An area near Thorning in Central Denmark may in the future be used to store CO2 underground. The company Norne Thorning Storage ApS has now been granted permission to investigate whether the area is suitable. This is reported by the Danish Energy Agency.
– Denmark has proven to have good geological conditions for storing CO2 underground, and this gives us a strong advantage in the work of reducing our emissions and achieving the Danish climate goals. The better the storage options, the more attractive it becomes to implement projects that capture CO2 so that it is not released into the atmosphere,
says Deputy Director General of the Danish Energy Agency Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen.
The permit is the latest in a series of seven granted for exploration of CO2 storage in Denmark. Five areas on land have so far been identified as potentially suitable, including Thorning.
– Now the company is starting a thorough work to investigate the area in more detail. It takes time, and it must and must. The Danish Energy Agency will only allow projects where it is safe and environmentally sound to store CO2 underground,
says Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen.
Norne Thorning Storage ApS has been granted an exploration permit for up to six years with the possibility of an extension to ten years. If the area proves suitable and meets all requirements, the company has priority to apply for a storage permit. The permit is shared with the state-owned company Nordsøfonden, which owns 20 percent of all CO2 storage licenses.
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