German/Belgian groups developing CO2 transport, North Sea storage network
March 8, 2023
Wintershall Dea and Belgian transmission system operator Fluxys are cooperating on a cross-border CO2 pipeline network connecting southern Germany and Belgium.
KASSEL Germany—Wintershall Dea and Belgian transmission system operator Fluxys are cooperating on a cross-border CO2 pipeline network connecting southern Germany and Belgium.
This will transport CO2 emissions via the CO2 network in Belgium developed by Fluxys to Zeebrugge on the Belgian North Sea coast, and subsequently to offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) locations in the North Sea where Wintershall Dea is involved.
Fluxys is constructing a CO2 hub in Zeebrugge to serve as a collection point for onward transport of industrial emissions. Wintershall Dea too plans a CO2 hub, CO2nnectNow, in Wilhelmshaven on the German North Sea coast.
The two companies are also considering co-developing an offshore transport system, starting from Zeebrugge and Wilhelmshaven, to CO2 storage sites in the North Sea.
