Only Aalborg Portland remains in the running in the state's main tender of DKK 28.7 billion for carbon capture and storage, CCS, after nine other prequalified companies withdrew. Aalborg Portland has not yet submitted a final bid, but has confirmed that it still plans to bid. The company can thus potentially run with the entire pool depending on its bid without competition, and this is met with criticism, writes Politiken.
The criticism comes from, among others, Greenpeace, the Climate Movement and the trade organization Danish District Heating, which point out that the tender is not has been designed so that municipally owned waste and district heating companies could participate without major financial risks. At the same time, geologists and consultants in the CCS industry warn that the timetable up to 2030 is unrealistic and that the state has underestimated how long it will take to prepare the subsoil for CO2 storage. Helene Hagel, head of climate policy at Greenpeace, calls the scenario "Some of the most insane in Danish climate policy."
- We could end up spending an enormous amount of money on a single company, while not getting CCS on waste incineration, where it makes the most sense, she says.
The CCS tender plays a central role in the government's climate plan, where CCS is to contribute to reductions of 2.3 million tons of CO2 in 2030. However, Aalborg Portland can only deliver 1.4 million tons annually.
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