Mongstad power station
Encyclopedia
Mongstad Power Station is a natural gas
-fired thermal power plant under construction at the industrial site of Mongstad
in Norway
.
The station is owned by a consortium of Statoil
and DONG Energy
, and will be operated by the latter. Construction costs are estimated at NOK
4 billion.
The power station will have an installed effect of 280 MW
in electricity
production and 350 MW in heat. The energy will be used to operate the Mongstad Refinery
as well to supply the Troll Gas Field with power. The plant will use 0.7 normal cubic meter (BCM) gas per year. Emissions of carbon dioxide
will be 1.2 million tonnes.
The power station has been subject to controversy in Norway, based upon the potential increase in emission of greenhouse gases. Statoil has entered into an implementation agreement in cooperation with Gassnova
which representing the Norwegian government in matters relating to Carbon capture and storage
, to develop solutions for carbon dioxide
capture at Mongstad. Early in 2009, Statoil delivered a master plan for full scale CO2 capture at Mongstad.
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
-fired thermal power plant under construction at the industrial site of Mongstad
Mongstad
Mongstad 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...
in Norway
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...
.
The station is owned by a consortium of Statoil
Statoil
Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
and DONG Energy
DONG Energy
-History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...
, and will be operated by the latter. Construction costs are estimated at NOK
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
4 billion.
The power station will have an installed effect of 280 MW
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
in electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
production and 350 MW in heat. The energy will be used to operate the Mongstad Refinery
Mongstad
Mongstad 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...
as well to supply the Troll Gas Field with power. The plant will use 0.7 normal cubic meter (BCM) gas per year. Emissions of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
will be 1.2 million tonnes.
The power station has been subject to controversy in Norway, based upon the potential increase in emission of greenhouse gases. Statoil has entered into an implementation agreement in cooperation with Gassnova
Gassnova
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...
which representing the Norwegian government in matters relating to 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...
, to develop solutions for carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
capture at Mongstad. Early in 2009, Statoil delivered a master plan for full scale CO2 capture at Mongstad.
Related Reading
- CCS projects in Norway by Bjørn-Erik Haugan http://www.norwegen.no/NR/rdonlyres/DDB045BB-1C97-420E-A41E-A9E707C63961/96720/CCSGassnova.pdf