On the last day of the year's meeting in the Danish Parliament, the members adopted two important bills for CO2 capture and storage.
One ensures the implementation of the first CCUS pool in Denmark and equal conditions for the actors who can bid for it, including municipally owned companies. The other is the start of a pilot project with CO2 storage in the Danish underground at Stenlille as well as the transport of hydrogen in pipes and underground storage. This is stated by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities in a press release.
However, the bills have one thing in common: they help support the development of a Danish market for CCUS.
- Visions are good, but action is even better. That's why I'm happy that in 2025 we can capture greenhouse gases from Danish chimneys and pump them underground - this will lead to reductions and contribute to the 70 percent target. In short, we now have both the recipe and the ingredients for a green, Danish business adventure – we just need to bake the cake, and that is the work that can start now, and with broad support from the parties in the Danish Parliament,” says Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard.
Denmark must achieve its climate goals, and capture, use and storage of CO2 (CCUS) is a necessary tool. The first CCUS pool will receive final bids until 10 February 2023, the ministry informs.
Danish hydrogen infrastructure
With the adopted bill, Energinet, through its subsidiary, Gas Storage, will be authorized to store CO2 in a pilot project at Stenlille in Southwest Zealand. The project will provide greater knowledge about the technology and Danish value chains for CCS.
The Danish Parliament also gave the green light to a new framework regulation for Danish hydrogen infrastructure. The infrastructure must make it possible to transport and store hydrogen. The purpose is to contribute to the green transition and promote the development of hydrogen and green fuels.
Like gas, hydrogen can be transported in pipes, and hydrogen is therefore now incorporated into the Gas Supply Act. The next step is a proposal for a hydrogen infrastructure, which the government will present in the new year.
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