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Norway-German H2 pipeline hinges on demand: Equinor
Norway and Germany have renewed a commitment to the idea of a hydrogen pipeline, but Norwegian state-owned Equinor expects the link will come in a secondary stage of development as it is focused on hydrogen production in mainland Europe as a first step.
read more... 25/04/2024
Norway signs contracts for first commercial offshore wind farm
The Norwegian Government has signed a CfD with Ventyr Energi to support the development of the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm.
read more... 22/04/2024
Five European countries open their doors to cross-border CO2 storage
Five northern European countries – Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden – have laid the foundations for Europe’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure by joining forces to conclude arrangements on the transport and storage of carbon across borders.
read more... 17/04/2024
Norway holds inaugural offshore wind auction amid uncertainty over bids
Norway holds its first auction on Monday for the right to build a commercial offshore wind farm, offering up to 1.5 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, although interest has ebbed amid high project costs and there is still a risk of no bids being made.
read more... 18/03/2024
Norway’s Ambitious Plan to Store Carbon Dioxide in the North Sea
Norway has big plans to pump waste carbon from oil and gas operations and heavy industry under the seabed of the North Sea to be stored safely underground. It believes this method will be key to decarbonizing its fossil fuel activities in the coming years and supporting a green transition. However, some fear that this process cannot be done safely without risk to the environment. Others believe that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is merely a band-aid on a bullet wound and that countries should be fixing their carbon problem at the source rather than mitigating the effects of fossil fuel production. Nonetheless, so long as the world relies on oil and gas, companies will be looking for ways to produce lower-carbon fossil fuels through innovative methods, such as CCS technology.
read more... 14/03/2024