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ChatGPT generated panoramic image of dozens of trucks hauling CO₂ from Ørsted’s Avedøre plant to Asnæs, trailing euro signs like exhaust fumes ChatGPT generated panoramic image of dozens of trucks hauling CO₂ from Ørsted’s Avedøre plant to Asnæs, trailing euro signs like exhaust fumes

Yara, Ørsted, and the €200/ton Mirage: What Northern Lights Really Teaches Us About CCS

1 year Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Northern Lights, Europe’s flagship cross-border carbon capture and storage project, is now ready to receive carbon dioxide for sequestration, with the first ships in the water and expected to start delivering waste gas from customers this year. It’s being celebrated as a triumph of climate leadership and engineering. But when … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of cross-section showing: LCO₂ ship → Øygarden tanks → high-pressure pumps → subsea pipeline → Johansen reservoir ChatGPT generated panoramic image of cross-section showing: LCO₂ ship → Øygarden tanks → high-pressure pumps → subsea pipeline → Johansen reservoir

Beneath the Fjord: Inside Northern Lights’ Carbon Storage Core

1 year Michael Barnard 0 Comments

The Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project is often described as a logistics system, but at its core, it is a storage facility. The Øygarden terminal, its connecting offshore pipeline, and the Johansen Formation are the infrastructure that turns cross-border CO₂ shipments into permanent geological sequestration. Phase 1 is … [continued]

ChatGPT generated stylized aerial view of Øygarden Northern Lights terminal with multiple ships queuing and tanks labeled by volume ChatGPT generated stylized aerial view of Øygarden Northern Lights terminal with multiple ships queuing and tanks labeled by volume

CO₂ By Sea: The Risky Bet Beneath Europe’s Biggest Carbon Storage Project

1 year Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Northern Lights is Europe’s most ambitious carbon capture and storage project, and possibly the most operationally serious one in the world. It deserves credit for getting past the pilot stage, for designing an end-to-end storage system with real injection capacity, and for contracting with emitters in four different countries. But … [continued]

ChatGPT generated create a panoramic Stylized infographic-style panorama showing the full CO₂ journey: capture, liquefaction, shipping, injection ChatGPT generated create a panoramic Stylized infographic-style panorama showing the full CO₂ journey: capture, liquefaction, shipping, injection

Northern Lights CCS: Who Signed, Who Didn’t, & The Real Cost Of Industrial Carbon Capture

1 year Michael Barnard 0 Comments

When BASF quietly backed away from signing a transport and storage agreement with Northern Lights for its Kairos@C project in Antwerp recently, it signaled more than just a missed customer for the high-profile Norwegian CCS initiative. It revealed the delicate balancing act at the heart of Europe’s carbon management ambitions: … [continued]

ChatGPT generated image of a Norwegian hydrogen facility with the flag at half mast and a permanently closed sign ChatGPT generated image of a Norwegian hydrogen facility with the flag at half mast and a permanently closed sign

Norway’s New Industrial Policy Pivots Away From Hydrogen For Energy

1 year Michael Barnard 0 Comments

In 2020, Norway jumped into hydrogen like it was the next North Sea oil rush. The government released a national hydrogen strategy full of ambitions and buzzwords, envisioning a country where blue and green hydrogen would decarbonize ships, factories, maybe even homes. In 2021, they doubled down with a hydrogen … [continued]