Tree Energy Solutions (TES) and Ramboll have completed a joint engineering study for a CO₂ export terminal at TES’s Green Energy Hub in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The study concludes this month and sets the stage for the next phase of pre-FEED. The collaboration assessed technical alternatives for CO₂ imports by rail and exports by ship. The terminal is designed to support carbon capture and storage (CCS) by enabling the transport of CO₂ to offshore storage sites. Ramboll’s analysis covered a CO₂ receiving rail terminal and CO₂ export terminal, including rail-based offloading, buffer storage, boil-off gas (BOG) handling, and transfer to a jetty for ship-based export. The terminal will link to Germany’s national rail system, the European high pressure gas grid, the H2ercules hydrogen backbone, and the future CO₂ transport network. In its first phase, the facility is expected to handle 3–5 million tonnes of CO₂ per year, with plans to scale up to 10 million tons. Once the onshore CO₂ pipeline network reaches Wilhelmshaven, capacity can be expanded further.
TES’s onshore terminal in Wilhelmshaven will facilitate LNG and e-NG imports, with an initial capacity of 15bcm as well as CO₂ exports, local power generation and hydrogen production. Strategically located at Germany’s only deep-water port, the hub connects to key infrastructure and plays a central role in Europe’s energy security and energy transition.
