vessel.
