The launch and naming of “Carbon Destroyer 1” marks a main breakthrough for Venture Greensand and Carbon Capture and Storage across the EU
INEOS Energy and Royal Wagenborg have today release and named the first European built offshore CO2 carrier to allow carbon capture storage throughout Europe. The release and naming of Carbon Destroyer 1 marks a defining moment in the development of Venture Greensand and the EU’s first industrial -scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.
Lady Catherine Ratcliffe, as Godmother of the vessel, completed the conventional naming ceremony, to release the carrier at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands, as part of a close partnership between Royal Wagenborg and INEOS Energy.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, stated: “The realse of Carbon Destroyer 1 is an essential next step for Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe. We are proving that Carbon Storage is commercially possible and a far better way to decarbonize Europe without its deindustrialization.”
Egbert Vuursteen, CEO of Wagenborg, stated: “This release is a defining second for Wagenborg. It combines over a century of maritime experience with a ahead-looking vision of sustainability. As the primary European-built offshore CO₂ carrier, this vessel positions us — and our partners — at the vanguard of the energy transition in Europe.”
The Carbon Destroyer 1 carrier is based totally on Wagenborg’s EasyMax layout and has been in particular adapted for managing CO₂ underneath strain and at low temperatures. It is built to the highest protection and environmental requirements, aligning with maritime sustainability aims.
Through Venture Greensand, Denmark is positioning itself as a hub for CO₂ storage in Europe, and Carbon Destroyer 1 will integrate emitters with everlasting, commercial scale offshore CO2 storage.
Mads Weng Gade, CEO of INEOS Energy Europe, stated: “Carbon destroyer 1 will transport captured CO2 from across Europe, making a virtual pipeline among the factor of capture and everlasting storage deep below the seabed of the North Sea. The delivery of the primary committed offshore CO2 carrier is a required for industrial scale CCS across the continent.”
The vessel is predicted to be completely operational by the end of 2025 or early 2026 – while Venture Greensand’s is due to begin permanent commerical scale CO₂ storage operations.
The vessel will perform between the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark and the Nini West offshore platform.
In Port of Esbjerg building is currently underway on a brand new CO₂ terminal, a good way to function the onshore hub for receiving, storing, and loading liquefied CO₂ onto the vessel.
Once created, the terminal will encompass six large storage tanks and crucial infrastructure to aid non-stop and scalable CO₂ transport to the offshore storage site.
Captured CO₂ – initially from Danish biogas plant – may be brought to the terminal by using truck, temporarily stored, and then transferred to Carbon Destroyer 1. From there, the vessel will sail to the Nini Field, where the CO₂ will be inserted over 1,800 metres beneath the seabed into depleted oil reservoirs which have been certified for safe, long-term storage.
