Establishment carbon capture facility Denmark

General – Carbon Capture

Today, it was announced that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vestforbrænding together have reached a key milestone in establishing Denmark’s next large-scale carbon capture facility.

The joint venture company known as Gaia Carbon Capture, to develop the carbon capture facility at Vestforbrænding, has been officially pre-qualified for participation in the Danish Energy Agency’s Carbon Capture and Storage Fund – the CCS Fund.

A total of 16 companies had applied, with 10 selected for official prequalification. This marks a significant step forward for one of Denmark’s most ambitious and mature CCS initiatives.

The Gaia project aims to capture up to 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually from Vestforbrænding’s waste-to-energy plant – a major contributor to Denmark’s climate ambitions and municipal energy transition plans.

CIP’s investment in Gaia comes from our Energy Transition Fund, which focuses on next-generation renewable technologies to decarbonize hard to abate sectors.

“We are proud to be pre-qualified and pleased to see this significant project moving forward. Gaia has strong local roots and shows that there is a clear will from municipalities to take significant and ambitious climate action, and we are confident that the government will support the most mature and impactful solutions among the candidates. Our strong partnership with Vestforbrænding has allowed for the robust development of this project and strengthens our experience with carbon capture, which is of great importance to the Energy Transition Fund,” says Nikos Samaritis, Managing Director in CIP’s Energy Transition Fund.

Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2025/05/16/establishment-carbon-capture-facility-denmark/