Industrial gas specialist Messer has completed a pre-FEED study for the construction of a CO₂ terminal in the port of Bremen, Germany. The aim of the study, which was carried out in partnership with liquid biofuel specialist Ambrian Energy, was to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of a facility for the delivery, storage and shipping of liquefied CO₂ in Germany.

Messer says the planned infrastructure should make a decisive contribution to the implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the country. Gasworld reports that the German CCS market could be worth up to $160m by 2030.

The scope of the pre-FEED study included the feasibility of constructing a specialised tank farm for liquefied CO₂, which will have an integrated quality assurance system and a gas recovery facility. In addition, a modern unloading facility for CO₂ transport by train is to be built to ensure efficient delivery of the liquefied CO₂. A ship-loading facility will enable the safe transportation of the CO₂ to geological sinks in the North Sea.

The CO₂ terminal is to be built on an unused area of around 12 hectares on the Ambrian Energy site. The location offers ideal logistical conditions including an existing rail connection to facilitate delivery of incoming CO₂ shipments and a port jetty able to handle ships with a capacity of up to 40,000 tons.

The planned terminal capacity is initially two million tons of CO₂ per year.

Following the successful completion of the feasibility study, Messer and Ambrian Energy are planning a strategic partnership to jointly implement the CO₂ terminal.

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