Polaris Details
1. Key Information
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Project ID | 2740 |
| Project Name | Polaris |
| Alternative Name | Polaris Carbon Storage Project |
| Scale | Pilot |
| Purpose | Industry |
| Location | Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Continent | Europe |
| Latitude | 70.481000 |
| Longitude | 24.265000 |
| Regulation Status | |
| Primary Company / Alliance | Horisont energi |
2. Further Information
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Project Description | Dedicated CO2 storage project for the Horisont energi, Equinor and Vår Energi Barents Blue clean ammonia project (see separate entry), as well as for third parties on a commercial 'storage as a service' basis. The project aims to deliver the lowest carbon storage cost globally and thereby demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale commercial CCS facilities not reliant on government subsidies. Partners working on different aspects of the project include Baker Hughes, which is exploring the development and integration of technologies to minimise cost, delivery time and carbon footprint across the full CCS infrastructure chain; ASCO, which will provide logistics and supply services; and Knutsen Group and TGS which will provide CO2 transport and storage and storage monitoring services respectively. In June 2021, Horisont announced that it had signed several letters of intent with as-yet-undisclosed "major European companies" on a commercial basis. In Apr 2022, it was announced that the Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Ministry had awarded the project a license to establish the Polaris CO₂ storage facility. The Polaris aquifer, in the Barents Sea, is estimated to have a storage capcity of over 100MtCO2. Map location is for the Barents Blue ammonia plant, which will supply 2MtCO2/yr for storage in the Polaris aquifer. |
| Project Website | https://www.horisontenergi.no/carbon-storage/ |
3. Status
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Status | In Planning |
| Status Comment | FID expected by end-2022 |
| Intended Operational Year | 2025 |
| Operation Year | |
| End Operation Year | |
| Date Comment |
4. Funding
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Estimated Cost | |
| Public Funding | No |
| Public Funding Comment | |
| Public Engagement |
5. Organisation
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Non Commercial Org | |
| CCS Group | |
| Company Comment |
6. Storage
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Fate | Saline Formation |
| On / Offshore | Offshore |
| Storage Company | |
| Injection (MT CO2/yr) | 2.0 |
| Total Injection (MT CO2) | |
| Storage Distance | |
| Storage Country | Norway |
| Storage Latitude | |
| Storage Longitude | |
| Storage Comment | The Polaris reservoir is estimated to have a total storage capacity of 100MtCO2. Its location is currently unclear. |
| Storage Monitoring |
7. Production
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Product | Blue ammonia and blue hydrogen from the Barents Blue clean ammonia project, and other from third party clients |
| Source Company | Various |
| Construction | New |
| Permit | |
| Permit Date | |
| Feedstock | Other |
| Feedstock Detail | 2.8 MSm3/day from the Melkøya LNG plant, and other from third party clients |
| Feedstock Additional | |
| Power Plant Size | |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| Production Capacity | |
| Plant Capacity Comment |
8. Separation
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Separation Type | Other |
| Separation Technology | |
| Separation Comment | Separation type for the Barents Blue project is post-combustion, with separation technology provided by HPC. Details for commercial clients is unclear. |
| Capture Company | |
| CCS Capacity |
9. Transport
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Transport Method | Ship |
| Transport Company | |
| Cluster | No |
| Cluster Comment | |
| Trans-boundary | Yes |
| Transport Comment | Shipping is planned under the Barents Blue clean ammonia project 'train 1' phase. Pipelines may be required for subsequent phases and/or CO2 transport from third party commercial clients, which may be located in other countries. |
10. Edit History
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Date Entered | 2021-11-09 22:01:27.380149 |
| Entered by | rsteven2 |
| Date Modified | 2022-04-06 17:43:12.767302 |
| Modified by | rsteven2 |