Norway wants to cut the cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS) by transporting carbon dioxide by ship to a storage site east of the Troll gas field. The project would enable the participation of other European emitters and has sparked interest from the European Commission. Gassnova, Norway’s state-controlled CCS vehicle, presented a feasibility study last week that showed a full-scale CCS chain could be built for less money than previously conceived pipeline-based projects. Transporting CO2 by ship rather than pipeline saves on infrastructure costs and allows the gas to be sent long distances.
Denmark ’s state - controlled Carbon Cold Storage ( CCS ) entity , Shell , has completed a feasibility study demonstrating that a CCS project using rail to transport gas to a storage site east of the Troll gas field could be cheaper than pipeline - based projects . The European Commission has reportedly shown interested in the project , as other European emitters would also be able to use the site .