EU's first dedicated offshore CO2 carrier now equipped with CO2 storage tanks (Gallery)

The eighth and final CO2 storage tank has been installed on Carbon Destroyer 1, the first dedicated offshore CO2 carrier built in the EU, set to work on the Greensand project in Denmark.

Once operational next year, the vessel will be prepared for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) duties, working on Project Greensandby transporting captured CO2 from the CO2 terminal in Port Esbjerg, creating a virtual pipeline to the offshore storage site, under the seabed at the Nini Field in the North Sea.

The tanks were manufactured by Geldof (Engicon nv) in Belgium and transported to the Netherlands for installation at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Port of Delfzijl. Over the coming months, the tanks will be connected via piping to enable safe and efficient transfer of liquefied CO2.