Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation secures contract for shore power solution to Northern Lights Phase 2

PSW Power & Automation AS has secured a contract to design and deliver a complete shore power system enabling ships at the CO₂ terminal in Øygarden to shut down their generators and be supplied with renewable electricity from the grid. This will significantly reduce emissions and provide major environmental benefits.

The system will have capacity of approximately 3MW and includes a medium voltage substation, frequency converter station, cable management system and overall energy control system.

The Northern Lights CCS project, is taking a major step forward in large-scale CO₂ transport and storage, accelerating industrial emission reductions across Europe.

Phase two of the development will increase the total injection capacity from 1.5 million tonnes of CO₂ per year (Mtpa) to at least 5 Mtpa. The expansion through phase two builds on existing onshore and offshore infrastructure and includes additional onshore storage tanks, a new jetty, and additional injection wells. Phase 2 investment of NOK 7.5 billion.

Expanded operations will be ready in 2028, while Phase 1 started receiving CO₂ this summer.

While phase 1 of Northern Lights was in large part funded by the Norwegian government, phase 2 is funded by its owners Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell, with an additional EU grant from Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).