HoopCO2 Slemmestad BECCS

The project is a BECCS carbon removal facility in Slemmestad, Norway, developed by Inherit Carbon Solutions with key counterparties including Veas (biogas supplier from its wastewater treatment plant), HoopCO₂ (capture and liquefaction operator), Bright Renewables (technology provider), and the Northern Lights JV (transport and offshore storage). Announced in March 2025, Bright Renewables was contracted to deliver a CO₂ liquefaction system (~1,200 kg/hr; ~8,000 tCO₂/year capacity) to capture biogenic CO₂ from biogas upgrading offgas at Veas. By March 23, 2026, the project entered operations, with CO₂ captured and liquefied onsite by HoopCO₂, trucked to the Northern Lights terminal at Øygarden, and permanently stored ~2,600 meters beneath the North Sea by Northern Lights (Equinor, Shell, TotalEnergies). Inherit acts as the commercial integrator, contracting the full value chain and selling verified carbon removal credits, making this the first project globally to capture and permanently store CO₂ from wastewater-derived biogas.