Gassnova SF is the Norwegian State run organization to deal with handling of CO2. It will stimulate research, development, pilots and help fund projects possibly leading to full-scale installations. International cooperation is important, and Gassnova will act as an adviser to the Government. Norway aims to be one of the leading nations in the CCS field.
Norway started large scale CCS in the North Sea in 1996 in connection with oil production, and the interest in further development for this area and other subsea storage areas is growing.
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Practical work:
Klimakur 2020 is a project to assess what we must do to reach our goals by 2020. The project will propose a set of activities to reach the goal of climate gas reductions of 15-17 million tons in the period starting 2010. The activities will be coordinated with and considered in relation to related international activities.
Centres for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) has been established as a result of the Energi21 paper with recommendations for Norwegian activity related to renewable energy production.
The objective of the scheme of Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) is to establish time-limited research centres which conduct concentrated, focused and long-term research of high international calibre in order to solve specific challenges in the field.
The eight Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research are:
BIGCCS Centre – International CCS Research Centre
Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN)
Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio)
Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE)
Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH)
The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology
SUbsurface CO2 storage – Critical Elements and Superior Strategy (SUCCESS)
The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB
This is good progress!