First biogenic CO2 rolls out of Denmark biogas CCS facility

Danish biomethane producer BioCirc has announced the first truck carrying captured biogenic carbon dioxide has rolled out from its biogas-based carbon capture and storage facility in Vesthimmerland, Denmark.

The facility is the first of five plants in BioCirc’s bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) roll out. The Vesthimmerland plant aims to remove 32,500 tonnes of CO2 a year.

The biogenic CO2 is being liquefied and transported to the where it is being permanently injected beneath the seabed as part of Project Greensand.

Last month BioCirc finalised a seven-year agreement to deliver 650,000 tonnes of to help the tech giant reach its 2030 carbon-negative goal.

BioCirc owns and operates eight industrial-scale biogas plants across Denmark.

Denmark’s technical potential for capturing biogenic CO₂ is estimated to range between 3.5 and 7 million tonnes per year. The biogenic carbon is primarily sourced from combined heat and power biomass plants, waste incineration, and biogas facilities.