Container energy storage in Bergen Norway

The full-scale project includes capture of CO 2 from industrial sources and shipping of liquid CO 2 to an onshore terminal on the Norwegian west coast. From there, the liquified CO 2 will be transported by pipeline to an offshore storage location subsea in the North Sea, for permanent 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.

The Northern Lights project could lead to the growth of a new industry in Bergen. Through the Northern Lights Project (consisting of Equinor, Shell and Total), Norway is planning to capture, transport and store large volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) subsea, under the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

What is described as the world's first cross-border CO2 transport and storage facility is completed and “ready to receive and store CO2.” Northern Lights carbon dioxide transport and storage facilities at Øygarden outside Bergen (Photo: Northern Lights)

The Energy Park is located in Øygarden, which is an industry-friendly municipality in Vestland county, a 45-minute drive from Bergen city center. It is situated by the main shipping lane with proximity to the traffic hub and industrial clusters at Ågotnes, where Bergen's freight port will also be located.

Once the CO 2 is captured onshore, it will be transported by ship to the receiving terminal in Øygarden, pumped via pipeline to a subsea structure at the seabed and injected into a geological formation some 2,500 metres below the seabed in the North Sea for permanent storage.