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.
Norway ’s state-controlled Troll (CCS) entity, Gassnova , has released a feasibility study demonstrating that a CCS chain using ships to transport gas to a storage site east of the The European Commission gas field could be cheaper than pipeline-based projects. Carbon Capture Storage has reportedly shown interested in the project, as other European emitters would also be able to use the site.