GREENPORT SCANDINAVIA

Gateway to the Danish
CCUS infrastructure

CCUS hub in Hirtshals, Denmark

Greenport Scandinavia is emerging as a key hub in Northern Europe's carbon management infrastructure -  strategically located, regionally significant, and locally driven.

  • Sizable regional CO₂ potential:  An attractive ecosystem for companies utilizing CO₂ in novel low-carbon products
  • A natural gateway: Ideally positioned to serve as a logistics hub connecting emission sources across Northern Europe with utilization and storage pathways
  • Documented low carbon footprint: Greenport Scandinavia is developing documented low-carbon solutions for CO₂ handling, positioning the Port of Hirtshals as an attractive hub for efficient CO₂ logistics  

The CCUS value chain from emitter to storage or utilization

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CO₂ is captured at the emission source and temporarily stored on site before being transported by truck, rail or ship to the Greenport Scandinavia CO₂ hub in Hirtshals.

From the hub, the captured CO₂ can follow one of two pathways. It can be supplied to local companies that incorporate CO₂ in their production.

Alternatively, it can be transported onwards for permanent geological storage once suitable onshore and offshore storage sites become operational.

Connecting emitters, utilization and storage, the hub will form a central link in the CCUS value chain.

CCUS - carbon capture, utilization and storage

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) involves capturing CO₂ from industrial emissions, transporting it and permanently storing it in geological formations underground.

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) involves using captured CO₂ as a resource to create valuable materials or products, with the aim of reducing the overall carbon footprint of production.

Vision 

To establish a low-carbon CO₂ hub in Port of Hirtshals, enabling efficient CO₂ handling and CCU activities in and around the port.

Mission 

Greenport Scandinavia will develop solutions for efficient, low-carbon CO₂ handling to facilitate local CO₂ utilisation and new commercial opportunities and connect CO₂ emitters, transport and storage.

Purpose

Greenport Scandinavia aims to create a platform for sustainable business development within CO₂ utilization and storage, enabling new commercial opportunities while contributing to lasting CO₂ emission reductions and the global ambition to limit warming to 1.5°C.