Transportation of large energy storage cabinets in Bergen Norway

What is Northern Lights CO2 transport & storage?

Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage facility, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has been completed, marking “an important milestone for the global development of a business model for carbon capture, transport, and storage”. The Northern Lights CCS facilities at Øygarden outside of Bergen.

What is the first phase of Northern Lights' CO2 transport & storage project?

The first phase development of the project is the transport and storage component of Longship, the Norwegian Government’s full-scale carbon capture and storage project. We have completed the first phase of Northern Lights’ CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure, with an initial capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year.

How many tons of CO2 will Northern Lights transport a year?

Northern Lights will also transport and store up to 800,000 tons of CO2 annually from Yara’s ammonia and fertilizer plant in Sluiskil, Netherlands – in addition to 430,000 tons of biogenic CO2 per year from Ørsted’s two power plants in Denmark, starting in 2026.

How much will Norway spend on the longship project?

While disclosing that its Longship project is nearing completion, the Norwegian government highlighted that it intends to continue its investment in the project, thus, it proposed an allocation of 2.1 billion NOK or $197.3 million for this development in the state budget for 2025.