Denmark inaugurates CO2 storage facility in North Sea
Energy group INEOS has inaugurated the Greensand project, the EU's first full-scale carbon capture and storage facility located in the North Sea. The project aims to store CO2 under the seabed to help industrial sectors reduce their carbon footprint.
Why it matters
This project represents a significant milestone in European climate policy and the practical application of carbon capture technology to meet net-zero targets.
Energy group INEOS announced on Friday (September 18, 2026) that its Greensand carbon capture and storage (CCS) project had begun storing carbon dioxide under the seabed beneath an old oil-platform in the North Sea .
"Today, Greensand brings the EU 's first full-scale CO2 storage site and value chain into operation. It provides a foundation on which future carbon capture projects across Europe can now build," INEOS chief executive David Bucknall said in a statement.
CCS technology is one of the tools approved by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to curb global warming, especially for reducing the CO2 footprint of industries like cement and steel that are difficult to decarbonise.
But the technology is complex and costly.
The inauguration of the Greensand project proves "that carbon storage is a practical reality", European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jorgensen stressed.
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