Northern Lights har startet CO₂ injeksjon
Northern Lights har startet første injeksjon av CO₂ fanget fra Heidelbergs sementfabrikk i Brevik.
Karbondioksid transporteres via rør 100 km ut fra kysten fra Northern Lights’ landanlegg i Øygarden og lagres trygt 2600 meter under bakken.
Northern Lights er et joint venture som eies likt av Shell, Equinor og TotalEnergies. Den første injeksjonen markerer en viktig milepæl mot etableringen av et kommersielt marked for permanent lagring av industrielle CO₂-utslipp i Europa.
-Vi er svært stolte over å være en aktiv partner i Northern Lights. Dette er et svært viktig steg for å redusere CO₂-utslipp fra industrier som i dag har få eller ingen andre alternativer. Statlig støtte gjennom Langskip-prosjektet har vært en viktig utløsende faktor for at vi har nådd denne milepælen, sier Marianne Olsnes, administrerende direktør i A/S Norske Shell.
Ytterligere fire kunder forbereder sine fangstanlegg for å kunne levere CO₂ til Northern Lights i løpet av de kommende årene.
I mars 2025 kunngjorde Northern Lights en endelig investeringsbeslutning for utvidelse av lagringskapasiteten fra 1,5 til minimum 5 millioner tonn CO₂ per år – tilsvarende mer enn 10 % *1 av Norges totale CO₂-utslipp.
Les pressemeldingen fra Northern Lights her.
Les mer om Northern Lights og Shell her.
*1 I følge tall fra Statistisk Sentralbyrå : Norges CO₂ ekvivalent utslipp til luft var 45 millioner tonn i 2024.
English Version
Northern Lights has commenced CO₂ injection
Northern Lights has commenced CO₂ injection
August 25, 2025
Northern Lights has initiated its first injection of CO₂ captured from Heidelberg’s cement plant in Brevik.
The CO₂ is piped 100 km off the coast from the Northern Lights onshore facilities at Øygarden and safely stored 2600 meters underground.
Northern Lights is a joint venture equally owned by Shell and partners Equinor and TotalEnergies. The first injection represents a significant milestone toward the establishment of a commercial market for permanent storage of industrial CO₂ emission across Europe.
“We are very proud to be an active partner in Northern Lights. It represents a critical step in mitigating CO₂ emissions from industries that currently have limited or no other alternatives. Governmental support through the Longship project has been a key catalyst leading to achieving this milestone”, stated Marianne Olsnes, Managing Director of A/S Norske Shell.
Four additional customers are preparing their capture facilities to be ready for deliveries in the coming years. In March 2025, Northern Lights announced a final investment decision for the expansion of Northern Lights. The Phase 2 expansion will increase transport and storage capacity to a minimum of 5 million tons of CO₂ per year, the equivalent to more than 10%* of Norway’s total emissions of CO₂.
* According to Statistics Norway , the CO₂ equivalent emissions to air for Norway in 2023 were 45 million tonnes in 2024
Read Press Release from Northern Lights JV here.
Read more about Northern Lights and Shell here.