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Reuters: Shell, Equinor, TotalEnergies open Norwegian CO2 storage facility
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/shell-equinor-totalenergies-open-norwegian-co2-storage-facility-2024-09-26/Shell, Equinor, TotalEnergies open Norwegian CO2 storage facility
By Nora Buli
September 26, 2024 7:13 AM EDT
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The site consists of 12 metal tanks onshore, capable of temporarily storing a 7,500 cubic metres cargo from one of the custom-made ships commissioned to deliver liquefied CO2.
This is then sent via a 110 kilometre pipeline for permanent storage in a rock formation 2,600 metres below sea level.
Northern Lights' first phase can inject 37.5 million metric tons of CO2 over a 25-year period, or 1.5 million tons per year. A second phase targets an additional 3.5 million tons a year.
The first delivery will come from a capture facility at the Brevik cement plant in southern Norway owned by Heidelberg Materials, which is also part of the Longship project.
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https://norlights.com/news/northern-lights-celebrates-completion-of-worlds-first-commercial-co2-transport-and-storage-service/
By Nora Buli
September 26, 2024 7:13 AM EDT
…
The site consists of 12 metal tanks onshore, capable of temporarily storing a 7,500 cubic metres cargo from one of the custom-made ships commissioned to deliver liquefied CO2.
This is then sent via a 110 kilometre pipeline for permanent storage in a rock formation 2,600 metres below sea level.
Northern Lights' first phase can inject 37.5 million metric tons of CO2 over a 25-year period, or 1.5 million tons per year. A second phase targets an additional 3.5 million tons a year.
The first delivery will come from a capture facility at the Brevik cement plant in southern Norway owned by Heidelberg Materials, which is also part of the Longship project.
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To add a bit of persepective, in 2023, the “average American” was responsible for about 12 metric tons of CO₂ emissions (if I did my conversion right.)