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Carbon capture and storage is necessary in Norway

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1. CCS is necessary in Norway

2. The greatest emission sources of CO2 on the Norwegian mainland

3. See also

4. External links

CCS is necessary in Norway

Norways total consumption of energy for 2002 was 314,6 TWh. 177 TWh of this energy derived from fossil fuels. In order to reduce emissions by 90 percent, the consumption of energy based on fossil fuels in Norway should be reduced with 159 TWh, to 18 TWh.Can we do this within a short time frame to reach our goal? No doubt this will require a strong focus on renewables and energy efficiency. But will this be enough?

ZERO believes in a strong focus on renewables and energy efficiency, and has suggested several measures to increase this focus.

A very high estimate of energy deriving from renewables and energy efficiency is 116 TWh.

It should be underlined that accomplishing this will demand a very offensive strategy. In comparison, Norwegian authorities, through their organization ENOVA, has set their level of ambition at deriving 12 TWh energy from renewables and energy efficiency in the period 2001 to 2010. The amount of energy from renewables that could be realized is higher than we have estimated. It is unlikely that we can exploit all the potential of renewables because of nature encroachment limitations, mainly related to hydro- and wind power.

All the new energy being produced cannot replace energy from fossil fuels. We have to take into account an increase in the energy consumption due to population growth. Even with a “maximum renewable- and energy efficiency scenario”, there will be a deficiency of about 49 of the 159 TWh needed.

In order to reduce Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions to an ecologically sufficient level, further measures should be implemented. An important measure in this respect is CO2 storage. ZERO sees large scale CO2-storage as one of the most important measure to limit climate change. The need for CO2 storage solutions is even more prominent in other countries where there is scarcity in renewables energy possibilities, and more dependent on fossil fuels than Norway. Norways official energy policy, with a lower focus on renewables and energy efficiency than in the “maximum scenario” mentioned above, also underlines the importance of CO2 storage measures for us. 

The greatest emission sources of CO2 on the Norwegian mainland

Emissions in 2005, source: The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT):

 

  1. Statoil, the Mongstad refinery - Hordaland County, 1 504 000 tonnes
  2. Gassco, gas terminal, Kårstø - Rogaland County, 1 112 000 tonnes
  3. Norcem, cement, Grenland - Telemark County, 742 000
  4. Yara Porsgrunn, fertiliser, Porsgrunn - Telemark County, 594 000 tonnes
  5. Hydro Aluminium, Sunndalsøra - Møre og Romsdal County, 586 000 tonnes
  6. Hydro Aluminium, Karmøy - Rogaland County, 497 000 tonnes
  7. Norcetyl, petrochemical, Grenland - Telemark County, 425 000 tonnes
  8. Norcem cement, Kjøpsvik – Nordland County, 393 000 tonnes
  9. Hydro Aluminium, Årdal - Sogn og Fjordane County, 393 000 tonnes
  10. Tjeldbergodden methanol factory, Aure - Møre og Romsdal County, 357 000 tonnes
  11. Esso, the Slagen refinery, Tønsberg - Vestfold, 330 000 tonnes
  12. Elkem Aluminium, Mosjøen - Nordland, 306 000 tonnes
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Largest emission sources on the Norwegian mainland.

See also

 

External links

  • SSB: See statistics of Norways energy consumption
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