Gassnova
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Gassnova SF is the Norwegian
state enterprise for carbon capture and storage
. Gassnova stimulates technology research, development and demonstration and contributes to the realisation of technology in industrial, full-scale pioneer plants. Furthermore, Gassnova provides advice to the authorities in matters relating to carbon capture and storage.
have jointly established the Climit
program, which covers the entire innovation chain from research to technology development to pilot and demonstration projects.
Gassnova acts as advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
. Main Efforts include support of research and technology development to ensure access to energy through fossil fuel
power without CO2 emissions. A primary focus is to contribute to reduced costs and reduced technological an economical risk through building and operating large scale facilities for carbon capture and storage.
The objective of Gassnova is to manage Norwegian governmental interests to help cope with the challenge of climate change
, within the area of capture, transportation and geological storage of the greenhouse gas
CO2 (Carbon dioxide
). The Norwegian government established Gassnova to spearhead the mission of shepherding these technologies to market. Bjørn-Erik Haugan is the Managing Director.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
state enterprise for carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage , alternatively referred to as carbon capture and sequestration, is a technology to prevent large quantities of from being released into the atmosphere from the use of fossil fuel in power generation and other industries. It is often regarded as a means of mitigating...
. Gassnova stimulates technology research, development and demonstration and contributes to the realisation of technology in industrial, full-scale pioneer plants. Furthermore, Gassnova provides advice to the authorities in matters relating to carbon capture and storage.
Background
On January 1, 2005, the Government established the company Gassnova to be the publicly-funded spearhead in the general investment in developing technology for gas-fired power with CCS. Gassnova and The Research Council of NorwayThe Research Council of Norway
The Research Council of Norway is a Norwegian government agency responsible for awarding grands for research as well as promoting research and science. It also advises the Government in matters related to research, and is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research...
have jointly established the Climit
Climit
CLIMIT - Programme for Power Generation with Carbon Capture and Storage. The programme is managed by Gassnova in cooperation with the Research Council of Norway...
program, which covers the entire innovation chain from research to technology development to pilot and demonstration projects.
Gassnova acts as advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe...
. Main Efforts include support of research and technology development to ensure access to energy through fossil fuel
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years...
power without CO2 emissions. A primary focus is to contribute to reduced costs and reduced technological an economical risk through building and operating large scale facilities for carbon capture and storage.
The objective of Gassnova is to manage Norwegian governmental interests to help cope with the challenge of climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
, within the area of capture, transportation and geological storage of the greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
CO2 (Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
). The Norwegian government established Gassnova to spearhead the mission of shepherding these technologies to market. Bjørn-Erik Haugan is the Managing Director.
CO2 Projects
- CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)
- Large-scale transport and geological storage of CO2 from MongstadMongstadMongstad is an industrial site located in the municipalities of Lindås and Austrheim in Hordaland, Norway. The site features an oil refinery for Statoil and other oil companies, including Shell. At Mongstad, Statoil has a crude oil terminal with a capacity of . The port at Mongstad is the largest...
- Full-scale CO2-capture at Mongstad combined heat and power plant
Other Reading
- PCC development in Norway by Bjørn-Erik Haugan http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/mediablob/de/289794/data/285934/44950/rwe/innovationen/stromerzeugung/innovationszentrum-kohle/Bjorn-Erik-Haugan-Gassnova-PCC-Development-in-Norway-.pdf
- Current CCS projects in Norway by Bjørn-Erik Haugan http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/upload/IN_Berlin_260608_gassnova.pdf
- What does it take to demonstrate CCS? by Bjørn-Erik Haugan http://www.iea.org/textbase/work/2009/bergen/Erik.pdf