Norway has launched a major industrial project aimed at capturing, maritime transport, and geological storage of CO₂, mobilizing key energy players and significant public subsidies to ensure economic viability.
How will CO2 be stored in Norway?
The full-scale project includes capture of CO 2 from industrial sources and shipping of liquid CO 2 to an onshore terminal on the Norwegian west coast. From there, the liquified CO 2 will be transported by pipeline to an offshore storage location subsea in the North Sea, for permanent storage.
The total estimated cost of the project, including ten years of operation, is around NOK 34 billion. The investment is backed by the Norwegian Parliament and aims to develop CO₂ management as a cost-effective climate measure. 'This is an investment in future jobs, technology, and industry.
Which companies are investing in the Northern Lights project?
Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies are investing in the Northern Lights project — Norway's first licence for CO₂ storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and a major part of the initiative that the Norwegian government calls Longship. Carbon capture and storage will play a major role in the Norwegian climate solution.
Norway's government on Tuesday gave the green light for the second part of the project, which will increase the storage capacity from 1.5mn tonnes under the sea to 5mn tonnes.
The investment is backed by the Norwegian Parliament and aims to develop CO₂ management as a cost-effective climate measure. 'This is an investment in future jobs, technology, and industry. Longship will demonstrate that CO₂ management is safe, feasible, and necessary to meet climate goals in Norway and the EU', said Aasland.
Longship will demonstrate that CO₂ management is safe, feasible, and necessary to meet climate goals in Norway and the EU', said Aasland. Planned annual CO₂ capture capacity: 400,000 tonnes at Heidelberg Materials in Brevik and 350,000 tonnes at Hafslund Celsio in Oslo (planned start in 2029).