First Gateway for Carbon Storage in the EU
Construction Begins on Ineos’ Project Greensand CO₂ Transit Terminal at Port Esbjerg
At the beginning of May, construction started on Greensand’s Carbon Dioxide transit terminal at Port Esbjerg in Denmark. Once operational, the terminal will be a critical component in what is expected to become the EU’s first CO₂ storage facility aimed at mitigating climate change.
Construction in Port Esbjerg is expected to complete in the Autumn this year, at which point Ineos Energy will take over the operation the first gateway for CCS logistics in EU, on behalf of the Greensand consortium.
Greensand has secured liquefied CO₂ from several Danish biogas plants. Once captured, the CO₂ will be transported by truck to the terminal in Esbjerg, where it will be temporarily stored.
The terminal will feature six large holding tanks, each capable of storing approximately 1,000 tons of liquefied CO₂ to be shipped for permanent storage in the Greensand reservoir. The site will also include the necessary infrastructure for offloading and shipping CO₂
When the tanks are full, the liquefied CO₂ will be loaded onto a dedicated carrier from Royal Wagenborg and shipped to the Ineos Nini platform in the Danish North Sea. From there, it will be safely injected via pipeline into subsurface reservoirs approximately 1,800 meters beneath the seabed for permanent storage.
“This is a key milestone for Greensand and an important step in creating the EU’s first full CCS value chain. Carbon capture and storage will be critical to achieving climate targets. Yesterday’s groundbreaking sends a clear signal to carbon capture projects across Denmark and Europe that we are moving forward,” says Mads Gade, CEO, INEOS Energy Europe.
