Transforming CO2 infrastructure for tomorrow
Offshore underground
The project leverages the substantial geological storage potential offshore Denmark by using the storage capacity of both depleted gas fields, specifically the Harald fields, and saline aquifers. It involves the development of new facilities as well as the repurposing of existing infrastructure, such as natural gas pipelines that connect the North Sea to the Danish west coast and the existing Harald-fields platforms/facilities.
Cross-border transportation
The project proposes an open-access cross-border CO2 transportation system designed to convey CO2 captured from various European industrial sites to permanent offshore storage in the Danish North Sea. This initiative necessitates the development of both onshore and offshore CO2 transportation networks.
Sustainable infrastructure
Where feasible, Project Bifrost intends to repurpose existing oil and gas infrastructure, including offshore facilities such as platforms and interconnections, as well as the offshore gas transportation system. The retrofitting of current infrastructure is considered a sustainable design element from both financial and ecological perspectives. New infrastructure will be developed where no existing infrastructure can be safely and technically converted, or where it is utilized for other purposes such as gas or hydrogen transport.
NetZero by 2050
Project Bifrost is aligned with the European Green Deal and Denmark’s objective to become a CO2 transportation and storage hub. The full operation of this network will contribute significantly to the emission reduction targets set for 2050. Policy makers and climate scientists concur that CO2 storage is essential for achieving NetZero by 2050, as outlined in the European Green Deal, the European Long-Term Strategy, and Denmark’s National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). Achieving these targets demands substantial involvement in CCS.
Connecting ports, pipelines and platforms
Imagine a future where ships dock at The Port of Fredericia loaded with captured CO₂ to be stored safely and permanently in the Danish North Sea. This is the ambition of a partnership agreement between TotalEnergies Denmark, Evida, and Associated Danish Ports (ADP), which supports national CO₂ reduction targets and plans for CO₂ capture and storage. The partnership aims to develop transportation solutions for captured CO₂ with the Port of Fredericia and Taulov Dry Port as key transit points to be connected via pipelines to the storage sites in the North Sea.