Work in progress

The Norwegian parliament approved the Longship-project in December 2020.  A pivotal part of the program was Norcem's cement plant in Brevik, Norway. Norcem's demonstration-plant in Brevik was partially funded by the state, and partially funded by Norcem's owners Heidelberg Materials. The initial works started already in January 2021. 

The project is currently in an phase moving from demolishing and preparation to a phase of installments. In may 2022, the first large process equipment started to arrive and was installed at site.

This installation of the CCS-facility is a meticulous operation, as the goal of the project is to integrate the carbon capture plan into the current cement plant without interfering with the cement production.  

By the beginning of 2023, the carbon capture facility will be integrated into the current cement plant. Testing and commissioning will then follow from summer 2023, and the plan is to be fully operational within 2024.

In 2005 Norcem carefully started to talk about the idea of carbon capture at a cement plant. At that time, the idea was firstly considered to be unrealistic.  But after several years of research, development and collaborations.  The project was ready to be launched in 2020. 

In the video to the right, you can se our first movie, where we presented the idea to the world.

In this video, you will hear more about the Brevik CCS-project, and how it all started back in 2005.