Interreg Øresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak will provide project financing (up to €740 thousand) for the three-year €1.2 million project led by Ocean Valley, an innovation hub of Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP).
Following a pre-project focused on mapping specific areas of action, the new initiative wants to create a centre of excellence that will help speed up the production of marine and aviation fuels by combining captured biogenic CO2 with green hydrogen.
The project will, among others, scrutinise synergies in the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chain to develop the Øresund region into a CCUS hub. CMP will, in particular, provide land and infrastructure for testing CO2 handling (including intermediate storage and integration with green energy production).
"Based on the initial analyses, joint strategies and action plans will be developed for areas such as value chain synergies, CO2 commercialisation, political coordination, international branding, and financing," CMP added in a press brief.
The new project will run along CMP's other initiatives, such as the establishment of a CO2 hub in Malmö and the collaboration with Green2x on a large-scale, port-located biomethane plant.
Apart from CMP and Ocean Valley, the project consortium includes E.ON Energy Infrastructure, Green2x, Nordion Energi, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia, SYSAV, Öresundskraft, CLEAN, and Copenhagen Capacity.
"With the EU funding, we can bring together stakeholders across borders and systematically move from isolated national initiatives to exploring how we can best support a coordinated, cross-border ecosystem for CCUS and renewable energy. The goal is to translate knowledge, strategies, and collaboration into concrete regional results that accelerate CCUS development in the region. The centre of excellence can become the permanent collaboration platform that supports implementation and scalability in the long term," commented Kristoffer Møller Vendelbo, Project Manager for Ocean Valley.
CMP's CEO, Barbara Scheel Agersnap, also said, "The project emphasises that CMP and Ocean Valley, together with the project partners, play a strategic key role as a hub for regional CCUS logistics in the Øresund region. With our infrastructure, partner network, and strong maritime position, we can help realise a CCUS corridor in Øresund, reduce emissions, and support the supply of sustainable fuels for the future, which are in high demand. This is a strategic step for both CMP and the region - and a concrete contribution to Europe’s green transition."
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