(BERLIN) — Even although vitality consumption fell in Germany in 2022, emissions nonetheless rose. “If Germany is to achieve the climate goals it has set for itself in the years ahead, we will need a wide range of technologies and solutions,” mentioned Klaus Langemann, SVP Carbon Management and Hydrogen at Wintershall Dea, on the Handelsblatt Energy Summit in Berlin.

“In addition to expanding renewable energies and rapidly establishing a hydrogen market, the early capture of CO2 emissions in production processes and their subsequent storage will also be able to make an important contribution to achieving our climate targets while safeguarding jobs in energy-intensive industries at the same time.”

Unavoidable residual emissions in Germany presently quantity to nicely over 40 million tonnes per 12 months, significantly from industries equivalent to these for chemical substances and cement, in addition to from agriculture.

CCS for Germany: phrases should be backed up by motion

German policymakers have now come to acknowledge the potential of CCS. In an analysis report on the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) not too long ago famous that the nation must safely retailer as much as 73 million tonnes of CO2 annually underneath the seabed whether it is to attain internet zero by 2045.

However, there are nonetheless authorized hurdles in Germany to transporting carbon dioxide to storage websites outdoors the nation. “Words must be backed up by action,” Langemann continued. “Germany should ratify the amended Article 6 of the London Protocol as soon as possible so as to allow CO2 to be transported to neighboring countries. On top of that, bilateral agreements must be concluded with CO2-receiving countries.” Denmark and Belgium signed an settlement of this type in October 2022. Germany may additionally comply with this instance with a purpose to stay aggressive as an industrial powerhouse.

Wintershall DEA taking part in CCS tasks in Denmark and Norway

In Denmark, CO2 will probably be saved underground for the primary time ever within the coming weeks as a part of the Greensand mission – a milestone for Europe’s local weather insurance policies. Wintershall Dea is a companion within the Greensand mission, which can see your complete CSS worth chain realized throughout borders to an offshore storage web site for the primary time on the European continent.

More exactly, CO2 from industrial processes in Antwerp is to be transported to Denmark and saved underneath the seabed about 200 km off the Danish coast.

In addition to Denmark, Wintershall Dea can also be pursuing CCS-related tasks in Norway, specializing in establishing cross-border CCS worth chains. To make these tasks accessible to German trade, Wintershall Dea is planning to collectively set up CO2nnectNow, a CO2 hub in Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast.

Unavoidable CO2 from German industrial websites is to be captured and transported to the deliberate CO2nnectNow hub. From there, the CO2 is to be transported – initially by ship, however later by pipeline – from Germany’s solely deep-water seaport to geological formations within the Norwegian and Danish North Sea, the place it is going to be completely and safely saved.