The Norwegian Government has decided to call the Norwegian project on carbon capture, transport and storage Longship, in Norwegian ‘Langskip’, as the characteristic shape, and flexible, supple construction of the Vikings’ longships made them one of the greatest innovations and most ground-breaking ship-building technologies of their day. LLike those who built the longships, the Norwegians also aim to take their technology out into the world, but only by peaceful means. Longship will bring Norway to the forefront of the development of a technology that could prove decisive in achieving our climate targets.
This policy document includes a section on how carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be made successful, which includes market development; having other countries support CCS; research, development and demonstration; and government contribution to developing technology. It also includes a development plan for the Northern Lights CCS project, which is a subsea reservoir for CCS.
