Norway-based carbon credit specialist Puro.earth has certified and issued carbon dioxide removal certificates (CORCs) for a Norwegian bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project.
Puro.earth said the certification marks the world’s first issuance of verified CORCs from a biogas-based BECCS project.
More than 700 certificates were issued for the first four months of operations at the Veas wastewater treatment plant project in Norway, developed by Inherit Carbon Solutions.
Each CORC represents one tonne of CO2 that has been permanently removed from the atmosphere and geologically stored.
In this case, HoopCO2 captures biogenic CO2 released during biogas production at the Veas project before it is transported by road to Northern Lights’ receiving terminal in Øygarden.
Inherit then offloads the trucks into onshore stores before Northern Lights transports the CO2 offshore by pipeline for permanent storage 2.6km beneath the seabed.
HoopCO2 and Bright Renewables jointly installed the carbon capture technology at the Veas wastewater treatment facility ©Bright Renewables
Northern Lights injected the first biogenic CO2 from wastewater treatment delivered to its receiving terminal in March.
“Biogenic CO2 that would otherwise have been released is instead captured and permanently stored,” said Jan-Willem Bode, President of Puro.earth.
The certification allows Inherit to issue independently verified carbon removal credits that can be sold to organisations seeking permanent carbon removals as part of their net-zero strategies.
“This project shows just how much potential there is across the biogas supply chain for capturing and permanently storing biogenic CO2,” said Kaja Voss, CEO of Inherit Carbon Solutions.
Northern Lights’ will receive up to 7,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from Veas over the agreement period with Inherit. Having stored fossil-based CO2 offshore since August 2025, the VEAS project marks the first time that Northern Lights’ is storing biogenic CO2.
The certification also enables Inherit to issue verified carbon removal credits into the voluntary carbon market, where demand is growing as companies seek durable carbon removals to support net zero targets.
Earlier this year, Microsoft signed a with Denmark’s BioCirc to purchase 650,000 tonnes of carbon removals from a BECCS project.
