Constantly new projects in CLIMIT’s portfolio

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“It is important for us to constantly update our project databases,” says manager of the CLIMIT secretariat Kari-Lise Rørvik. We try to post a review of all the projects we support. Which shows the breadth of CLIMIT’s project portfolio. We then build this base out, week by week. We have divided it in two so that there is one for the R&D part, which is under the auspices of the Research Council of Norway. The second part is the Demo part operated by Gassnova SF.

CLIMIT’s project database is available in both Norwegian and English. We have divided it by topic and it should be easy to search around.

An example: Feasibility study Kollsnes SOFC-CC

Alma Clean Power and Gasnor wanted to conduct a feasibility study to assess the effects of producing electricity from waste gas from Gasnor’s LNG plant at Kollsnes, using fuel cell modules with carbon capture. The project is one of those in CLIMIT-Demo’s project portfolio. The fuel cell modules supplied by Alma Clean Power are of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) type, which can operate with high efficiency on natural gas and with efficient carbon capture (CC). With Northern Lights’ CO₂ reception and storage facility on the neighboring site, there is a lot of room for emission cuts. Today, the waste gas is used in gas engines.

The objective of the study was to assess the feasibility and profitability of a SOFC-CC installation. This was to be done by establishing functional requirements, scope and interface for such a development project and making early cost estimates. The effect of increased electricity production and reduced CO₂ taxes is considered revenues in the estimates, while the positive effect of heat recovery is neglected. Costs are related to procurement and construction, as well as operation and maintenance costs.

The results are very positive and show that it is possible to improve energy efficiency and reduce CO₂ emissions with SOFC-CC technology.

Feel free to contact the secretariat if you have a project idea or have questions about any of the projects you have read about.