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Equinor and RWE to develop hydrogen-fired power plants in Germany, Norway-to-Germany hydrogen pipeline

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The partners aim to replace coal-fired power plants with hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants in Germany, and to build production of low carbon and renewable hydrogen in Norway that will be exported through pipeline to Germany. Building production facilities in Norway to produce low carbon hydrogen from natural gas with CCS.

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Enova pledges $259M for Hydro’s pilot aluminum plant in Norway; next-gen electrolysis

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billion (US$259 million) in investment backing for Hydro’s full scale next-generation electrolysis pilot project at Karmøy, on the west coast of Norway. Hydro’s technology center in Årdal, Norway, is a global leader in developing new and more energy-efficient electrolysis cell technology.

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CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

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Unlike exhaust from burning coal and gas that contains CO 2 , burning hydrogen emits only water vapor and oxygen. A study led by Norwegian climate center CICERO has found that the global warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than that of CO 2. The climate effects of hydrogen have been an under-researched topic.

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DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

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capture system at an existing coal-fueled generating unit. MTR) will scale up next-generation Polaris membranes and modules to a final form for commercial use and validate their potential in an engineering-scale field test at the Technology Centre Mongstad in Norway. DOE Funding: $7,427,258 Non-DOE: $2,400,000 Total Value: $9,827,258.

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India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

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Full members of the Arctic Council are Canada, Russia, the United States, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark (Greenland): the eight countries with Arctic territory. Many non-Arctic countries are interested in the Arctic as the “canary in the coal mine” that can teach them about how climate change will impact their own states.

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Technology Centre Mongstad carbon capture testing facility officially opens

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Located at the Mongstad oil refinery northeast of Bergen, Norway, the technology center will have access to flue gas from the natural gas combined heat and power plant and the flue gas from the refinery cracker. The CO 2 contents are about 3.5%

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Northvolt to build third gigafactory in Germany

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The region hosts the cleanest energy grid in Germany, one which is characterized by a surplus of electricity generated by onshore and offshore wind power and reinforced by clean energy provided through grid interconnections to Denmark and Norway. It matters how we produce a battery cell.

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