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Carbon Direct serves as technical advisor to Microsoft on Ørsted carbon removal deal

Carbon Direct serves as technical advisor to Microsoft on Ørsted carbon removal deal

Carbon Direct serves as technical advisor to Microsoft on Ørsted carbon removal deal

Operationalizing carbon capture and clean energy production via biomass-fired power plants. 

Solution

Curated portfolios

Solution

Curated portfolios

Solution

Curated portfolios

Industry

BECCS

Location

Denmark

In 2021, Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding with Ørsted, a leading clean energy company, to accelerate the operationalization of carbon capture and clean energy production via biomass-fired combined heat and power plants. Microsoft’s role was to ensure demand for the carbon dioxide removal credits generated by the project to promote commercial viability.

In 2021, Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding with Ørsted, a leading clean energy company, to accelerate the operationalization of carbon capture and clean energy production via biomass-fired combined heat and power plants. Microsoft’s role was to ensure demand for the carbon dioxide removal credits generated by the project to promote commercial viability.

In 2021, Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding with Ørsted, a leading clean energy company, to accelerate the operationalization of carbon capture and clean energy production via biomass-fired combined heat and power plants. Microsoft’s role was to ensure demand for the carbon dioxide removal credits generated by the project to promote commercial viability.

The Ørsted bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project is based in Kalundborg and Copenhagen, Denmark and plans to capture and store an estimated 430,000 tonnes of biogenic carbon dioxide per year. Along with support from the Danish Energy Agency (DEA), Microsoft has agreed to purchase 2.67 million tonnes of permanent carbon dioxide removal from the Kalundborg plant over an 11-year timeframe.

"Our long-term agreement with Ørsted for high-quality carbon dioxide removal sends a strong demand signal to scale the market, and showcases the power of partnership to help the world accelerate the clean energy transition."

Melanie Nakagawa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft

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