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FEATURE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE transport and storage of CO2 is evolving rapidly." ventional systems.

The deal was signed after Ørsted won public funding The Danish marine pumps specialist Svanehøj is supply- from the Danish Energy Agency under the frst Danish ing deepwell cargo gas pumps for the two CO2 carriers.

tender of the CCUS Fund to develop a CO2 capture First steel for the ships was cut in November 2022, and hub for the biomass power stations Asnæs and Avedøre, the keel laying ceremony was held in April 2023. The from which CO2 will be shipped to the Northern Lights ships, classifed by DNV and sailing under Norwegian reservoir. fag, are expected to be delivered in 2024. Once delivered “From 2026 Northern Lights will be shipping the frst they will be operated by “K” LINE on behalf of Northern cargo of biogenic CO2 from Denmark to Norway,” Børre Lights JV.

Jacobsen said.

ONSHORE STORAGE TANKS

In May 2022, Northern Lights JV also signed a memo- randum of understanding with Cory, a U.K. based waste In its 2022 annual report, Northern Lights said that the management and recycling company, for Cory to poten- Øygarden CO2 receiving terminal had been more than tially ship carbon dioxide from its 'energy from waste 75% completed by year end.

operation' on the River Thames in London to Northern Since then, the percentage has increased, as the com-

Lights’ subsea CO2 storage facilities. A frm deal has yet pany on June 2 said that it had installed all 12 CO2 storage to be signed. tanks at the plant.

In its annual report for 2022, Northern Lights said that These tanks, standing at 32.5 meters tall, boast a capac- its existing agreements had fullfled the capacity for the ity to store nearly 700 tonnes of CO2 each. frst phase of the project, with the customer pipeline for They will serve as an intermediate storage for the CO2 commercial volumes for the phase 2 development pro- brought in by the ships, before being transported into the gressing. According to Northern Lights JV, half of these subsea aquifer. Aker Solutions was responsible for the lift- prospective clients come from waste incineration and ce- ing and installation of the tanks.

ment companies, along with hydrogen, refneries, and Also, the terminal could be expanded by a second jetty steel/metal companies. to cater for additional volumes of imported CO2 from larger ships, additional intermediate storage for CO2 with additional volume, and additional CO2 export pumps, as

BUILDING LIQUEFIED CO2 CARRIERS

In October 2021, Northern Lights ordered two CO2 supported by the EU, as mentioned earlier.

carriers for the project from China’s Dalian Shipbuilding

Industry Co.

FIRST MOVER

The Chinese shipbuilder is building two 130-meter-long In the 2022 annual report, Northern Lights’ Jacobsen liquefed CO2 carriers, each with a cargo size of 7,500 m3. said, Northern Lights CCS is a key technology to decar-

Northern Lights adapted ship designs used for trans- bonize hard-to-abate industries in Norway and Europe, porting liquefed petroleum gas, adding a liquefed CO2 and reach the goals set in the Paris Agreement, achieving carriage system and insulation to maintain a temperature net zero emissions by 2050. that keeps the CO2 in a liquid state, including a special “The message from IEA and the IPCC is clear; net zero high-tensile-strength nickel steel alloy with a tank wall is near impossible without CCS. thickness of 50 mm. “In 2024, we will be ready to receive CO2 volumes, ini-

The two vessels, designed to transport liquid CO2 with tially through Longship (Norcem and Celsio), and then purpose-built pressurized cargo tanks, are expected to be also commercial volumes. One of the defned key success ready for delivery by mid-2024. criteria for the Norwegian Government, and for us, is to

Being built for a project that aims to reduce emissions, demonstrate the potential in CO, transport and storage as the vessels themselves are designed for low-emission opera- a service.

tions. The main fuel for the ships will be LNG. Other in- “It is an important part of our mandate to share our novative technologies, such as a wind-assisted propulsion knowledge and experience as a catalyst for creating a com- system and air lubrication are planned to be installed to mercial CCS market. Northern Lights is a frst mover, and reduce carbon intensity by around 34% compared to con- we encourage others to follow.” 36 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM