PSW Power to deliver shore power system for Northern Lights CO2 terminal

PSW Power & Automation, a subsidiary of Norwegian industrial holding company Scana, will design and deliver a shore power system for the CO2 terminal in Øygarden, Norway.

IMAGE: Illustrations in green are part of Northern Lights phase two development. Northern Lights

The system, with an output of around 3 megawatts (MW), will allow vessels calling at the terminal to switch off their onboard generators and draw electricity directly from the grid.

The shore power project aligns with developments at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Under phase one of the project, Northern Lights began receiving CO2 this summer, while phase two will expand its injection capacity from 1.5 million mt/year of CO2 to at least 5 million mt/year.

The second phase will build on existing facilities, adding new onshore storage tanks, a jetty and additional injection wells, with operations expected to start in 2028.

Unlike the government-backed first phase, phase two is financed by Northern Lights’ owners — Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell — along with support from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

By Tuhin Roy

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