Northern Lights is Norway’s first licence for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and is a key part of the landmark Langskip (Longship) CCS initiative. It is being developed by some of the energy sector’s biggest players with major support from the European Union.
One of the flagship projects in the EU’s 2030 decarbonisation objectives, Northern Lights secured a €131M (US$141M) grant from the European Commission in June, as part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding scheme.
The project will involve large liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers transporting carbon to a permanent sequestration facility in the Norwegian Continental Shelf, which has the highest theoretical storage capacity in Europe.
Norway’s Miros Group said it is supporting the project, by deploying a cloud-enabled service, WaveSystem and an additional wave radar (RangeFinder) on project vessels. These services provide accurate sea-state measurements in real time for safe pipelay operations.
Comprised of Miros’ Wavex and RangeFinder technology, the WaveSystem enables safe and highly reliable offshore operations. By sharing sea-state data through the Miros Cloud platform, project vessels can navigate the offshore environment.
The first two vessels for the Northern Lights joint venture were launched in April at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp shipyard. Both those ships will become operational by the second half of this year.
Norcem and Yara, significant industrial emitters in Norway, will become the venture’s first customers.
Northern Lights is prearing to inject 1.5M tonnes CO2 this year, with plans to expand that capacity with an additional 3.5M tonnes for the next development phase.
source: riviera news
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