Opening of Northern Lights at Øygården

September 26th 2024 marks a milestone for the establishment of the Carbon Capture and Storage valuechain in Norway, with the opening of the CO₂ storage facilities at Northern Lights JV in Øygarden!

This facility will support the Norwegian government’s Longship project, providing infrastructure to transport and store CO₂ from capture sites to a secure reservoir 2,600 meters under the seabed.

Longship/Langskip is Norway’s initiative to develop a full-scale CCS value chain, showcasing its potential as a global decarbonization strategy

Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe is proud to lead our industry’s climate transition with the world’s first CCS solution for cement production currently being built at the Brevik plant in Norway - and we will be the first industrial customer to deliver CO₂ by ship to Northern Lights.

„This is a historic moment, not only for the Northern Lights and Øygarden, but for Norway as a nation and the world in terms of the development of carbon capture, transport and storage“, said Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland.

A key success factor of Longship is the dissemination of knowledge and cross-border collaboration. Our General Manager Giv K. Brantenberg spoke at Northern Lights Summit, sharing insights on driving commercial investments in carbon capture solutions for hard-to-abate industries.