Heidelberg Materials opens Brevik CCS in Norway


Buildings supplier Heidelberg Materials has officially inaugurated Brevik CCS in Norway, billed as the world’s first industrial-scale CCS facility in the cement industry.

Brevik CCS will capture around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, representing 50% of the plant’s emissions.

The facility is part of the Norwegian government’s Longship project, developing Europe’s first full-scale value chain for carbon capture, transport, and storage from hard-to-abate industries.

Within Longship, the Northern Lights initiative – a collaboration between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies – is the partner responsible for the carbon transport and storage. The second phase was officially approved by the Norway government today.

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