Challenge / Goal
The initiative aims to capture 90% of the carbon emissions from the Amager Resource Center (ARC), a waste-to-energy facility. This project plays a crucial role in supporting Copenhagen's ambition to become carbon-neutral by 2025. The project was initiated to address the challenge of high CO2 emissions from the ARC facility, which processes waste for the Copenhagen metropolitan area. With the facility emitting 560,000 tons of CO2 annually, a solution was needed to drastically reduce these emissions. The goal is to capture and store 500,000 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to around 1% of Denmark's total emissions. This reduction supports Copenhagen’s target to be the world’s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025. Additionally, it contributes to Denmark's national goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030.
Solution
The first step involved developing a CO2 capture facility at the Amager Resource Center to extract 90% of its emissions. Once captured, the CO2 is transported via a short pipeline to Copenhagen Malmö Port’s (CMP) terminal for temporary storage. From there, it is loaded onto ships that transport the CO2 to old oil fields in the North Sea for permanent underground storage. CMP plays a key role in the logistical aspects, managing the storage and distribution processes at the port. This integrated system ensures efficient capture, transport, and storage of CO2.
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The port (Copenhagen Malmö Port), the city of Copenhagen, the waste-to-energy plant (Amager Resource Center), Shipping companies involved in CO2 transport