Carbon Centric secures NOK 9.51 million pre-project grant from Enova to develop a bioenergy plant’s carbon capture facility, marking a significant step in Norway’s industrial decarbonisation strategy ahead of a 2027 final investment decision.
Carbon Centric has been awarded a NOK 9.51 million pre-project grant from Enova to advance plans for a carbon capture facility at Norske Skog Skogn’s bioenergy plant, the company said in a statement and as reported by Carbon Herald. The funding, which Carbon Centric says covers 50% of pre-project costs, will support development work ahead of a final investment decision expected by 2027 and a target start of operations in 2028–2029.
The Skogn facility is designed to capture predominantly biogenic CO2 from steam production supplied by sustainable biomass combustion, with a long‑term ambition to remove roughly 100,000 tonnes of biogenic emissions per year. Carbon Centric positions the project as part of its wider strategy to tackle emissions from hard‑to‑abate sources such as bio‑ and waste‑to‑energy plants; the company lists ongoing and planned projects at Rakkestad, Trehørningen, Kalka, Treklyngen and the Solør Bioenergi waste‑to‑energy plant in Kirkenær.
According to Carbon Centric’s website, its Rakkestad plant has already produced food‑grade CO2 with purity above 99.99%, a milestone the company cites to demonstrate technical maturity and commercial optionality for captured CO2 streams.
Enova, the state enterprise owned by Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment that manages the Climate and Energy Fund, awarded the grant under its Industry 2050 programme. Enova’s programme guidance emphasises support for technologies that reduce point‑source emissions in industry and waste incineration, including CO2 capture, transport and storage, as part of Norway’s transition to a low‑emission society by 2050. Enova operates with substantial autonomy in selecting projects to support and in shaping policy instruments, the ministry’s organisational description confirms.
Industry observers say the Skogn award fits a pattern of increasing public support for industrial decarbonisation in Norway, where national funding is being used to de‑risk early project development. Government and industry data show Norwegian firms have also been competitive for EU funding: the Innovation Fund recently allocated substantial sums to several Norwegian projects, with Enova acting as a national contact point and providing application support to companies preparing bids. That broader financing landscape has helped underpin developer confidence in making downstream investment decisions tied to capture, transport and storage infrastructure.
For project sponsors and industrial emitters, Enova’s pre‑project grants are intended to fund feasibility, design and permitting work that clarifies costs, transport options and storage pathways ahead of an FID. Carbon Centric will need to resolve those variables at Skogn, including integration with Norske Skog’s operations, the logistics of CO2 handling and the route to permanent geological storage or utilisation.
While Carbon Centric frames the Skogn initiative as part of a scalable BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) pathway for Norway’s energy‑intensive industrial base, critics of BECCS more broadly caution that long‑term climate value depends on secure and verifiable storage of biogenic CO2 and robust lifecycle accounting for biomass sourcing. The Industry 2050 programme’s criteria require demonstrable emission reductions compared with current practice, reflecting a policy focus on ensuring that capture projects deliver credible climate benefits.
Carbon Centric’s new Enova award follows earlier state support for the company and others in the emerging Norwegian carbon capture sector; the company says the funding will accelerate front‑end engineering and permitting work needed to meet its 2027 decision timetable. The company and Enova did not provide detailed capital cost estimates in their announcements, leaving the scale of future public or private co‑investment to be clarified as the pre‑project work concludes.
- https://carbonherald.com/carbon-centric-receives-9m-enova-grant-for-its-new-skogn-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carbon-centric-receives-9m-enova-grant-for-its-new-skogn-project – Please view link – unable to able to access data
- https://www.carboncentric.no/en/post/enova-grant-for-carbon-capture-project-at-skogn – Carbon Centric has been awarded a pre-project funding grant of NOK 9.51 million from Enova for establishing a carbon capture facility at Norske Skog Skogn’s bioenergy plant. The project aims to capture approximately 100,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ emissions annually, with a final investment decision expected by 2027. This grant is part of Enova’s ‘Industry 2050’ programme, which supports the development of green technologies and industrial carbon capture projects in Norway.
- https://www.enova.no/bedrift/industri-og-anlegg/industri-2050/ – Enova’s ‘Industry 2050’ programme focuses on reducing point-source emissions from industry and waste incineration. It supports the development and investment in technologies that significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to current solutions, aiming for a low-emission society by 2050. The programme funds projects in areas such as reducing fossil fuel use, emissions from industrial processes, and CO₂ capture, storage, and transport.
- https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/organisation/selskaper/enova/id2599611/ – Enova is a state enterprise owned by Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment, established in 2001. It manages the Climate and Energy Fund, which receives allocations from the national budget, to promote effective climate and energy transition measures towards a low-emission society. Enova operates with significant autonomy in developing policy instruments and awarding support to individual projects.
- https://www.carboncentric.no/en/nyheter – Carbon Centric’s news section provides updates on their projects and achievements. Notably, their Rakkestad CO₂ capture plant has been certified for producing food-grade carbon dioxide, with purity verified above 99.99%. This certification confirms the facility meets international food safety standards and is approved for producing CO₂ used as a food ingredient.
- https://www.carbonherald.com/carbon-centric-receives-9m-enova-grant-for-its-new-skogn-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carbon-centric-receives-9m-enova-grant-for-its-new-skogn-project – Carbon Centric has secured a pre-project funding grant of over $9 million (NOK 9.51 million) from Enova for a carbon capture facility at Norske Skog’s bioenergy plant in Skogn. The project aims to capture approximately 100,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ emissions annually, with a final investment decision expected by 2027. This grant is part of Enova’s ‘Industry 2050’ programme, supporting green technologies and industrial carbon capture projects in Norway.
- https://www.oceanhywaycluster.no/news/the-largest-allocaction-ever – Norwegian companies have received over €484 million from the EU Innovation Fund, marking the largest allocation ever. Enova, acting as the national contact point, assisted six Norwegian companies with their applications, providing up to NOK 500,000 per company. This support demonstrates Norwegian companies’ competitiveness at the international level in developing technologies that contribute to the EU’s 2050 climate goals.
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