Multi-purpose carbon dioxide (CO2) terminals are likely to play an important role in Europe’s plans to scale up carbon capture and storage (CCS), potentially serving as central hubs for receiving, storing and distributing captured CO2.
Nick van den Boogaart, Business Developer for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage at Dutch energy operator Gasunie, presented the company’s vision at gasworld’s European CO2 Summit 2025 in Rotterdam.
The energy firm’s idea for an independent, open-access terminal for CO2 is taking form through a joint venture named CO2next.The project also involves Vopak, Shell, and TotalEnergies and has been designated as a Project of Common Interest by the European Union.
“This terminal has more potential than just a receiving point,” van den Boogaart said. “We are designing the terminal in such a way that CO2 cannot only be unloaded, but also reloaded onto larger ships for transshipment to other CCS value chains or [for] utilisation elsewhere”.
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