Public consultation opens for Denmark’s offshore CO2 storage project

The Danish Energy Agency has initiated a public consultation process for the environmental impact report related to the Greensand Future CO2 storage project in the North Sea.

The report, prepared by Rambøll on behalf of INEOS E&P, supports the application for Denmark’s first CO2 storage initiative under the broader Greensand Future project, the Danish Energy Agency noted. 

The project, led by INEOS E&P, Harbour Energy, and Nordsøfonden, aims to store 0.3 million tonnes of CO2 annually in the Nini West field, approximately 170 kilometers off the west coast of Jutland, over eight years.

According to the Danish Energy Agency, the initiative involves retrofitting the Nini A platform, a former oil production facility, with an offloading system that includes a 6-inch fixed pipeline, concrete mattresses, and anchors. 

CO2 will be transported by ship from the port of Esbjerg to the platform, where it will be injected into the reservoir and monitored using seismic surveys. The project is expected to store 2.4 million tonnes of CO2.

Citizens, organizations, and authorities are invited to review the consultation materials. The consultation process is open from January 27, 2025, to March 24, 2025.

On January 9, the Danish Energy Agency unveiled the opening of the fourth round of tenders inviting companies to apply for permits to explore and use the subsurface for CO2 storage in three coastal areas in Denmark.

As the Danish Energy Agency launched the tendering procedure for its third fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in October 2024, it unveiled DKK 28.7 billion ($4.2 billion) available for interested parties to help Denmark in its path to climate neutrality.