Inherit Enters Operation with World’s First Carbon Removal Project from Biogas in Norway

(Inherent) Biogenic CO2 captured from wastewater biogas is now being permanently stored 2,600 metres below the seabed. A global first for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

Oslo, Norway — March 23, 2026 – The first tank truck loads of liquefied CO2 captured from a biogas facility have been transported from Slemmestad, Norway, to permanent geological storage below the seabed. The project, a collaboration between HoopCO2, Inherit Carbon Solutions and Northern Lights JV, marks the first time anywhere in the world that biogenic CO2 from biogas production has been captured and permanently stored geologically.

The CO2 originates from the Veas wastewater treatment plant in Slemmestad, which processes wastewater from more than 800,000 residents across Oslo, Bærum and Asker. As organic material is processed in the biogas facility, biogenic CO2 is released as a natural byproduct. HoopCO2 operates the capture and liquefaction facility that makes it possible to collect this CO2 for permanent storage.

The liquefied CO2 is transported by road to Northern Lights’ receiving terminal in Øygarden, west of Bergen. From there, the CO2 goes by pipeline to permanent storage 2,600 metres below the seabed. Northern Lights has stored CO2 permanently offshore since August 2025 and is the world’s first company to offer CO2 transport and storage as a commercial service.

By permanently storing biogenic CO2, carbon is removed from the natural cycle for good. Inherit Carbon Solutions is the project developer behind this project, contracting the full value chain from capture through transport to geological storage. Inherit delivers verified carbon removal credits to end buyers, each certified through the Puro.earth registry. The launch of this project makes it one of a very small number of operational, verified permanent carbon dioxide removal projects globally.

“For the first time, biogenic CO2 from biogas production is being permanently stored underground. I am proud that Inherit is now operational with our first project. This proves that the full value chain works, from capture at a biogas facility to permanent storage below the seabed.” – Kaja Voss, CEO Inherit Carbon Solutions

About the partners

HoopCO2 is a subsidiary of Veas, the intermunicipal wastewater company serving Oslo, Bærum and Asker. HoopCO2 operates the CO2 capture and liquefaction facility at Slemmestad and is developing systems for the commercialisation of CO2 from biogas production.

Inherit Carbon Solutions is a Norwegian carbon removal company that develops carbon removal projects from organic waste to geological storage and delivers verified carbon removal credits to buyers, including Microsoft, DNV and Nordea. Inherit’s credits are independently verified and issued through the Puro.earth registry. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Oslo.

Northern Lights JV is the world’s first company to offer cross-border CO2 transport and storage as a commercial service. Its facility in Øygarden, west of Bergen, has been permanently storing CO2 below the North Sea since August 2025. Northern Lights is a joint venture between Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies