The Swedish port authority will conduct a feasibility study, granted that the country's Energy Agency awards funding, on setting up in Norvik a node for captured carbon dioxide.

The NICE project (Norvik Infrastructure CCS East Sweden) will follow an initial general proof of concept study designed with participating stakeholders to clarify the prerequisites and conditions for establishing an interim storage facility at the Ports of Stockholm's harbour in Norvik.

The feasibility study aims to develop a proposal for a systemic approach to carbon capture & storage (CCS), including a solution for transport and handling between source emission facilities and the end capture site, risk analyses, business models, and permit issues.

Once established, the system would provide third-party access.

Clara Lindblom, Chair of the Board at the Ports of Stockholm, underlined, "Stockholm Norvik Port has large potential to become a carbon dioxide hub. The proposed transport solution would be able to handle a significant proportion of the carbon dioxide transport from Sweden, potentially around 9 million tonnes per year, with a potential to become the largest of all similar projects in Sweden."

"The work will also inspire others to establish similar regional collaborations with regard to carbon dioxide infrastructure," the port authority added in a press release.

The feasibility study will be carried out in collaboration with Stockholm Exergi, Mälarenergi, Söderenergi, Vattenfall, Heidelberg Materials, Nordkalk, and Plagazi.

Photo: Ports of Stockholm