Northern Lights CCS project in Norway moves forward

Northern Lights joint venture has installed the first temporary CO₂ storage tank of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Øygarden in Norway, the joint venture announced on April 6 via a LinkedIn post.

"This really changes the look and feel of the site, and shows that the CCS value chain is progressing fast, and that we are on plan for yet another milestone when starting up in 2024," the joint venture said. 

The tank is the first out of 12 for the first phase of CO₂ storage development. When in operation the facility will be ready to handle 1.5mn metric tons/year of CO₂. In the seconds phase the capacity will be expanded to above 5mn metric tons/yr.

Northern Lights joint venture is developing the world’s first open-source CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure in Norway. The project will help in decarbonisation of industrial emissions and facilitate the removal of CO₂ from the air.

The joint venture will transport CO₂ from capture sites by ship to a terminal in western Norway for intermediate storage, before being transported by pipeline for permanent storage in a reservoir 2,600 m under the seabed.

Northern Lights joint venture comprises energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies.