CO₂ logistic in Northern Norway

Background
The project addresses logistics solutions for CO₂ transport in Northern Norway. It is important to view the region as a whole in order to build larger volumes and achieve a robust and flexible transport solution without unnecessary costs and suboptimal solutions. Northern Norway has several scattered sources of CO₂ along an elongated coastline, and various storage solutions are currently being developed outside these coastal areas. This will influence the choice of transport solution and further provide answers on how best to collaborate on logistics solutions for these storage facilities. By exploring the possibilities for collaboration between CCS and CCU projects, it will be possible to facilitate both concepts. Industrial development in Northern Norway is crucial for retaining jobs and securing the industry that is already established there. With effective solutions for CO₂ management, it will help reduce the risk of implementing CO₂ capture projects for existing industries, while also being attractive for new industries to establish themselves in the region. Additionally, the value of demonstrating how logistics solutions can be optimized and how collaboration around infrastructure can reduce overall costs will be beneficial for industries beyond Norway’s borders.

Goal
The project aims to identify CO₂ storage, technical solutions, interim storage solutions, shipping routes, transport capacity, and costs for transporting CO₂ from producers to storage for relevant emission sources in Northern Norway. This may be done by:
• Optimize collaboration and cluster effects to leverage the synergy effects that can be realized
• Provide an analysis of the cost level for the entire logistics chain and compare various alternatives
• Show where and how the decision-making basis needs to be strengthened to enable a decision to commence

The project will help reduce costs for CO₂ logistics due to collaboration and increased volumes and additionally reduce the risks for both storage developers and CO₂ sources by quantifying and assessing various transport solutions. The project will demonstrate how CO₂ management can provide a solution to reduce the region’s and thus Norway’s CO₂ emissions so that we can achieve our climate goals.

Activities
The project will be divided into 6 work packages, which will address different parts of the logistics chain from sources to storage. Primarily, we will first gather data on volumes and distances from sources as well as storage capacity and future. Furthermore, we will explore which logistics solutions may be relevant, both in terms of coordinating infrastructure with CCU projects and also examining how impurities in flue gas can affect the choice of capture technology and the potential for quay facilities/floating terminal solutions. Additionally, we will conduct techno-economic analyses with sensitivities to see how changes in CO₂ volumes can impact the technical solutions and economics of logistics, and finally, we will explore how developed infrastructure for CO₂ management can help secure industry and further develop the region from an industrial perspective.

Results
The project will produce internal reports throughout the project period, and at the end of the project, a public final report with recommendations and descriptions of our work will be presented. The results will include techno-economic calculations for possible logistics solutions for emission sources in Northern Norway and also assessment on impurities in the CO₂ streams from the regions sources, and also the need for condition and treatment before transport and storage.

Further Work
After the project is completed, depending on the results achieved, it will be possible to conduct more detailed investigations to develop CCS in Northern Norway. Hopefully new industries will be attracted to the region based on the possibility to handle their CO₂ emissions.

Publications
The project’s results will be published where appropriate and in agreement with the project’s partners. It is desirable to present and market the results we arrive at, and we will explore opportunities to present at conferences, prepare publications, and present at lectures or webinars.