Investigates CO2 Storage in the Ground

The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, is now investigating whether the Greenlandic land can be used to store CO2. The ground in Disko and Nuussuaq is thought to be especially promising. That is reported by Sermitsiaq.

The idea is relatively new and is, among other things, based on research and experiences from Iceland where CO2 was pumped into the ground where special minerals were located. The result was that CO2 mixed with these minerals was quite simply transformed into stone. But there is still a lot of research to be done before Greenland can test this out. 

Together with the Icelandic company Carbfic, which is a leader in the field, the Greenlandic Ministry for raw materials has started lavatory tests where they use old drill cores from oil exploration on the Nuussuaq peninsula. The process itself is called Carbon Capture Mineralization Storage (CCMS) and examines the extent to which drill cores from Nuussuaq can bind CO2. 

There are several ways to obtain CO2. Among other things from the communal incineration plant in Copenhagen, Arc, where CO2 from the incineration can be collected and transported to Greenland in large tankers.

Another alternative is to obtain CO2 from the air in Greenland. This can be done with the help of Greenland's large hydropower potential, but if everything goes according to plan, it may take at least ten years before this becomes a reality.