CCS Haugalandet is an industrial collaboration between Haugaland Industrial Park, Hydro, Eramet, Equinor and Gassco. They are currently carrying out a technical-economic analysis of a joint infrastructure for transporting CO2, with the aim of significantly reducing the costs associated with this part of the value chain.
- "It's incredibly exciting to have more than 80 registrations for our seminar. Present (both physically and digitally) were local and national business actors, both within the CCS value chain and those in need of the solutions, as well as local and regional politicians, says project manager for CCS Haugalandet, Karoline Sjøen Andersen.
Sjøen Andersen presented the various transport scenarios that CCS Haugalandet has calculated in its technical and economic analysis. The cheapest solution so far is transportation via pipe from Hydro to Haugaland Industrial Park, and from Kårstø to Haugaland Industrial Park, and by boat from Eramet to Haugaland Industrial Park. This solution can provide large savings, up to 80% for several of the partners. A public report will be presented at the final seminar before Christmas. The date and venue for the final seminar will be announced in November(see presentation).
Per Lothe from Haugesundselskapet KNOCC talked about their proprietary technology for transportingCO2 on ships. The technology can also be used on other people's ships, and can storeCO2 at low, medium and high pressure. They already have a small test center for CO2 in operation in Haugesund today(see presentation).
Ola Nestaas from Gassco talked about the German-Norwegian energy collaboration that is looking at the possible transportation of hydrogen and/orCO2 in pipes between Norway and Germany. The study has concluded that it is possible to transport CO2 in pipes, and is looking at alternatives for reusing existing pipe infrastructure on the shelf and establishing new pipes(See presentation)
Kirsten Haaberg from Gassnova gave a brilliant lecture in which she simply explained how to storeCO2 permanently on the Norwegian shelf. There are many safe storage facilities forCO2 on the Norwegian shelf, and Kirsten explained what a typical storage facility looks like, and how it develops over time with the injection ofCO2.(See presentation)
Morten Sola of Horisont Energi gave a status of the plannedCO2 hub in Haugaland Næringspark, which could be ready to receiveCO2 in 2028. He also talked about how they have already adapted the design to also be able to receive smaller local emissions through pipes and/or trucks. "This will be important infrastructure for local and regional industries that need to find solutions to manage their emissions towards 2030 and 2050." (See presentation)
The world needs CCS to achieve its climate goals, so it must be reassuring for all of us to hear that the technology is mature and ready, the industry is impatient, and that the Norwegian continental shelf is excellent for permanently storingCO2 in a safe way!
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