A 109km pipeline has been laid for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project and this was fully supported by Miros. This company is a marine monitoring and environmental intelligence company.

Miros supported the project through a method which involved deploying a cloud-enabled WaveSystem and an additional RangeFinder wave radar on project vessels. Through doing this, Miros was able to provide accurate sea state measurements in real-time, which ensures efficient, as well as, safe pipelay operations.

The WaveSystem is manufactured out of Wavex and RangeFinder technology and it makes it possible to conduct safe and highly reliable offshore operations. Sea state data was shared through the Miros Cloud platform (miros.app) and this enabled the project vessels to confidently navigate the offshore environment and then successfully complete their mission on time.

This project was so significant because Northern Lights is Norway’s first license for CO2 storage and it will be based on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Plus it is a key part of the landmark ‘Langskip’ (which means Longship) CCS initiative. This milestone project is being developed by some of the energy sectors biggest players and this will result in the project itself becoming a major role in helping the country and Europe to hit the pre-determined decarbonisation goals.

Miros sales executive, Chris Moncrieff, commented, “To allow our customers to navigate sudden changes in offshore conditions with confidence, Miros' systems reliably provide accurate and up-to-the-minute sea state measurements round-the-clock. Easy system installation and automatic calibration make data quickly accessible and securely sharable across the project team, facilitating the highest situational awareness at any time. Accuracy is key for laying pipelines; by utilizing the WaveSystem the project was able to deploy key infrastructure accurately and safely. The measured real-time ocean data helped the vessels stay on track precisely and avoid letting the project be affected by changing wave and weather conditions.”