Malmö CO2 Hub granted state support

Capturing and storing carbon dioxide is an important piece of the puzzle for Sweden to reach its climate targets. Malmö CO2 Hub is Sweden’s first project aimed at creating a shared infrastructure for the transport and interim storage of liquid carbon dioxide. The Swedish Energy Agency has, through the Industriklivet support program, granted SEK 31 million in funding to Nordion Energi to prepare the project for an investment decision.

- There is significant potential to make southern Sweden more sustainable through carbon capture, and with a hub we can help unlock that potential. A shared infrastructure for liquid carbon dioxide will make the entire process—from capture to permanent storage—considerably more cost-efficient for customers, says Henrik Nebrelius, Chief Development Officer at Nordion Energi.

Malmö CO2 Hub is a planned interim storage facility for liquid carbon dioxide at the Port of Malmö, designed to coordinate the transport and storage of carbon dioxide from multiple emitters. In its decision, the Swedish Energy Agency states that the development of Malmö CO2 Hub is an important step toward realizing an efficient value chain for the capture and storage of biogenic carbon dioxide, and that the project “is assessed to be able to contribute to both business and societal benefits.” The goal is for the hub to be operational by 2030 and to handle a volume of 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, with the potential for larger volumes over time.

“Many different carbon capture projects are currently emerging across Sweden. We believe the hub in Malmö can become a leading example of how collaboration can create a better system-level solution,” says Henrik Nebrelius, Chief Development Officer at Nordion Energi.

Malmö CO2 Hub was previously developed within the CNETSS project, a regional collaboration aimed at creating better conditions for carbon capture in southern Sweden. One of the partners involved in that project is Sysav, which views the hub as an important component in enabling its carbon capture initiative.

“To create negative emissions through carbon capture, a functioning end-to-end chain is required—from capture to transport and permanent storage. Malmö CO2 Hub will become a central link in that chain and a key enabler for SkyZero, Sysav’s carbon capture initiative in Malmö, while also strengthening the conditions for large-scale climate solutions in southern Sweden,” says Magnus Pettersson, Project Owner of SkyZero.