TotalEnergies
– a global multi-energy company
TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies:
- Oil and biofuels
- Natural gas and green gases
- Renewables and electricity
Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to provide as many people as possible with energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable. Active in about 120 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainability at the heart of its strategy, its projects and its operations.
TotalEnergies’ mission is to support the energy transition and contribute to the global effort to combat climate change. The company has committed to being a world-class player in the energy transition, with the ambition of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, together with society.
Setting high CCS ambitions
TotalEnergies has set ambitious goals for CCS as part of its broader strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This is part of their commitment to significantly reduce emissions and support the energy transition. It involves capturing CO2 from industrial sites, transporting it via ship or pipeline, and storing it under the seabed.
In Denmark, we are currently actively involved in CCS through two licenses covering an area of 2,118 km² in the Danish North Sea. As part of Project Bifrost, we aim to start CO2-injection in 2030 and develop a storage capacity of a minimum 5 million tons per year.
Over decades, TotalEnergies has built up a strong expertise in CCS. This is demonstrated through our global projects such as Northern Lights in Norway, Aramis in the Netherlands, and the Northern Endurance Partnership in the UK.
Key strategic areas
Investing in CO2 storage and use for carbon neutrality
To achieve NetZero by 2050, CO2 storage solutions are essential. These solutions complement technologies that improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints. TotalEnergies is committed to carbon neutrality by investing in nature-based solutions (NBS) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The company supports policies that gradually increase the cost of carbon to encourage NBS and CCS development.
Being a player in nature-based carbon storage solutions
TotalEnergies aims to preserve and regenerate natural carbon sinks, such as forests and wetlands, in collaboration with local communities. This effort will create a reserve of certified carbon credits, helping the company achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
Investing in CO2 storage capacity
CCS is transitioning from industrial pilot to commercial development. TotalEnergies is developing CO2 storage projects to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1+2 emissions and plans to offer storage capacity to industrial and commercial customers. Additionally, the company studies the conversion of depleted North Sea gas fields into carbon storage facilities.
Developing carbon use applications as storage alternatives
Applications to use carbon, either directly or through conversion, represent a major area for research and innovation. Promising concepts include e-fuels (synthetic fuels from CO2 and clean hydrogen) and synthetic methane. CO2 can also be converted into solid materials (aggregates, solid carbon) for the construction industry.
TotalEnergies key CCS projects in Europe
Over decades, TotalEnergies has developed a strong expertise in CCS. This is reflected in our global involvement with projects such as Northern Lights in Norway, Aramis in the Netherlands, and the Northern Endurance Partnership in the UK.
Project Northern Lights JV
Northern Lights, jointly owned by TotalEnergies, Equinor, and Shell, is developing a cross-border CO2 transport and storage system. With over 25 years of CO2 storage expertise in Norway, Northern Lights will transport liquefied CO2 to an onshore terminal, then via pipeline to a reservoir for permanent storage. Set to store CO2 from European industries, the first injection is expected in 2025. The project’s initial phase, backed by the Norwegian government, has a capacity of 1.5 million tons of CO2 per year, fully booked by customers in Europe and is with its phase two now expanding its transport and storage capacity to over 5 million tons per year.
Project Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)
Project NEP is the CO2 transportation and storage provider for one of the UK’s largest industrial regions, East Coast Cluster (ECC). The NEP infrastructure will initially serve three carbon capture projects in the Teesside region. Infrastructure includes an onshore CO2 gathering network, compression facilities, and a 145 km offshore pipeline connected to subsea injection facilities in the Endurance saline aquifer around 1,000 meters below the seabed. Construction starts mid-2025 with CO2 storage expected in 2028. TotalEnergies holds a 10% shareholding interest in NEP, which will store up to an initial 4 million tons of CO2 per year.
Project Aramis
Project Aramis jointly owned by TotalEnergies, Shell, EBN, and Gasunie aims to reduce CO2 emissions from hard-to-abate industries. It captures CO2 from industrial sources and stores it in depleted offshore gas fields under the North Sea. The project plans to start CO2 storage operations by 2029 with an initial capacity of 2.5 million tons CO2 per year, with future expansion planned.