Marine energy infrastructure developer Höegh Evi and oil major Aker BP have received an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for their liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design in what was described as “a significant step” in enabling the carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain and industrial decarbonization in Europe.
The partners revealed the milestone for the next-generation LCO2 carrier, designed to transport captured CO2 “safely and cost-efficiently” from European industrial emitters to offshore sequestration sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), on June 5.