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SGU finds suitable locations for carbon dioxide storage – more research needed
The Geological Survey of Sweden has, on March 13, presented the agency’s final report from the governmental carbon capture and storage (CCS) assignment regarding the identification of suitable locations for geological carbon dioxide storage. The assignment’s full name in Swedish is “Geologisk lagring av koldioxid i Sverige” and “Geological storage of carbon dioxide in Sweden” in English.
In the report, SGU presents two suitable offshore locations for geological carbon dioxide storage: one off the southern coast of Sweden and one southeast of the island of Gotland. Both locations have the type of bedrock needed for safe and sustainable storage.
“Our findings indicate a possibility to store carbon dioxide in both these areas, with a capacity of at least 5 million tons annually. This is roughly equivalent to the total emissions from Swedish international shipping every year,” says Sofie Lindström, state geologist and project manager for the assignment at SGU.
During the three-year assignment (2023–2025), SGU has worked with a combination of historical data and new exploration data to reach these conclusions. The new data was collected through core drilling down to 800 meters south of Gotland and more than 1,200 meters in southern Skåne, the results of which are presented in the report.
SGU also concludes that more research is needed to fully understand the capacity of the two storage locations.
Read the full report in Swedish here: Geologisk lagring av koldioxid i Sverige (RR 2026:06)
Last reviewed 2026-03-20