A collaboration for Europe’s first operational CO2 storage facility by a purpose-modified CO2 carrier for INEOS-led Carbon Capture and Storage project

Blue Water has collaborated with Dutch shipowner Royal Wagenborg to support the INEOS-led Greensand Future project, a ground-breaking Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) initiative in the Danish North Sea. The project will facilitate the large-scale marine transport of liquid CO2 to the Greensand Future storage site in the Danish North Sea, becoming the first operational CO2 storage facility in the European Union.

For the marine transport of liquid CO2 to the offshore facility in the North Sea, a specialized vessel design with significant intake and station keeping capabilities is required. Blue Water identified Royal Wagenborg to play this key role by building a purpose-modified CO2 carrier for the Greensand Future project. Based on Wagenborg's award-winning Easymax design, the vessel represents a major step for-ward in the development of CCS marine transport in Europe.

Project Greensand pilot project

Local expertise

"It's a pioneering solution for a pioneering project", says Søren Gammelgaard Nielsen, Head of Pro-jects at Blue Water. "This solution demonstrates how local expertise can contribute to global sustaina-bility efforts."

The new CO2 carrier reflects the highest standards of safety and efficiency. The vessel will secure large-scale marine transport of liquid CO2 from Esbjerg, where Blue Water's headquarters are located, to the Greensand Future site in the Nini field in the Danish North Sea for safe and permanent storage.

Pushing boundaries

“We are grateful to Blue Water for enabling the partnership between Wagenborg and INEOS and look forward to continuing this cooperation in the near future,” says Edwin de Vries, Director Wagenborg Offshore.

Gammelgaard Nielsen adds: "This project represents our 'Together We Create Solutions' mindset, combining advanced engineering with a collaborative approach. It required pushing boundaries to find the right solution. We're proud of the result and look forward to seeing the vessel owned and operated by Wagenborg become an integral part of INEOS’ Greensand Future project.”

The dedicated CO2 carrier will be built by Wagenborg’s own shipyard Royal Niestern Sander in the Netherlands, expected to be ready by the end of 2025. Initially, the project will store 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, with the eventual capacity expected to reach up to 8 million tonnes per year.

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