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policy instrument
Denmark CCS Fund (DKK 28.7bn subsidy tender)
Jurisdiction countryDenmark
Instrument typeprocurement
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysBioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture
Statusoperational
DetailSuccessor to the CCUS and NECCS funds: DKK 28.7bn reverse-auction subsidy tender run by the Danish Energy Agency, open to fossil and biogenic CO2. First tender concluded June 2026: Aalborg Portland (ACCSION) contracted for up to DKK 16.5bn to capture and store ~1.25 Mt CO2/yr from 2030.
Monetary noteThree successive funds: CCUS Fund ~DKK 8bn (max DKK 815m/yr); NECCS Fund DKK 2.5bn (negative emissions only); CCS Fund ~DKK 28.7bn over 15 years, of which up to DKK 16.5bn contracted to Aalborg Portland (2026).
Confidencemedium
Unverified noteCorrection to the brief: May 2023 was the CCUS Fund award to Orsted; the NECCS Fund awards came later — ens.dk states contracts on 2024-04-17, though several secondary sources say May 2024 (contract-signing vs. completion may explain the gap). NECCS size is DKK 2.5bn per ens.dk (not 2.6bn). Aalborg Portland award day unverified (June 2026, month precision; ens.dk overview page not yet updated at f
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Pathway scopespecific
Pathway notereverse-auction tender 'open to fossil and biogenic CO2' capture and storage, with the removal-relevant portion being biogenic CO2 capture and storage
Stated jurisdictionDK
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