The Norwegian Government has proposed to the Norwegian Parliament the launch of a carbon capture project at HeidelbergCement’s Norcem cement plant in Brevik, Norway.
With 400,000 tonnes of CO2 to be captured annually and transported for permanent storage, HeidelbergCement hopes to deliver the first industrial-scale CCS project at a cement production facility.
The proposition is the second to last step in the approval process for the project. As a final step, the Norwegian Parliament is expected to sign the budget until the end of 2020.
Dr Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement, said, “We are very pleased with the proposal of the Norwegian Government. This allows us to continue the pioneering work that we started together with our partners in Brevik.”
... to continue reading you must be subscribed
