In 2025, Denmark secured EU approval for a €3.8 billion CCS subsidy scheme to support massive capture and storage. The framework focuses on biogenic CO2 (NECCS) and large-scale fossil capture, positioning Denmark as a central European storage hub with projects like Greensand.
National Governance Context
Denmark Overview
Aggregate National Maturity Index (Peak Strength)
Governed Policies
2
Identified Projects
37
Operational Cap 0.0 Mtpa
Under Construction Cap 16.0 Mtpa
Planned Cap 86.8 Mtpa
Related Policy Network
Directly Linked Assets
Thorning storage
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Kredsløb Energipark Lisbjerg
Capture — 0.36 Mtpa
HOFOR Amagerværket
Capture — 0.9 Mtpa
BioCirc biogas plant
Capture — 0.131 Mtpa
Sindal Biogas Hjørring Municipality
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Fjernvarme Fyn
Capture — 0.28 Mtpa
Fjord-Projekt CIP (Carbon Captured from Nordværk Incineration Plant)
CCU — 0.33 Mtpa
A2X's CCS Esbjerg (Carbon captured from Energnist Incineration Plant in Esbjerg)
Full chain — 0.23 Mtpa
European Energy/Brønderslev PtX (Biogas or waste incineration plants in Northern Jutland)
CCU — 0.15 Mtpa
CopenCapture (CopenHill Wate to Energy Plant)
Full chain — 0.4 Mtpa
Grenaa Port phase 1
Transport — 0 Mtpa
Grenaa Port phase 2
Transport — 10 Mtpa
CO2 Storage Kalundborg
T&S — 12 Mtpa
Projekt Greenstore
T&S — 0 Mtpa
AffaldPlus Affaldsenergi
Capture — 0.15 Mtpa
Project Bifrost Phase 1
T&S — 3 Mtpa
Greensand Future phase 1
T&S — 0.4 Mtpa
Project Greensand phase 2
T&S — 7.6 Mtpa
Vestforbrænding's Ejby Glostrup incineration plant
Capture — 0.5 Mtpa
Avedøre Power Station CCS
Capture — 0.15 Mtpa
Gassum storage/Fyrkat network (Norne carbon storage hub)
Storage — 2.6 Mtpa
Havnso storage/Trelleborg network (Norne carbon storage hub)
Storage — 16.4 Mtpa
Port of Aalborg terminal and pipeline to Fyrkat (Norne carbon storage hub)
Transport — 15 Mtpa
Port of Kalundborg terminal and pipeline to Trelleborg phase 1 (Norne carbon storage hub)
Transport — 4 Mtpa
Port of Kalundborg terminal and pipeline to Trelleborg phase 2 (Norne carbon storage hub)
Transport — 8 Mtpa
Project Bifrost Phase 2
T&S — 10 Mtpa
Kalundborg refinery project
Capture — 0 Mtpa
ACCSION Aalborg Portland
Capture — 1.4 Mtpa
ARGO waste-to-energy plant
Capture — 0.35 Mtpa
BIOFOS Carbon Capture Project
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Asnæs Power Station
Capture — 0.28 Mtpa
Avedøre Power Station CCU (Green Fuels for Denmark)
CCU — 0 Mtpa
Fortum waste solutions Nyborg
Capture — 0.17 Mtpa
Project Ruby (Rodby) phase 1
Storage — 1 Mtpa
Project Ruby (Rodby) phase 2
Storage — 6.5 Mtpa
Stenlille project (CO2RYLUS)
Storage — 0.5 Mtpa
Amager Bakke/Amager Resource Centre (ARC)
Capture — 0.5 Mtpa