A carbon capture project at a waste plant in Norway’s capital, Oslo, resumed operations on Monday after a two-year pause aimed at reducing development costs, according to its operator.
Engineering group Aker Solutions announced it had secured a substantial contract worth up to 4 billion Norwegian crowns ($355.72 million) to support the project’s redevelopment.
The facility is now scheduled to begin operations by the third quarter of 2029, with the capacity to capture 350,000 tonnes of CO2 annually—equivalent to nearly 20% of the city’s remaining fossil fuel emissions.
The Klemetsrud project is a key part of Norway’s flagship Longship carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, which also includes CO2 capture at a cement plant and the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project. Although Northern Lights officially launched in September, it has yet to begin receiving CO2 deposits.
The heavily subsidiazed initiative, located in Oslo’s Klemetsrud district, was put on hold in April 2023 due to anticipated cost overruns. Since then, it has been redesigned, and the city council has approved a revised cost structure.
