Trekløver wants to create CO₂ infrastructure with the Port of Fredericia as the center

According to geological studies, the Danish subsoil is an ideal place to store captured CO₂. The central geographical location in Europe also makes it possible to contribute to our EU neighboring countries reducing their emissions using CCS facilities.

However, in order for the potential to be realized, it is crucial that infrastructure is developed to transport the CO₂ to storage sites on the necessary scale, mainly in the Danish part of the North Sea.

A new partnership between TotalEnergies Denmark, Evida and Associated Danish Ports (ADP) will contribute to this infrastructure. The partnership thus aims to develop transport solutions for captured CO₂ with the Port of Fredericia and Taulov Dry Port as important transit points, to be connected via pipelines to the storage sites in the North Sea. This is stated by Evida in a press release.

- TotalEnergies has been working with CO₂ storage globally for many years. Now we are initiating an effort in the Danish part of the North Sea, and with our project Bifrost we aim to store five million tonnes of CO₂ annually from 2030. A strong transport infrastructure is crucial to achieving this goal. With this partnership, we are taking the next step towards developing the backbone of our future offshore CCS industry, not least thanks to our talented partners Evida and ADP, says Martin Rune Pedersen, Country Manager for TotalEnergies in Denmark.

Last year, TotalEnergies Denmark and Evida agreed to investigate the possibilities of establishing an onshore CO₂ pipeline infrastructure in Denmark.

- The new partnership is a natural extension of this. The justification and value of a CO₂ pipeline infrastructure for Denmark increases the more people can use it and the larger the amounts of CO₂ it must transport. It is Evida's stated goal to create an open infrastructure with high utilization, where access is made available to everyone with a need for CO₂ transport, says Kim Søgård Bering Kristensen, CEO of Evida.

Fredercia becomes CO₂ hub 

The development of the infrastructure must be in place when TotalEnergie's Bifrost storage is ready to store CO₂, which is expected to happen in 2030.

The goal is to establish a pipeline, the so-called "North Sea link", connecting the Fredericia area with the west coast of Jutland, where offshore infrastructure will be used in the further transport of the CO₂ to the storage in the Danish part of the North Sea. Taulov Dry Port will be able to receive and transport CO₂ via trucks and rail, which can then be fed into the pipeline infrastructure.

- At ADP, we see the new collaboration as a very exciting addition to our core activities, where we also contribute significantly to achieving the Danish climate goals. Fredericia is centrally located in Denmark and acts as the most important multimodal transport hub. With a connection to the North Sea via the Jutland west coast, Fredericia will become one of the most important hubs for green infrastructure, says Rune D. Rasmussen, CEO of ADP.

He tells Fredericia Dagblad that the port will initially invest "a small three-digit million amount", but in the long term it will be a billion-dollar investment in facilities in connection with the handling of CO₂.

It will also be taken into account whether there is a possibility of connecting other relevant areas with the infrastructure. Especially in relation to connecting the Port of Esbjerg with the offshore infrastructure to make it easier to store CO₂ imported to the port in the Danish part of the North Sea.

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