Milestone for Danish CO₂ capture: Aalborg Portland submits bid for the Danish CCS pool with one of Europe’s largest industrial CCS projects

With the ambition to establish one of Europe’s largest industrial CO₂ capture plants and the first fully integrated onshore CCS value chain, Aalborg Portland has officially submitted a bid for the Danish CCS pool. The project aims to capture up to 1.4 million tonnes of CO₂ annually from 2030 and will make Aalborg Portland one of the first CO₂-neutral cement producers in the world. The project is therefore crucial for both Denmark’s and the EU’s climate targets.

By submitting the bid for the Danish CCS pool, Aalborg Portland is now taking a decisive step toward realising one of Europe’s largest industrial CO₂ capture projects and one of the largest CCS projects in the world. With support from the Danish CCS pool, the project is expected to be commissioned as early as 2030.

Aalborg Portland’s CO₂ capture project, named ACCSION (Aalborg Portland Carbon Capture & Storage using Infrastructure Onshore in North Jutland) and established in collaboration with Air Liquide, will capture approx. 1.4 million tonnes of CO₂ annually from cement production in Aalborg and make the Danish cement producer one of the world’s first CO₂-neutral cement producers in scope 1 emissions. Realising the project will therefore mark a historic breakthrough in the decarbonisation of both Danish and European heavy industry.

The submission of a bid for the Danish CCS pool marks a milestone for Aalborg Portland and our climate plan. With support, we will be able to take a very important step toward realising a project that is not only significant in a Danish context. It will be one of the world’s largest CO₂ capture projects when it is commissioned as planned in 2030, and it will make Aalborg Portland one of the world’s first CO₂-neutral cement producers,

says CEO Søren Holm Christensen of Aalborg Portland.

The ACCSION project will reduce Aalborg Portland’s emissions by 1.4 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, while a further approx. 100,000 tonnes will be displaced through secondary effects — including utilisation of surplus heat. The project will therefore alone deliver around 46 percent of the industry’s total reduction target in Denmark in 2030 and is thus a key contribution to Denmark’s overall 70 percent target.

When the plant is commissioned in 2030, Aalborg Portland’s CO₂ capture project will not only be one of the largest CCS projects in Europe and the world, but also the first fully integrated onshore CCS value chain in the EU. The Danish project could thus serve as a reference point paving the way for further CCS industry development in Denmark and the rest of the EU.

Søren Holm Christensen says:

Cement forms the foundation of Europe’s continued development. It is a central part of our infrastructure, construction sector, and green transition. But without CO₂ capture we cannot decarbonise production 100 percent, because a large part of our emissions stems from mineralogical processes. This is therefore not just about Aalborg Portland and Denmark’s climate goals. It is about showing the rest of Europe that the transition of heavy industry is possible while maintaining European competitiveness, security of supply, and jobs.

Aalborg Portland now awaits the outcome of the Danish CCS pool.

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