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integration of system components and Norway where Aker Carbon Capture will The move supported deep cuts by
their design and delivery, as well as Aker deliver a carbon-capture plant using the the OPEC+ group, which comprises the
Carbon Capture’s amine technology and company’s patented and HSE-friendly Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
efficient carbon-capture process design. CCS technology. Subject to parliamentary Countries, Russia and several other
“We are very pleased to formalize our approval of the funding, this will represent countries, but not Norway.
good relationship with MAN Energy the first time that CCS will have been The group is meeting again this week to
Solutions in the form of a technology- deployed at scale at a cement factory negotiate further cuts.
cooperation agreement. Through this anywhere in the world. “Norway is not part of OPEC+ and is not
partnership, we intend to further improve invited to this meeting,” the energy ministry
the process efficiency and thereby lower said on Tuesday.
the cost of carbon capture to the benefit North Sea reservoir confirmed “The measures taken by OPEC+ and other
of our clients and the environment,” said countries during the pandemic have been
Valborg Lundegaard, CEO of Aker Carbon suitable for CO2 storage crucial and successful in stabilising the oil
Capture, a company created recently as market to the benefit for both producers and
an Aker Solutions spinoff. Aker Carbon A Danish North Sea reservoir and consumers,” it said.
Capture has plans to secure firm contracts infrastructure have been determined suitable
for carbon capture plants for a total of for geological CO2 storage, as part of the
10mn tonnes per year by the end of 2025. Project Greensand with Wintershall Dea, Eni, Enel looking into
“Carbon capture and storage will play a Ineos, and Maersk Drilling as its members.
major role in a decarbonized future. This Danish drilling contractor Maersk hydrogen cooperation
technology contributes both to reducing Drilling joined the CO2 storage project
emissions in key sectors directly, and to in June 2020. The drilling contractor Energy players Enel and Eni have teamed up
removing CO2 to balance unavoidable expects that its offshore rigs will be used to to develop green hydrogen projects.
emissions, which is critical with regard to repurpose the existing oil and gas wells for The two companies are planning
the targets of the Paris Agreement,” stated CO2 injection. to produce green hydrogen through
Dr Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy In an update on November 25, Maersk electrolyzers powered by renewable energy,
Solutions. “As experienced forerunners in said that the mission to store CO2 beneath Eni said in its statement on December 2.
the CCS field, we will build on our well- the Danish North Sea has cleared the first The electrolysers will be located near two
founded knowhow and work together on major hurdle after the intended subsea of the Eni refineries where green hydrogen
new, energy-efficient, environmentally- reservoir in the North Sea was confirmed appears to be the best decarbonization
friendly CCS-technology solutions.” feasible for CO2 injection by independent option. Each of the two pilot projects will
With CCS, captured CO2 is compressed certification body DNV GL to the feature an electrolyzer of around 10 MW
before being liquefied and transported endorsement of Danish authorities.. and are expected to start generating green
to a permanent-storage location. The hydrogen by 2022-2023.
two companies aim to develop carbon Francesco Starace, Enel Group CEO and
capture solutions that require less energy. Norwegian oil cuts to end general manager, said, “We are interested
The transfer of heat is key for CO2- in exploring with Eni the promising green
capture plants’ improved, overall power- Dec 31 hydrogen sector. Together, we identified a
consumption with MAN Energy Solutions couple of sites where we can start with the
able to recover heat from its compression Norway’s oil output curbs, in place since June, first projects. The overall system we have
systems. Hence, the steam generated will are set to end on December 31, the Ministry in mind will be working as a closed-loop
cover nearly 50% of the power demand for of Petroleum and Energy said on December 1. whereby the electrolyzer fed by renewable
Aker Carbon Capture’s capture plant. “The Norwegian regulation will expire at energy and the refinery will be at the same
The technology-cooperation agreement the end of the year,” the ministry said in a location, therefore avoiding the construction
will run for seven years and forms the basis statement. of complex transport infrastructure to move
for project deliveries to carbon-capture Following a sharp drop in crude prices hydrogen around.”.
plants. in early 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic
Solutions will be applicable for hit demand, Norway in April announced
large facilities, such as the Heidelberg it would slash output for the final seven
Cement Norcem cement plant in Brevik, months of the year.

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