Norway’s CO2 hub expands with electric loading arms
Northern Lights advances CO2 storage expansion at Øygarden, Norway, with fully electric marine loading arms. The Phase 2 expansion will boost storage capacity and add fully electric liquefied CO2 marine loading arms by 2028.
The Northern Lights CO2 terminal at Øygarden in Norway progressed with its Phase 2 expansion through the award of a contract for three fully electric liquefied CO2 marine loading arms for the new jetty. The installation is part of a broader plan to increase the terminal’s capacity to handle more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2028. Technip Energies Loading Systems was awarded the contract to supply the three loading arms, which have been fully qualified for liquefied CO2 transfer.
The company stated that, for this second phase, it would deliver a fully electric design that removes the need for hydraulics and establishes a new benchmark for operability, safety, and environmental performance. This follows its earlier delivery of the liquefied CO2 marine loading arms already operating in Phase 1.
“The adoption of our fully electric marine loading arms underscores our commitment to innovation and to enabling the carbon management infrastructure that Europe needs,” said Charles Cessot, senior vice president at Technip Energies (T.EN X - consulting and systems).
The award aligns with Technip Energies’ wider carbon management strategy and builds on the Phase 1 installation to support the terminal’s capacity expansion.
Author’s summary: The Øygarden project advances Europe’s carbon capture efforts by expanding storage capacity and deploying fully electric CO2 loading arms, reducing hydraulics, and enhancing safety and environmental performance.