PSW Power & Automation AS has secured a contract to design and supply a complete shore power system for the CO₂ terminal in Øygarden, Norway.
The installation will enable vessels to shut down their generators and draw renewable electricity directly from the grid, significantly reducing emissions.
The system will provide around 3MW of capacity and will include a medium-voltage substation, frequency converter station, cable management system and an integrated energy control system.
The project forms part of the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) development, which is expanding to accelerate industrial emission reductions across Europe.
Phase two of Northern Lights will raise annual injection capacity from 1.5 million tonnes of CO₂ to at least 5 million tonnes, with additional onshore tanks, a new jetty and extra injection wells.
The phase two investment amounts to NOK 7.5 billion (about USD 680 million) and is set to be operational in 2028. Unlike phase one — largely state-funded — the second phase is backed by Northern Lights’ owners Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell, with support from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility.
