German/Belgian groups developing CO2 transport, North Sea storage network

Offshore staff

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.

03.08.2023