Northern Lights get green light for CO2 injection and storage

The Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Norwegian Environmental Agency (NEA) and Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) have all given their consents for the first phase of Northern Lights.

“This is a major milestone for the CCS chain in Norway. The Norwegian authorities have granted the permits required to inject and store carbon dioxide (CO₂) on the Norwegian continental shelf. With these consents in place, we are on track to safely start CO₂ transport and storage operations in Northern Lights,” says Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights JV.

The permit granted is for the injection and storage of 37.5 million t of CO₂ from this year and the next 25 years. This covers the first phase of Northern Lights development with a capacity to transport and store 1.5 million tpy of CO₂.

Commerciale-based investment decision to expand capacity

In March, Northern Lights JV announced its’?final investment decision for the expansion?project which will increase transport and storage capacity to a minimum of 5 million tpy CO₂. The expansion is?enabled by a grant?from the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF Energy) funding scheme.

Northern Lights ready to start operations in 2025

The first phase development of Northern Lights is completed and ready to receive CO₂ from Norwegian and European industrial emitters. Operations are scheduled to start this summer, with the first CO₂ transport and storage from Heidelberg Materials’ cement factory in Brevik, as part of the Longship project by the Norwegian government.

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