Northern Lights: first CO2 storage certificates delivered to the Heidelberg Materials' cement factory

The first CO₂ storage certificate has been delivered to the Heidelberg Materials' cement factory, said Northern Lights JV, on 09/12/2025.

It documented that the CO₂ volumes captured at the Brevik factory "have been transported and stored permanently" in the Aurora reservoir, 2,600 meters under the seabed of the Norwegian North Sea. The captured CO₂ from the Heidelberg Materials' factory was transported, offloaded and injected into the offshore reservoir in late August.

"By issuing the CO₂ storage certificates, Northern Lights can provide industrial customers with verifiable proof of permanent emissions storage in a growing market for decarbonised products and services", the company said. Each certificate is "issued to a specific CO₂ ship cargo and details the quantity of CO₂ stored".

According to Tim Heijn, Managing director in Northen Lights JV, "Credible carbon accounting is essential to the integrity of the emerging CCS industry. It includes a precise tracking of CO₂ volumes transported and stored, as well as emissions arising across the value chain".

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