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2026-09-18 22:46:11
[EU's First Large-Scale Carbon Storage Facility Launched in Denmark] Denmark launched the "Green Sands" carbon capture and storage facility in the North Sea on the 18th, injecting carbon dioxide into seabed reservoirs. As the first large-scale carbon dioxide storage project in the EU, "Green Sands" is expected to store 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually in its first phase. INEOS, the company leading the project, stated in a press release on its website that the carbon dioxide will be stored on the seabed below the abandoned Niniwest oil field, approximately 250 kilometers off the west coast of Denmark, at a depth of about 1,800 meters below the seabed. In its first phase of commercial operation, the "Green Sands" project can store up to 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. With increasing demand, the storage capacity is planned to expand to 4 to 8 million tons per year by 2030. (Xinhua)
