Vindø – CO2 Capture at Vindø Teglværk

Challenge

Vindø Teglværk currently emits approximately 6,707 tons of CO2 annually. Vindø Teglværk is owned by Randers Tegl, which aims to be the leading supplier of sustainable brick building materials in Scandinavia. The company has a strategic goal to meet the Danish government's 70% CO2 reduction target by 2030. This will be achieved by reducing energy consumption and developing sustainable solutions for brick production, where the primary climate impact comes from CO2 emissions from natural gas and clay.

Solution

Vindø Teglværk will invest in a CO2 capture plant. Vindø Teglværk is an optimal location for this initiative as it is the production unit that is most advanced in implementing sustainable solutions. As a result, Vindø Brickworks has both the organizational structure and technical setup that will be beneficial for launching a CO2 capture pilot project here. The captured CO2 will be in liquid form and will have a purity that allows it to be used in the food industry as well as for PTX applications, plastic processing, etc. Additionally, liquid CO2 can be transported by truck.

Impact

By capturing the CO2 in the flue gas, it is possible to collect CO2 emissions from both natural gas and clay, where the chemical processes during lime splitting in the firing process release about 20% of the total CO2 emissions from the brickworks.

The project will be further developed in phase 2, where a CO2 capture plant will be installed at Gandrup Teglværk, which emits 16,000 tons of CO2 annually.

The project is part of the North Jutland Erhvervsfyrtårn, CO2Vision, managed by a consortium consisting of Energy Cluster Denmark, Erhvervshus Nordjylland, Aalborg University, Aalborg Portland A/S, the Mid/North Labour Market Office, Business Region North Denmark, Green Hub Denmark, EVIDA, and the North Denmark EU Office.

CO2Vision is funded by REACT-EU funds.
You can read more about CO2Vision here: www.co2vision.dk