Project Kirkenær, the first permanent geological CO2 removal initiative by Norwegian developer Carbon Centric, has cleared a key milestone with the successful completion of the Puro.earth Preliminary Assessment.
The validation confirms that the project’s design, monitoring methodology, and lifecycle assessment align with established standards for engineered carbon dioxide removal, positioning it for future certification and the issuance of permanent carbon removal credits.
The project will install a carbon capture facility at Solør Bioenergi’s combined heat and power plant, approximately 130 kilometers north of Oslo. The CHP plant currently incinerates treated wood waste, including railway sleepers and demolition wood, to provide district heating to municipal buildings, commercial clients, and local industry. Carbon Centric’s capture system will focus on flue gas from the plant’s largest boiler, removing an estimated 32,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually. The captured CO2 will be purified using amine-based technology and transported by a licensed operator to permanent geological storage.
