An unprecedented transport rally will start soon in Finland – It will require billions of railways, pipelines and ships

In Finland, investments of 2.7–4.7 billion euros must be made in CO2 infrastructure. It ended up being a billion VTT in his new report.

Carbon dioxide infrastructure includes intermediate storage of carbon dioxide inland and on the coast, as well as transport via pipelines, railways or trucks.

The CO2 is taken to the final destination by ship. The final targets are, for example, geological storages in the sea areas of Norway or Denmark, where the carbon dioxide is going to be taken to be stored.

CO2 cannot be stored in Finland because no suitable places have been found.

Carbon dioxide can also be made into new products or fuels in Finland or elsewhere with the help of hydrogen technology.

30 million tons

It is about the fact that 30 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions are generated annually from Finland’s forest and energy industry. Something should be done about them to save the climate.

Emissions can be recovered, and plans for several carbon dioxide recovery projects are underway in different parts of the country, for example in waste incineration plants.

Head of VTT’s research team Lauri Kujanpään According to

Pipeline transport is a cheaper option for shorter distances when the capacity is large enough.

The state can be one of the financiers

The financing of CO2’s logistics infrastructure will probably come from several non-sources, the EU, the state and companies.

Bioenergia ry’s branch manager Erika Laajalahten in my opinion, the utilization of joint logistics solutions is particularly important in terms of investment decisions and the development of the entire industrial ecosystem.

A common infrastructure would reduce project costs by an average of 30 percent.

VTT found nine regional carbon dioxide hubs in Finland that could share a common infrastructure. Their carbon dioxide recovery amount would be 25.2 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.

VTT prepared three different scenarios for the infrastructure and logistics needs of carbon dioxide capture, use and storage in 2040.

Bioenergia ry ordered the report from VTT. It was financed by Gasgrid Vetyverkot, Finnsementti, Fortum Power and Heat, Helen, Keravan Energia, Oulun Energia, Tampereen Energia and Vantaa Energia.

The recovery of carbon dioxide emissions from industry such as the chemical industry, its subsequent storage and related logistics is becoming a hot topic in Europe.