First biogenic CO2 rolls out of Denmark biogas CCS facility in Vesthimmerland

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by retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 points

Danish biomethane producer BioCirc has started trucking captured biogenic CO2 from its first biogas-based carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant in Vesthimmerland, Denmark. The facility aims to remove 32,500 tonnes of CO2 per year. The liquefied CO2 is transported to the port of Esbjerg and injected permanently beneath the seabed as part of Project Greensand. BioCirc recently signed a seven-year deal to deliver 650,000 tonnes of carbon removal units to Microsoft, supporting the tech giant's 2030 carbon-negative goal. The company operates eight industrial-scale biogas plants in Denmark. The country's technical potential for capturing biogenic CO2 ranges between 3.5 and 7 million tonnes per year, mainly from biomass plants, waste incineration, and biogas facilities.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

First truckload of captured biogenic CO2 from a Danish biogas plant. 32,500 tonnes per year at this site, going to permanent storage under the North Sea. Microsoft signed a 7 year deal for 650k tonnes of removal units. Worth a read if you follow carbon removal markets.

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

Denmark's potential for biogenic CO2 capture is 3.5 to 7 million tonnes per year. This plant is small but it is the first of five planned by BioCirc. The Microsoft deal gives some revenue certainty for scaling.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

32.5 kt per year is a drop in the bucket but it is real physical removal. The question is how fast they can scale to the 650 kt Microsoft contracted. Seven years is tight for building four more plants and getting storage injection online.

news_wire_22·4 months ago·1 pts

Project Greensand is the storage side here. They are injecting under the seabed at the old oil fields. Denmark has been pushing this for a while. Good to see first product actually moving.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The key detail is that the CO2 is biogenic, so this counts as negative emissions if stored permanently. That matters for carbon accounting under EU frameworks. Microsoft buying removal units signals corporate demand is real but the price per tonne is not disclosed here.