Several paths lead towards the common vision
North Jutland's ambition is to be a pioneering region for the capture, use, transport and storage of CO2 – also called CCUS. The consortium behind CO2Vision works actively to make CO2 a resource and increase growth and employment opportunities. Since the start-up in 2022, a strong collaboration has been established between the members of the consortium and a large number of other North Jutland actors, who all contribute to the realization of the vision.
"Through CO2Vision, we have shown that it is possible to gather an entire region around a common agenda. The vision is based in North Jutland, but it is relevant for the whole of Denmark and large parts of the world, so we are extremely satisfied that this work can continue", says Mogens Christen Gade, chairman of the Steering Group behind the CO2Vision consortium.
Test and demonstration sites are further developed
During the first year, the consortium and partners in CO2Vision have gained valuable experience, which will be brought forward in this phase two.
"We have started the first test and demonstration projects. With the new grant, we can continue the collaboration and scale investments and projects within CCUS. The goal is to get even more companies on this joint journey," says Michael Stie Laugesen, project manager at Green Hub Denmark.
An example of a project that is being scaled is at the Port of Aalborg, where a bridge is to be built between two previous CO2Vision demonstration projects.
The new project is called Gate2GreenFuels, and will be given the status of a LivingLab. With a few modifications, the area at the Port of Aalborg can become the leading test and demonstration platform, where existing and new technologies can be validated in a unified Power-to-X system.
Port of Aalborg's ambition is to support industries that want to demonstrate and test new technologies, while at the same time acting as a platform for knowledge sharing and competence building in the future.
Labor and new skills will be needed
Another very central experience that will be passed on is in relation to competence development in the North Jutland SMEs.
"With the new grant, we can continue the initiatives we have started in relation to labor and competence in the past year. In the first phase, we have had to admit that the demand for CCUS-related skills in the market is still relatively small. But it is important that North Jutland SMEs already start by looking at their business opportunities and target their skills in relation to CCUS", explains Luise Linnemann Rasmussen, who is development director at Erhvervshus Nordjylland.
Analyzes indicate that towards 2030, more CCUS facilities will be established and infrastructure expanded, and when this happens, the demand for labor related to CCUS will increase.
There will be a need for a wide range of skills, such as: Engineers, lawyers, drivers, ship fitters, contractors, technical draftsmen, electricians, blacksmiths, structural engineers, plumbers, electricians, machinists, process technicians and process engineers.
Improving the skills of the current workforce and adapting the offers at North Jutland's higher education within the above-mentioned subject areas are therefore central to the next year's work towards the CO2Vision.
At the same time, there will be close sparring with SMEs on how they can expand their business area with a view to becoming subcontractors for the establishment and realization of CO2Vision.
Facts about CO2Vision
- CO2Vision is North Jutland's common business beacon, which is part of a national designation of local/regional beacons for growth in the business world.
- In CO2Vision, Northern Jutland aims to become a pioneering region for the capture, use, transport and storage of CO2 – also called CCUS.
- The geographical and knowledge-based starting point for North Jutland is unique; there are point sources, underground storage conditions, researchers, authorities and international-class companies that can demonstrate and scale CCUS technologies to final commercialization.
- The consortium behind CO2Vision is broadly composed and consists of: Aalborg Portland, Business Region North Denmark, Aalborg University, the University of Applied Sciences UCN, the Agency for Labor Market and Recruitment, Energy Cluster Denmark, Evida, Norddanmarks EU-Kontor, Green Hub Denmark and Erhvervshus Nordjylland.
The vision behind CO2Vision
Northern Jutland must be an international pioneering region for the green industry of the future and show the world the great climate benefits as well as the great growth and employment opportunities that can be reaped by further developing, conceiving, using and exporting new green technologies, among other things by utilizing digital solutions and establishing relevant infrastructure. The ambition is to capture, reuse or store CO2 rather than emitting it and to produce future green fuels and other products with captured CO2 and hydrogen.
Facts about the new grant
- The funds are allocated over a 3-year period until 2026
- CO2Vision has been awarded DKK 36 million. DKK out of a total pool of DKK 312 million. from the EU's regional fund, the Social Fund Plus and the decentralized business promotion funds
Contact for more information
Project manager Michael Stie Laugesen, Green Hub Denmark tel.: 2520 0472
Director of Development Luise Linnemann Rasmussen, Erhvervshus Nordjylland tel.: 2330 0946
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