{"id":394580,"date":"2025-09-03T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394580\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:54:10","slug":"norway-starts-absorbing-world-pollution-5000000-tons-at-8500-ft-under-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394580\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway starts absorbing world pollution \u2014 5,000,000 tons at 8,500 ft under the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norway is looking to start absorbing world pollution and, as such, has launched Phase 2 of the world\u2019s cross-border CO\u2082 storage site, making sure that this storage site is able to absorb about 5,000,000 tons of carbon<\/strong> every year. With the storage site located 8,530 feet (approximately 2,600 meters) below the seabed in the North Sea, this project is altering how we store carbon globally. Norway seems to be taking the lead in terms of carbon capture and storage (CCS), making sure that pollution gets stored under the sea more permanently.<\/p>\n

Recap of the initial phase of Northern Lights<\/p>\n

This initiative is part of Longship, Norway\u2019s government-backed CCS program. Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies are responsible for spearheading the Northern Lights Joint Venture (JV) that is set on large-scale carbon storage. Back in 2025, the initial phase of the Northern Lights project was completed, in which CO\u2082 was injected 1,6 miles beneath the seabed. This CO\u2082 was further shipped from Heidelberg Materials\u2019 cement plant in Brevik and carried via a 100-kilometer (62-mile) subsea pipeline to \u00d8ygarden, where it had been injected into an Aurora reservoir under the North Sea.<\/p>\n

As per phase 1, 1,5 million tons of Care are aimed to be stored per year. From the initial phase, many industrial players, including Yara (Netherlands), \u00d8rsted (Denmark), and Stockholm Exergi (Sweden), have signed on. The facility\u2019s successful launch set the groundwork for industrial-scale carbon handling. Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights JV, said that thus far, the reservoir is functioning well.<\/p>\n

Looking at Phase 2 of CCS expansion<\/p>\n

The Phase 2 project is set to support an increase in CO\u2082 capacity, which reaches 5 million tons per year by 2028<\/strong>. This marks a transformative escalation in CCS potential. The initiative is backed by a $153 million grant from the\u00a0EU\u2019s Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF Energy).<\/p>\n

On the cards for this expansion phase are:<\/p>\n