Aker Solutions, Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), a joint venture of Knutsen Group and NYKLine, and Vår Energi CCS AS, the project’s operator, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the Trudvang CO2 transportation and storage project in the Norwegian North Sea.

The partnership will combine KNCC’s specialized CO2 carriers equipped with dynamic positioning systems, with Aker Solutions’ techno-economic expertise, technical solutions and CCS EPC capabilities to support the design of an unmanned CO2 injection platform that enables direct offshore batch injection.