The CCS Midt-Norge cluster : industrial CCS collaboration for exploring synergies and common interests

Abstract

The CCS Midt-Norge project phase 1 has been a collaboration between Franzefoss Minerals, Statkraft Varme, Elkem Thamshavn, Wacker Holla Metall, Equinor Tjelbergodden and SINTEF. CO2 emissions from the industries in the project are around 1.5 Mt/year. Power consumption for capturing and liquefying 90% of this CO2 for ship transport is estimated at around 30 MWe (220 GWh annual electric energy consumption). Several logistics cases were investigated for transporting captured CO2 to e.g., the Northern Ligths storage facility. It has been verified that there are cost benefits if transport infrastructure (intermediate storage tanks, ships) is shared. Other common interests for the cluster include legal and regulatory drivers for CCS implementation, such as the EU ETS and carbon removal certification. Continued cluster cooperation towards a preferred joint concept for CO2 transport and storage is envisaged.