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INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES this size with Neptune Energy. With
the potential to be one of the largest
CCS facilities in the Dutch North Sea,
at-scale projects such as these will
be significant for CCS technology
advancement and cost reduction.
“Our research team will bring
first-hand experience and knowledge
from various projects related to CO₂
transport, with special focus on
running ductile fracture. In particular,
the knowledge gained through joint
industry projects such as CO2SafeArrest
will input into the work.”
René van der Meer, Head of New
Energy at Neptune Energy, said:
“Given the existing infrastructure that
connects offshore with onshore, there
is real potential for the Dutch North
Sea to develop new energy faster,
more efficiently and in a safe way.
With support from partners, such as
the experienced team of DNV, we are
well placed to enable offshore CCS and
offshore green hydrogen production
using existing infrastructure. Using
what is already there, will not only
speed up new energy projects, but will
cost significantly less and it doesn’t
DNV SECURES CCS PIPELINE unnecessarily disturb the surroundings
like the seabed.”
The first phase of the DNV study will
MATERIALS STUDY IN THE identify the most advanced approaches
to ductile fracture assessments in dense
phase CO₂ pipeline systems and the
DUTCH NORTH SEA applicability of such assessments to
both welded and seamless subsea line
pipe. This phase will involve technical
literature reviews to understand the most
DNV, THE INDEPENDENT assurance 10-area in the Dutch North Sea. appropriate approach to characterise the
and risk management provider has If the project is developed, it will be one material failure behaviour.
been awarded the contract for the of the largest CCS facilities in the Dutch The most suitable approach,
carbon capture and storage (CCS) North Sea and could meet more than identified in phase one, will be used
pipeline materials study by Neptune 50 per cent of the CO₂ reduction being in phase two of the study to assess
Energy Netherlands to assess the targeted by the Dutch industrial sector. the likely suitability of the existing
fracture and suitability of offshore Prajeev Rasiah, Executive Vice pipelines for dense phase CO₂ transport
pipelines for re-use in CO₂ transport. President, Regional Director Energy at up to 120bar. The output of the
The pipeline materials analysis is Systems Northern Europe at DNV, study will inform the ongoing Neptune
part of a wider feasibility study being said: “We see CCS as one of the ways feasibility study to provide an increased
conducted by Neptune Energy, in to accelerate the decarbonisation of level of confidence in the suitability,
cooperation with its licence partners the energy sector. DNV is a pioneer in or otherwise, of the existing pipelines
and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitters, to the field of CCS, with a track record which would be set to inject between
review plans for a large-scale offshore dating back to the 1990s, and we are five and eight million tonnes of CO₂
CCS project at the Neptune-operated excited to be involved in a project of annually into the depleted gas fields.

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