AnnuAl 49 • 2006/2007

RenewableFuture

energy & environmental

technology

Vol. 2006 No. 8 ISSN 0029-3628Published October 2006 by:

Gjerdrums vei 19, NO-0484 Oslo, NorwayTel: +47 21 50 80 70Fax: +47 21 47 49 01E-mail: index@index.noWebsite: www.index.noin cooperation with Innovation Norway, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry.

facts:Norway in BriefSize: 385,155 sq. km(including the islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Population 4.64 million

Main Cities Population (incl. suburbs)Oslo 801,158Bergen 242,158Stavanger/Sandnes 174,104Trondheim 158,613

GDP 2004 NOK 1.71 trillion

Exchange Rate:NOK/USD 6.74 (October 2006)NOK/EUR 8.45 (October 2006)

Exports and Imports 2004 NOK bill. USD bill. Amount of GDPTotal Exports 737 109.4 43.7%Total Imports 499 74.1 29.6%

Main Export CommoditiesOil & gas, metals, machinery, chemical products, fish & fish products, pulp & paper and ferro alloys

Main Import Commodities Transport equipment, machinery, chemicals, textiles and metal products

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Norway Exports – Energy & Environmental Technology is distributed through the following channels:• Innovation Norway’s offices and Norwegian embassies and consulates abroad• The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ offices abroad• The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry• The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise’s (NHO) contacts and network• Norwegian Chambers of Commerce worldwide • Official state delegations in Norway and abroad • The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation’s (Norad) contacts and network• The Norwegian Electricity Industry Association’s (EBL) contacts and network • The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment’s contacts and network • The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority’s (SFT) contacts and network • The Bellona Foundation’s contacts and network• The World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) contacts and network • The following trade fairs: - E-world – energy & water (Messe Essen, Germany) February 6–8, 2007 - Offshore Technology Conference 07 (Houston, USA) April 30–May 4, 2007 - Other oil and gas trade fairs where Innovation Norway is in attendance

Recipients of Norway Exports – Energy & Environmental Technology will include:• Relevant industry contacts in both the public and private sectors in Norway and abroad • Relevant departments, politicians, county and township offices in Norway• Relevant energy companies abroad• International environmental organizations • Attendees of international events, meetings and trade shows where Innovation Norway or Norwegian embassies are represented

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table of contents 3: ForewordbytheNorwegianMinisterofInternationalDevelopment 4: IndexbyCompany&Industry 8–26: NorwegianEnergy&EnvironmentalTechnologyArticles 8: EnvironmentalR&DandTechnology

MonitoringtheIntricaciesoftheEarth

12: CleanEnergy

RenewableFuture

18: Energy&EnvironmentalDevelopmentCooperation

CleanAir,CleanWater,CleanPower

22: MaritimeEnvironmentalTechnology

NorwegianShippingConfrontsPollution

24: Oil&GasEnvironmentalTechnology

EnvironmentalConsciousnessGivesCompetitiveEdge

28–72: CompanyProfiles 73–75: ServiceProviders

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Erik Solheim (The Norwegian Minister of International Development), Sara Aadnesen (EBL), Rolv Bjelland (Norad), Olle Morten Grini (SFT), Liv Guneriussen

(Norad), Rolf Iver Hagemoen (The Bellona Foundation), Ottar Hermansen (Innovation Norway), Odd Naustdal (Norwegian Ministry of International Development)

Current Norwegian environmental

initiatives in the shipping industry include

fuel cell technology to bring about the

possibility of ultra-clean ships.

22Norway’s goal of producing 7 terawatt-

hours of energy from renewable sources

by 2010 is good news for the growing

number of Norwegian firms creating

cutting-edge clean energy technology.

12A new generation of Norwegian scientists

and engineers is studying the workings

of our complex planet to develop the

technologies needed to understand and

address the environmental challenges of

the 21st century.

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Applied Plasma Physics AS (APP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28AquaFence AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Aqualyng AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Art of Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Cambi AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Clean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . 32Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Dresser-Rand AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Ecomotive AS – Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35ELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37EL-tjeneste AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Emisoft AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 EPCON Energy & Process Control AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Fugro OCEANOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Institute of Marine Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) . . . . . . . . 47Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48KanEnergi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Markleen AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . 50NorLense AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Norsk Teknisk Porselen AS (NTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) . . . . . . . 55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . 56Norwegian Oil Spill Control Association (NOSCA) . . 58

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Refrigerant Gas Reception Foundation (SRG) . . . . . . 61Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) . . . . . . . . 62ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63ScanWind Group AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64SINTEF Energy Research AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani AS . . . . . . 70SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Thermtech AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Wikborg Rein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

alphabetical list of participating companies

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erik solheimThe Norwegian Minister of International Development

the environment – an integrated part of development policy

The environment

has a decisive

influence on

the daily lives of

millions of people,

especially in the

poor parts of the

world. When the

environment is

ruined, it is the poorest who suffer the

most. Those of us who live in the Western

world are much better equipped to protect

ourselves against climactic change, air

pollution and a reduction in the quality

of water. The poor, on the other hand,

often stand completely unprotected and

vulnerable in the face of environmental

destruction. They are the ones who have

to pay – both for their own as well as our

transgressions against the environment.

People are in the process of destroying

the global environment. We use too much

water, overexploit the world’s fishing

resources, pollute the air, change the

climate and wipe out animal species.

According to the Millennium Ecosystem

Assessment, we use 60 percent of the

resources the ecosystem supplies us with

in a non-sustainable way. The economic

cost of the destruction of the ecosystem

is significant and it inhibits the growth that

developing countries must have in order

to reduce poverty. It is possible to reverse

this negative trend, but it demands the will

to change our behaviour and, especially,

our political vigour and courage.

The current Norwegian government’s

goal is that the country will be a global

leader in the area of environment-related

assistance. We know that we have

to get environmental problems under

control in order to solve the problems of

poverty facing the world. We also see

constant examples of how environmental

collaboration makes an important

contribution to peace, security and

regional development. Environmental

consideration must be safeguarded in all

developmental cooperation.

Norway shall be a driving force for

the environment becoming an area of

focus for the UN and World Bank. The

environment will also be a constant theme

in the dialogue we have with authorities

in other countries, just as it was when

the Minister of Environment and I were

in China in September 2006. China has

made enormous economic progress

during the last few years – hundreds of

millions of people have been brought out

of poverty, new industries are growing,

and many people can now afford to buy

a car. However, economic growth also

entails environmental problems. Therefore,

China is interested in collaborating with

Norway on technology that can improve

the environment. A small contribution

towards solving China’s environmental

problems is also in our own interests.

Environment-related assistance has

been a neglected area in recent years

in Norwegian development policy. This

is due partly to the fact that the political

focus has been elsewhere and partly

because it hasn’t sunk in until recently how

strong the connection between combating

poverty and the environment is. This is in

the process of changing. The environment

and combating poverty are inextricably

linked together. It is a question of life and

death, and if we are going to combat

poverty then we also have to combat the

destruction of the environment.

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indexNORWAY EXPORTS – Energy & Environmental Technology

energy PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENTCABLESElectricalCablesSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

ELECTRICALEQUIPMENTCableFaultIndicatorsSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

GeneratorsDresser-Rand AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34ScanWind Group AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

InductionHeatingEquipmentSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

InsulatorsNorsk Teknisk Porselen AS (NTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

ProtectiveRelaysJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

SCADASystemsSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

TestEquipmentKjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

TransformersELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

INSTALLATIONEQUIPMENTDistributionBoards,PanelBoards,SwitchboardsELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

LightingELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

MeteringDevicesKjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

SocketOutletsELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

SwitchesELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Test&MeasuringEquipmentKjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Wire&WireProductsELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

MECHANICALEQUIPMENTTurbines,Valves&GovernorsScanWind Group AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

OPERATION&MAINTENANCEEQUIPMENTDistributionJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

GenerationJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48ScanWind Group AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

TransmissionJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

TELECOMMUNICATIONSINFRASTRUCTUREELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

TRANSMISSION&DISTRIBUTIONEQUIPMENTInsulation&HardwareNorsk Teknisk Porselen AS (NTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Masts&TowersEL-tjeneste AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

TurnkeySubstationsJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONSSYSTEMSControlCentreCommunicationsSystemsSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

DataNetworkEquipmentELKO AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

CONTROLSYSTEMSJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

FAULTLOCATIONSYSTEMSJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

GISSYSTEMSSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

OPERATIONAL&MAINTENANCEMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSGRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

REMOTECONTROL&MONITORINGSYSTEMSEL-tjeneste AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

SOFTWAREEmisoft AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

CONSULTANCY & OTHER SERVICESCABLEINSTALLATIONELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50

CONSULTANCYClean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48KanEnergi AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45New Energy Perfomance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

CONTRACTINGELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Wikborg Rein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

EDUCATION&RESEARCHDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) . . . . . . . . . . 47KanEnergi AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

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ENGINEERINGClean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

EPCTURNKEYCONTRACTINGClean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Wikborg Rein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

ERECTIONELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50ScanPole AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

ERECTIONSUPERVISIONELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

FINANCIALANALYSISDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37KanEnergi AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

FINANCINGELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Wikborg Rein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

POWERMARKETDemandSideManagementSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Liberalization/DeregulationSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

LoadForecastsSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

PowerExchangesSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Wikborg Rein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Value-AddedProductsSINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

energy & enviromental technology

PROJECTDEVELOPMENT&FINANCINGELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50ScanWind Group AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

BOTProjectsNord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Wikborg Rein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

ThermalEnergyPlantsJacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENTClean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60ScanWind Group AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SURVEYING&MAPPINGDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33ELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

TRAININGELTEL Networks AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) . . . . . . . . . . 47Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

UTILITYMANAGEMENTDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Jacobsen Elektro AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) . . . . . . . . . . . .50SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

environmental technology APPLICATION AREASAIRPOLLUTIONApplied Plasma Physics AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Clean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Emisoft AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Norsk Teknisk Porselen AS (NTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

BIOTECHNOLOGYPRODUCTSGreen Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

CONSULTANCY&OTHERSERVICESApplied Plasma Physics AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Clean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Ecomotive AS - Norway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Emisoft AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Institute for Marine Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46KanEnergi AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Refrigerant Gas Reception Foundation (SRG) . . . . . . .61SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

CONTAMINATEDSOIL&SEDIMENTSFugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Thermtech AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

CONTINUOUSEMISSIONMONITORING(CEM)Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55

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indexNORWAY EXPORTS – Energy & Environmental Technology

ECOTECHNOLOGYAquaFence AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Emisoft AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43KanEnergi AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

ENERGYTECHNOLOGYDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33EPCON Energy & Process Control AS. . . . . . . . . . . . .40KanEnergi AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) . . . . . . . . .62ScanWind Group AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT&MANAGEMENTDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Ecomotive AS - Norway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Emisoft AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Fugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Institute for Marine Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT&RISKASSESSMENTDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

NaturalDisasterPreparednessAquaFence AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGYEmisoft AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Fugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

MAPPING&SURVEYINGApplied Plasma Physics AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Det Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Ecomotive AS - Norway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Fugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Institute for Marine Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

MONITORINGFugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Institute for Marine Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

OILSPILLCONTINGENCYFugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian Oil Spill Control Association (NOSCA) . . . .58SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENTDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) . . . . . . . . . . . .45Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56SINTEF Energy Research AS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

SOLID&HAZARDOUSWASTEDet Norske Veritas, DNV Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42GRIP (Green in Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). . . . . . . . .55Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Refrigerant Gas Reception Foundation (SRG) . . . . . . .61Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

WASTEWATER&SLUDGEClean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Ecomotive AS - Norway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35EPCON Energy & Process Control AS. . . . . . . . . . . . .40Fugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Statoil ASA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Thermtech AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

WATERDe-ScalingAqualyng AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Drinking&FreshWaterAquaFence AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Aqualyng AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Fugro OCEANOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

WaterTreatmentAquaFence AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Aqualyng AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Clean Tunnel Air International AS (CTA) . . . . . . . . . . . .32Ecomotive AS - Norway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35EPCON Energy & Process Control AS. . . . . . . . . . . . .40Green Business Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) . . . . . .56Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Research Division (UMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57SWECO Grøner AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

the bellona

foundation

��energy & enviromental technology

Bellona works with relevant governments,

experts and other NGOs to achieve

sustainable solutions to the world’s most

pressing environmental problems. These

include the clean up of the Cold War

legacy in Russia, the safety of the oil and

gas industry in Europe and Russia, and

fighting global climate change through

its work on Carbon Capture and Storage

(CCS) technology and clean energy

research. The foundation’s findings

are published on Bellona Web

(www.bellona.org) to keep the public

abreast of the environment in which it

lives.

EnergyThe production of clean and safe

energy is a priority issue for Bellona.

The foundation believes that providing

access to sufficient quantities of clean,

affordable energy today can solve most

current environmental problems. In the

transitional phase from a fossil fuel-based

energy system to a system based on

renewable energy, it is possible to meet

the world’s energy needs in a cleaner

fashion by using CCS when converting

fossil fuel into electricity and hydrogen.

The B7 StrategyIn all of its pursuits, Bellona understands

that it is important to work with the

industry rather than be its adversary. This

is why Bellona developed the unique “B7”

programme. Through this programme,

members of the business and industrial

community can work with Bellona to

find more ecologically sound methods

of operation. The programme covers the

In addition, members of Bellona’s staff

have been appointed to three of the

five working groups in the Technology

Platform. The scope of the Platform is

to remove the obstacles blocking the

creation of zero emissions power plants.

An important element in this work is CCS,

which Bellona has worked to promote for

more than 14 years.

Bellona’s work in the Platform gives

it a special opportunity to reach new

stakeholders and extend its network of

like-minded organizations and individuals.

For more information about Bellona’s

work, please visit the foundation’s

website: www.bellona.org.

TheBellonaFoundationcelebratesits20thanniversaryin2006.Foundedasadirectactionprotest

groupin1986,ithassinceblossomedintoaninternationallyrecognizedtechnology-andsolution-

orientedenvironmentalchampionwithofficesinOslo,Murmansk,St.Petersburg,Moscow,Brusselsand

WashingtonDC.

The Bellona Foundation

PO Box 2141 Grünerløkka

NO-0505 Oslo, Norway

E-mail: bellona@bellona.no

Website: www.bellona.com

foundation’s seven priority areas, which

include renewable and clean fossil energy,

environmental pollution in Russia, clean

oceans, and transport and environmental

technology, and defines the conditions for

the foundation’s cooperation programme

with the business community.

Bellona in the EUWith the European Union (EU) primarily

setting the environmental agenda for

Europe, the EU states have become

one of the most important policy arenas

for Bellona. In 1994, Bellona opened

its Brussels office – called Bellona

Europa – whose main task is to spread

knowledge within the EU about important

environmental issues, arrange open

hearings in collaboration with members of

European Parliament, and build bridges

between governments, politicians,

decision-makers, NGOs and businesses.

This work has paid off. In 2005, Bellona

President Frederic Hauge was appointed

to the Advisory Council of the European

Commission’s Technology Platform for

Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants.

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EversinceFridtjofNansenfrozehisresearchship,theFram,intotheArcticicepackin1893,Norwegian

scientistshaveexcelledatobservingtheEarth’senvironment,particularlywhileunravellingthemysteries

ofpolarplaces.VilheimBjerknes’sworkwithfluiddynamicsatthebeginningofthe20thcenturyledto

themoderndisciplineofweatherforecasting,andHaraldSverdrup’soceancurrentobservationsinthe

periodaroundWorldWarIIprovidedthefoundationforthescienceofphysicaloceanography.Nowanew

generationofNorwegianscientistsandengineersisstudyingtheworkingsofourcomplexplanettodevelop

thetechnologiesneededtounderstandandaddresstheenvironmentalchallengesofthe21stcentury.

by Nancy Bazilchuk

monitoring the intricacies of the earth

Norway is the only country in the world

with Arctic and Antarctic territories, a fact

that naturally helps shape the country’s

research and development agenda. But

a long tradition of deep connections with

the land has also spurred researchers and

engineers to build the capability needed

to monitor the intricacies of all the Earth’s

systems – whether by satellite monitoring

of ice conditions, oil spills and potential

floods, or with ground measurements of

meteorological and oceanic conditions to

help countries predict tsunamis or other

natural disasters. Still other research has

led engineers to devise new technologies

to provide environmentally friendly

transportation, save energy, control

pollution and limit damage from natural

catastrophes.

The International Polar YearStarting in March 2007, Norway will

join more than 60 other countries in the

fourth International Polar Year (IPY), a

collaborative effort on Arctic and Antarctic

research. Previous polar years led to

major advances in Earth sciences: 50

years ago, during the last such effort,

scientists discovered the Earth’s Van Allen

radiation belt and confirmed the theory of

continental drift.

The upcoming IPY comes at a time when

the role of the poles and “conditions in the

polar areas are of fundamental importance

to the state of the entire planet,” said Prof.

Øyvind Hov, leader of the Norwegian

International Polar Year committee,

and a researcher at the Norwegian

Meteorological Institute in Oslo. “This

recognition has great relevance now that

the Arctic is experiencing dramatic climatic

changes” due to human-induced global

warming, he said. Temperatures in the

high Arctic have risen twice as fast as the

world average, he noted, and Arctic sea

ice is melting so rapidly that scientists

predict that the North Pole will be ice-free

in the summer by the second half of this

century.

Thus, both Norway and the international

scientific community must respond to

this urgent need for concentrated polar

research, Hov says, so that humankind

can understand and predict the course

of these unparalleled changes while

ensuring sustainable use of polar natural

resources such as petroleum and living

marine resources. In recognition of the

importance of Norway’s contributions to

environmental r&d and technology

Jan-Gunnar Winther is the director of the

Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø. The

institute will be playing a large role in the

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the IPY, the Norwegian government has

proposed that Parliament allocate NOK

80 million of the country’s 2007 budget for

the effort.

There & Back AgainOne of Norway’s key studies will involve a

very long Antarctic journey. A Norwegian

and American research team will take two

field seasons to travel roughly 5,500 km,

from Norway’s Troll Antarctic Research

Station in Queen Maud Land to the US

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station,

at 90 degrees south – and back again.

The traverse will cross the vast, largely

unexplored East Antarctic ice sheet,

which plays a major role in regulating

climate. Jan-Gunnar Winther, director of

the Norwegian Polar Institute, will lead

the Norwegian half of the joint team. “This

is most likely the most unknown region

on the Earth,” he said. “Our goal is to

contribute to the understanding of how the

mass balance of the ice is changing, and

to give more precise input to predictions of

future climate and sea level changes.”

While the IPY will command a great deal

of scientific attention during its relatively

short duration, it’s not the only Norwegian

project that looks at polar and climate

issues. The Research Council of Norway

is currently operating a 10-year-long

programme called NORKLIMA, which

explores the ramifications of climate

change for Norway. The programme

began in 2004 and has an annual budget

of roughly NOK 85 million, with nearly 50

research projects that address everything

from how global climate change will

affect the country’s plants, animals, and

agriculture to effects on the circulation and

marine resources in the North Atlantic and

Barents Sea.

Climate change is also an important focus

for CICERO, the Center for International

Climate and Environmental Research

– Oslo, an independent research centre

associated with the University of Oslo.

CICERO’s job is to research national and

international issues related to climate

change and climate policy. CICERO is

also one of nine Norwegian institutions

participating in DAMOCLES (Developing

Arctic Modelling and Observing

Capabilities for Long-term Environmental

Studies), a European project for providing

an integrated ice-atmosphere-ocean

monitoring and forecasting system

designed for observing and quantifying

climate changes in the Arctic, particularly

sea ice cover.

Capturing CO2 & Getting Rid of ItWhile Norwegian scientists are hard at

work understanding climate change and

its implications, Norwegian engineers are

busily devising techniques for controlling

the problem, whether by capturing

greenhouse gases such as carbon

dioxide, or by limiting fossil fuel use by

developing energy efficiency programmes

and alternative fuel vehicles.

SINTEF is Scandinavia’s largest

independent research and development

institute; in 2005, the group’s turnover

totalled NOK 1.8 billion. The institute has

strong links to the Norwegian University

of Science and Technology (NTNU)

in Trondheim, a relationship that is

epitomized by the Gas Technology Center,

a joint cooperative between the university

and the institute. Roughly 600 researchers

are affiliated with the centre, working

on natural gas-related research and

development, but also looking at how best

to capture carbon dioxide and get rid of it.

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depend on tracked vehicles like this one for

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Norway is home to the oldest experiment

involving the capture and storage of

carbon dioxide, at Statoil’s Sleipner field,

where for the last decade, roughly a million

tonnes of carbon dioxide per year have

been successfully controlled by injecting

the substance into an undersea formation.

The Norwegian government has also

proposed allocating NOK 860.3 million

in 2007 to research and development on

carbon dioxide capture from gas-fired

power plants and related projects.

“The Gas Technology Center is the

strongest research centre in the world

in this area,” says Olav Bolland, a NTNU

professor and co-leader of the centre’s

systems technology group. A reflection

of the Gas Technology Center’s expertise

was its leadership role in organizing

the 8th International Conference on

Greenhouse Gas Control Technology, held

at NTNU in June 2006. The conference

featured 500 papers and 1,000

participants.

Saving Energy, & Building Cars of the FutureSINTEF’s environmental technology

extends to the institute’s Materials and

Chemistry group, which features research

in hydrogen fuel cells and membrane

technology. The institute’s Water and

Environment group is developing compact

process schemes for wastewater

treatment, removal of organic matter

in drinking water treatment, and water

treatment and reuse in land-based fish

farming.

Enova SF takes a slightly different

approach to protecting the environment:

this state company grants money to

municipalities and businesses to fund

energy-saving technologies. In 2005,

Enova contracted for 186 projects that

resulted in energy savings of 2 terawatt-

hours (TWH), or about 2 percent of

Norway’s 125 TWH consumption. One

example of the company’s work can

be found in Skien, which with Enova’s

support was able to tap the methane

gas produced at its landfill to produce

electricity and heating.

The Norwegian company Think builds

unique lightweight electric cars with a

global business reach: the company

uses more than 700 different parts

delivered from 120 suppliers worldwide.

The company is also developing a fuel cell/

electric hybrid vehicle with Raufoss Fuel

Systems as its partner; the Norwegian

government has awarded the partnership

a three-year, NOK 11 million grant.

An Eye in the SkyNorwegian know-how isn’t limited to the

Earth; in fact, Norway currently uses or

will use 15 satellites for various Earth

observation projects, from ocean current

measurements to weather predictions.

One of the most important of these is

Envisat, launched by the European Space

Agency in 2004 as the largest earth

observation satellite ever built. A polar-

orbiting satellite, MetOp, was launched

in October 2006, the first of three that

will provide Europe with enhanced

meteorological services.

Norway both benefits from the information

from these satellites and has developed

products for satellite users. Kongsberg

Spacetec markets instruments to process

satellite data, which can be incorporated

into ground stations for environmental

and marine surveillance. In August 2006,

the company sold an ENVISAT ASAR

(Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar) level

1b processor for a Vietnamese ground

station system being established by the

French company EADS.

The fact that Norway has territories in

the Arctic and Antarctic gives Kongsberg

Satellite Services, or KSAT, an enormous

edge in providing services from its

Svalbard location to countries that wish

to access or download data from polar

orbiting satellites. In 2007, KSAT will

open a polar ground station at Norway’s

Antarctic Research Station, Troll.

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The opening of the TrollSat station will

make KSAT the only company in the world

able to offer pole-to-pole service with

delivery of satellite data in near real-time,

or an hour or less from when it was first

collected.

KSAT has also been contracted by a

number of European countries to act as an

“eye in the sky”, scanning the seas for oil

spills using synthetic aperture radar, which

can “see” through clouds. KSAT also

monitors snow conditions in mountainous

areas so power companies can predict

snowmelt supply for power generation.

The group has also cooperated with

NORUT IT of Tromsø on an EU project

called “Floodman” to use radar-based

satellite imagery to compile flood maps.

Exporting Expertise Norway’s leadership position in developing

environmental technologies is reflected

in its growing customer base around

the world. Alstom Norway, a branch of

the multinational company ALSTOM

Environmental Control Systems, provides

coal-fired power plants and aluminium

plants with a unique seawater-based

pollution control technology for sulphur

dioxide removal from emissions. In the

spring of 2006, companies in Scotland

and Northern Ireland purchased Alstom’s

technology, with the Scottish contract,

signed in cooperation with AMEC Group

Ltd, worth NOK 2 billion alone.

The United Kingdom has welcomed other

Norwegian technology in the form of Wood

Polymer Technologies, which makes an

environmentally friendly substance to

impregnate wood to protect it for outdoor

use. BSW Timber, the UK’s largest

sawmill, will market WPT’s VisorWood

cladding, which has a 30-year guarantee

against decay. “This product is the next

generation of timber product ... with

performance, reliability and environmental

credentials,” said John Alexander, BSW

Timber’s Business Development head,

when the agreement was announced in

June 2006.

It’s not just companies that have found a

strong niche in offering services beyond

Norway’s borders. NIVA, the Norwegian

Institute for Water Research, provides

research and expertise in the use and

protection of fresh and marine waters.

Roughly 30 percent of NIVA’s projects are

now international, with some of the group’s

projects located in Poland, Croatia,

Venezuela and the Czech Republic. In

September 2006, the institute announced

a research project to determine amounts

and effects of mercury emissions from

coal-fired power

plants and metal

factories in China’s

Guizhou Province.

Norway’s environmental expertise also

extends to coping with natural disasters,

and detecting them before they become

catastrophic. AquaFence has a unique

patented product to help communities

prevent damage from flooding: portable

barriers that link together to provide a

flood wall that uses the weight of the water

itself to hold the barriers in place – and the

floodwaters back. The barriers are in use

in various Norwegian communities as well

as in Germany and England.

Fugro Oceanor, based in Trondheim, offers

countries the ability to monitor real-time

ocean and meteorological conditions

with the use of unique instrumented

ocean buoys. “We were one of the first

companies in Norway that focused on

real-time environmental monitoring,” said

Frode Berge, the company’s managing

director. Greece uses the company’s

buoys in its Poseidon marine network, and

in the summer of 2006 ordered upgrades

and new buoys in a significant expansion

of the system. “This may be the most

advanced system for real-time marine

monitoring anywhere,” Berge said.

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renewable future

Turning away from the idea of building

new large-scale hydropower dams and

plants in order to preserve Norway’s

remaining wilderness and free-flowing

waterfalls, government and industry face

the challenge of discovering new ways to

increase power production while keeping

in line with the Kyoto Protocol and other

agreements. To that end, the Norwegian

government has set a goal of producing

7 terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy from

renewable sources by 2010.

This commitment is good news for the

growing number of Norwegian firms

creating cutting-edge technology in the

areas of hydrogen, solar, wind, tidal and

osmotic power. Developing and marketing

these products will demand a coordinated

approach from the public and private

sectors, however. “We need to make

certain that there is a basis for developing

more Norwegian companies that are

based on the innovations in energy

technology from our research groups,”

wrote Sverre Aam, President of SINTEF

Energy Research, on the group’s website.

RENERGI: A Leading LightWorking to connect research and industry

is the Research Council of Norway’s

RENERGI large-scale programme, one

the nation’s foremost clean energy

development programmes. The effort,

budgeted at NOK 145 million for 2006,

supports and coordinates fundamental

renewable energy research aimed

at solving challenges in both the

long-term (30-year) and short-term

(5-year) perspectives. Key goals for

RENERGI include developing renewable

natural resources, contributing to the

development of promising technologies

and nurturing the research and expertise

environments in the country.

Besides environmental factors, there are

a number of solid economic reasons to

develop clean renewables, according

to Harald Rikheim of RENERGI. Citing

“pressure from increased costs of

electricity, with prices increasing in

drought seasons, and the need to rely

more and more on import of energy”,

renewables should be developed both to

help the global environment and to help

Norway “keep its (energy) edge.”

Projects Far & WideRENERGI supports well over 100 ongoing

clean energy projects in Norway and

internationally. One recently sponsored

effort is a project designed to show

that CO2 can replace chemicals in auto

climate control units without raising petrol

consumption. With RENERGI’s support,

Norwegian research institutions are

developing proprietary cooling technology

that is designed to reach the market

before the EU’s 2011 deadline for all new

cars to run free of today’s air conditioning

chemicals.

SINTEF & the Centre for Renewable EnergyOne of the key institutions participating in

RENERGI is SINTEF, which is the largest

independent research organization in

Scandinavia. In partnership with the

Norwegian University of Science and

Technology (NTNU), the group has

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launched another major step towards

creating a cleaner energy future: the

Centre for Renewable Energy. From

its home in Trondheim, the new centre

will cover a wide area of renewable

energy technology subjects, including

architecture, materials technology,

communications and transport.

Many experts consider hydrogen to be

the clean energy option with the highest

upside potential. SINTEF established

a Hydrogen Committee to study the

potential of the fuel from a Norwegian

perspective and deliver recommendations

to the government. The Committee’s

report called for a national hydrogen

energy programme to be funded at

NOK 900 million over the next 10 years,

emphasizing research, development

and demonstration of the fuel for both

transport and stationary energy supplies.

Hit the Road with Hydrogen – TodayThanks to increasing focus on the fuel,

progress has been made in bringing

the hydrogen era closer. Today, driving

to the pump and being able to choose

H2 is no longer science fiction, thanks

to Norwegian public/private initiative

Hynor. The effort is creating a real-world

hydrogen energy infrastructure along the

580-km-long highway between Oslo and

Stavanger, with a goal of making the entire

journey possible for hydrogen vehicles by

2009.

In 2006, a crucial first step forward for

the hydrogen highway was taken, with

Norway’s first hydrogen filling station

officially opening for business. Located

just outside of Stavanger, Statoil’s new

facility has hydrogen pumps which are fully

integrated into a normal petrol station. On

offer are three alternative fuels: hydrogen,

HCNG (which is a blended product of

hydrogen and natural gas) and natural gas

alone.

The next station planned by the Hynor

project along the Stavanger-Oslo corridor

will be a Hydro facility near Porsgrunn in

Telemark county, slated for opening in

the spring of 2007. To make the trip more

feasible, Hynor has recently acquired 15

Toyota Prius hydrogen hybrids for use

along the route. But it isn’t only the Prius

that will be pulling up to the new hydrogen

stations: the Mazda RX8 hybrid and Think

Hydrogen made appearances at the new

station in Stavanger, filling up and driving

off, leaving only water vapour in their wake.

While Norway’s first hydrogen highway is

becoming a reality, other nations across

the region are following suit. In June 2006,

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Partnership was formed. The group

was created to help make it possible for

hydrogen vehicles to become a real and

practical alternative across the region’s

roads by the year 2012. “The time has

come for Scandinavia to step up to the

challenge of gradually introducing the

zero-emission transport systems of

tomorrow,” wrote Hynor project manager

Ulf Hafseld about the formation of the

partnership.

Not Just Blowin’ in the WindHelping wind power become more

economically viable is an important step

towards creating a renewable energy

future, so the opening in Valsneset of

Norway’s first test station for wind turbines

(VIVA) was considered a watershed

event. VIVA consists of a research

turbine of 225 kW, a measurement mast

and a test unit. The turbine is packed

with the latest instrumentation, able to

accurately measure wind force and turbine

performance.

The facility will test and develop the

latest wind technologies, according to

operations manager Per Finden, with an

overarching goal of further developing

the wind power sector. Both NTNU and

SINTEF are contributing expertise to the

project’s work, which is driven by an

official national goal of producing 3 TWh

of wind power domestically by 2010. “It is

fully possible to generate 10 TWh within

a decade,” Finden noted in an interview

with Norwegian trade publication Teknisk

Ukeblad, “all Norway needs is more know-

how.”

Floating WindmillsRENERGI has helped sponsor Stavanger

company SWAY’s patented floating

wind turbine tower system of the same

name. The innovation features a floating

turbine tower that is precisely balanced

by a heavy ballast section beneath the

surface of the water, which keeps the unit

afloat even in the heaviest seas. The firm

predicts the units, which they hope to

deploy as prototypes in 2007, will generate

levels of power on a par with land-based

wind power units.

“Hywind” is the name given to a similar

project; here, new wind power technology

is designed to produce power at sea

using floating concrete construction

to host offshore windmills. Model

testing of the Hydro company project is

currently ongoing at SINTEF’s Norwegian

Marine Technology Research Institute

(MARINTEK) ocean basin laboratory in

Trondheim.

“Hywind is a future-oriented project

combining our offshore oil industry

experiences with our knowledge of

wind power to take advantage of wind

resources where it blows most – at sea.”

wrote Hydro’s director of new energy

forms, Alexandra Bech Gjørv, on the

company’s website.

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With wind speeds at sea higher than

those on land, the firm expects Hywind

to be highly energy efficient, saying the

technology is “very well-suited for energy-

poor areas where there is little accessible

land, but good offshore wind conditions

– for example in the United States, Japan

and in the vicinity of offshore installations.”

Hywind’s turbines will stand 80 metres

above the ocean surface, with a

rotor diameter of about 90 metres. A

demonstration project will start operating

during the course of 2007, with Hydro

envisioning implementing future turbines

with a power capacity of 5 MW and a rotor

diameter of approximately 120 metres.

Drawing Strength from the Northern SunDespite Norway’s northerly position, the

country is one of the world leaders when

it comes to developing leading-edge solar

energy technology. Far and away the

leading player in this sector is Renewable

Energy Company (REC), parent to REC

Wafer and other companies. In fact,

REC is uniquely positioned in the solar

energy industry as the only company

with a presence across the entire value

chain. REC Silicon and REC Wafer are the

world’s largest producers of solar-grade

silicon and wafers for solar applications.

As an indication of the world’s growing

appetite for solar energy, REC recently

announced it had decided to more than

quadruple its solar cell production and

double its solar module production by the

end of 2008. Thanks to the expansion of

capacity, the company’s cell and module

production will increase from the current

45 MW level to a total of 225 MW in cells

and 100 MW in modules.

Elkem Plans Huge Solar InvestmentElkem Solar hopes to build a new silicon

factory at a cost of NOK 2–3 billion, which

would rank among the largest industrial

investments in Norwegian history. The

facility would employ a new, more energy-

efficient production method, currently in

testing by Elkem. The new technique relies

on a process that requires much simpler

equipment than current gas-based silicon

production.

Slated for final management approval in

late 2006 as of this writing, it is hoped that

the new factory can begin operation in

mid-2008. The site for the new facility is

not yet determined, but Elkem hopes that

high volume (a projected 5,000 tonnes

of silicon per year) coupled with its new,

less expensive production techniques will

result in strong cost positioning, placing

the firm into a commanding position in the

growing worldwide marketplace for solar

power materials.

Two other companies active on the solar

energy scene are Norsol, which is to

open a wafer production facility in Ardal in

the autumn of 2007, and Solanor, which

specializes in solar heating systems.

Turning the TidesNorway’s extremely long coastline and

the powerful wave energy close to shore

have made it a world centre for the

development of tidal power. One pioneer

in this discipline is Hammerfest Strøm,

which is currently the only firm in the world

that delivers power from a tidal power

station to an ordinary power grid. With a

NOK 1.7 million grant from RENERGI to

develop technology, the company has

created a 300 kW tidal power prototype

that has performed for three years

without failure or technical problems

in a 50-metre-deep location outside of

Hammerfest in Norway’s most northerly

county, Finnmark.

The company is now seeking investment

for the next phase of the project: more

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700–1,000 kW. The new units will have

a three-bladed propeller mounted on a

three-legged platform.

Tidal power experts contend that

harnessing the waves can be just as

efficient as wind power, and that it is

natural, with all of Norway’s offshore

experience, that the country should be

in a leadership position when it comes

to developing the materials that are

strong and efficient enough to produce

energy in a harsh marine environment.

As evidence of this, Norway’s first large

tidal power facility is being developed for

a site at Buldra, outside of Karmøy on the

country’s west coast. The effort is being

spearheaded by Fred. Olsen & Company,

and is backed by expertise from NTNU

and SINTEF.

Another wave power firm, Pelagic Power,

is working on a prototype unit of floats

that draw energy from the waves, and

then direct it to a pump below surface.

The pumps will in turn send seawater into

a power station based on land. Pelagic

is currently seeking investors with an

eye towards producing power for the

international market.

Gassnova: Cleaner Gas Production & CO2 CaptureAs a project of the Norwegian Ministry of

Petroleum and Energy (OED), Gassnova

was established to foster development

of environmentally friendly gas power

technology. The programme manages

government funding for the testing and

demonstration of technology for removing

greenhouse gas emissions from power

production.

One area of Gassnova activity is research

into CO2 management. According to

the programme, Norway is one of the

few countries in the world that has the

potential to generate income from the

management of CO2. Two projects led

by SINTEF – BIGCO2 and Enhanced Oil

Recovery by CO2 Injection – are working

on ways to capture and then inject CO2

into oil reservoirs, which would reduce

greenhouse emissions while increasing

oil recovery rates by an estimated six to

twelve percent.

Thinking Long-Term: The Potential of Osmotic PowerAnywhere fresh and salt water meet,

osmotic power can be created. Statkraft is

currently at the forefront in developing the

technology it thinks will lead to this source

becoming an important part of the future’s

clean energy production mix.

Simply put, osmotic power is created

when both freshwater and saltwater are

funnelled into a membrane module. The

freshwater is then transported through

the membranes and into pressurized

seawater. This results in a pressurized mix

of brackish water, which then flows to a

hydropower turbine, generating electricity.

Statkraft points to 2015 as the year that

the first osmotic power plant can be

producing electricity. Key technological

steps to that goal are the development of

a membrane that separates the saltwater

and freshwater, but allows powerful flow

between the two, and the creation of the

proper pressure converters. The process

must operate at a pressure of

11–15 bar in order to achieve good

economic performance.

The company points to thin-film composite

(TFC) membranes as very promising for

bridging the gap from demonstration

project to commercialization. Statkraft

estimates the potential of domestic

osmotic power as reaching a production of

12 TWh per year, and in Europe some 200

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TheNorwegianPollutionControlAuthority(SFT)isadirectorateundertheNorwegianMinistryofthe

Environment.Itsmaingoalispromotingsustainabledevelopment.

SFT has broad experience with

international cooperation and

environmental development programmes

with partner countries. Some of its main

responsibilities are:

• Monitoring and providing information

about the state of the environment

• Providing the Norwegian Ministry of the

Environment with professional advice,

assessments and expert support

• Enforcing regulatory compliance

through environmental audits,

inspections and other actions

• Regulating products that may cause

health or environmental damage

• Issuing licenses to industrial and

offshore installations

• Cooperating with partner countries and

international organizations

Environmental TechnologiesDuring the more than 30 years that

SFT has been combating pollution, the

authority has used new technologies

to promote regulatory improvements.

Experience shows that those who use less

harmful and less wasteful technologies are

also more likely to become winners in the

marketplace. It is simply a smarter usage

of resources.

Private & Public ExpertiseAs a spin-off, Norwegian industry has

developed highly competitive green

technologies in important areas such

as municipal wastewater treatment,

reductions of emissions to air, recycling of

waste, and oil and water separation in the

offshore oil industry. In 2005, SFT set up

a special project team to further promote

the use and innovation of environmental

technologies.

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

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Tel: +47 22 57 34 00

Fax: +47 22 67 67 06

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• Implementing European Union directives

and developing new regulations

• Helping to improve the efficiency of

environmental protection work in

developing countries

Working InternationallyToday, the most urgent environmental

issues are global issues that need

worldwide attention. This is why SFT

is actively engaged in international

cooperation. The authority participates

in European organizations, the United

Nations, OSPAR, OECD, the Arctic Council

and the Nordic Council of Ministers. SFT

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countries such as Russia, China, South

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the United Kingdom in collaboration with

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powerandacleanenvironment.Intheseheadytimesofcommercialgrowth,water,powerandother

povertyalleviationprojectsareincreasinglyaboutahealthyrateofdevelopment.Forgrowingeconomiesin

Africa,Asia,EasternEuropeandSouthAmerica,thefightpitsprogressagainstpollution.Thecallforallies

producesNorwegianexperts.

By William Stoichevski

clean air, clean water, clean power

Norwegian companies specializing in

environmental protection now number

well over 500, according to a survey by

southwest Norway’s Rogaland Research.

Hundreds more are clustered in the

power industry, including dozens of

consultancies. The products and services

offered are backed by seasoned water

and power project managers and financial

facilitators.

One-third of the environmental technology

companies export equipment to handle

or transform waste, scrub emissions or

otherwise measure, analyze or monitor.

Combined with their exported expertise,

these companies were entrusted with an

estimated NOK 5 billion in project work

for 2005. Answering the call to go where

they’re needed, Norwegian power project

consultants and their environmental

technology counterparts are embarked on

trade and development missions around

the world. With new micro- and macro-

financing schemes behind them, they are

networked and finding new partners in

emerging economies.

Hydropower HeirsNorwegian dam builders, meanwhile, have

had to relocate: Thousands of mountain

lakes and watercourses in Norway were

long ago turned into abundant, cheap,

clean power bought and sold on the

Nordpool power exchange, the world’s

first.

Meanwhile, hiking Norwegians can get

an educated guess about the size of their

electricity bills by gazing at water levels

in any of the alpine reservoirs overseen

by the Water Resources and Energy

Directorate (NVE), which also oversees a

NOK 270 million budget for developing

world water and energy projects. On offer

is the expertise that created Norway’s

reliable hydropower.

One of the first trade and development

destinations became Nepal – a country

reminiscent of Norway with regards to

nature – and the site of a hydropower

project at Khimti Khola which has been

praised for concessions to the local

ecosystem. Norwegian equipment

suppliers; Europe’s leading hydropower

company, Statkraft; and Norfund

– the Norwegian Investment Fund for

Developing Countries – supported the

project.

The Khimti Khola spirit is nurtured at home

in Norway, where a host of environmental

agencies ensure energy projects are

“green”. Today, the Norwegian University

of Science and Technology (NTNU) is

busy transferring research to a laboratory

in Nepal regarding sediment hydraulics

and the modelling and design of desilting

basins. NTNU recently launched a Master

of Science programme in Electric Power

Transmission and Distribution at Nepal’s

Katmandu University.

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The local community gets power from the

Khimi Khola hydropower project, the largest

private power plant in Nepal. Norwegian

companies and authorities have supported

the development of the project for a number

of years.

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Projects to Learn ByNorwegians are no doubt among the

most seasoned bearers of hydropower

knowledge. They’ve safeguarded 390

rivers with their own National Plan for

the Protection of Water Courses, a

societal pact over a century old. The UN

promptly called on Norway to prepare

international guidelines for hydropower

development, and Norwegian experience

is much in demand. In Mozambique,

for example, Norwegian assistance is

training technicians and administrators

of the National Directorate of Energy

while providing over NOK 200 million

to build transmission infrastructure for

rural electrification. Similar training work

was conducted in Bhutan by the NVE in

partnership with the Bhutan Directorate

of Energy. Ministry of Natural Resources

personnel in the newly independent Timor-

Leste have also been brought up to speed

on their resources.

In Vietnam, development agency Norad,

water resources regulator NVE and

hydropower consultancy SWECO Grøner

are wrapping up a National Hydropower

Plan which has been in the works for

seven years. Electricity of Vietnam is

the client, while the Ministry of Natural

Resources of Vietnam is drawing up a

licensing plan for hydro projects with NVE

help.

One of the largest engineering

consultancies, Norconsult, has had a

hand in all of the planning and execution

aspects of many an international project.

While just coming off a job revamping

Tanzania’s Kidatu hydropower station, it’s

also involved in a long-term study of the

Zhambezi River for the Mphanda Nkuwa

project.

For the Nile River, Norwegian help setting

up clean hydropower is taking shape in

the Nile Basin Initiative, where Norad and

NVE are preparing an offer of assistance

detailing how Norway can help the study

of hydropower potential along the river.

For SN Power – 50/50 owned by Statkraft

and Norad – joint ventures with Indian

utility LNJ Bhilwara include two, large

run-of-river plants in one of the world’s

largest electricity markets. Malana started

producing electricity in 2003, while the

larger, $230-million Allain Duhangan will

start generating 192 MW of power in

2008. Power from both of these Kullu

Valley developments will electrify northern

India. At Malana, Norwegian siphon-

suction technology introduced in 2006

removed in just a few weeks the equivalent

of 10,000 truckloads of silt while turbines

turned at full tilt.

Clearing the AirUnder the UN’s Clean Development

Mechanism (CDM), there are other ways

to earn. One income earner in Chile

– the 155-megawatt run-of-river hydro

project, Hidroeletrica La Higuera – will be

managed 50/50 by Norwegian SN Power

and Pacific Hydro of Australia. It is Chile’s

first hydropower project.

Citing the CDM, China is emphasizing

sustainable development above pure

growth. Renewable energy projects to

harness the wind, the sun or capture

methane for power are Chinese priorities.

Such renewable energies have become

Norwegian specialties. One reason

Norway is undergoing a renaissance in

gas-fired power while still hoping to meet

its Kyoto emissions reductions targets is

because of ceramic membranes which

absorb carbon dioxide at power plants

fired by natural gas. Political winds in

Norway have determined that all future

gas-fired power must be scrubbed of

carbon, and as Norway Exports went

to press, the country’s biggest energy

company, Statoil, announced plans to

build a combined 630-megawatt heat-

and-power plant in western Norway. A

condition set by the Pollution Control

Authority is that it captures and stores all

of its carbon emissions from 2014.

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Pollution ControlClean air in Norway is presided over

by the Norwegian Pollution Control

Authority (SFT), an agency of the Ministry

of the Environment. Its staff advises

governmental bodies and helps to ensure

that projects do not harm the natural

surroundings beyond nature’s ability to

heal itself.

In Norway, SFT experts and advisors

oversee zero emissions efforts, chemical

handling and the environmental impact

of energy production. Abroad, the focus

is helping nations protect their natural

inheritance, as in Botswana and Zambia,

where efforts to define and enforce

industrial pollution controls have met with

palpable success.

Another Norwegian clean air player is

the Norwegian Institute for Air Research

(NILU), which has set up an office in

Katowice, Poland and has helped equip

officials with the right technology. NILU

boasts the beginnings of an air quality

management system, or AirQUIS, with

potential benefits for Polish air quality.

Green Trade TeamsFrom clean power to clean air and water,

industry grouping Entech is one of many

heeding the call to reach out to growing

economies – especially in China and

Eastern Europe. This network of 23

companies have made an office in China’s

largest city, Chongqing, a goal during

a time when many a Chinese mayor is

hosting delegations of technologists

promising to help clean the country’s air

and water.

Chongqing’s Environmental Protection

Bureau, an expanding Chinese

Environmental Protection Administration

and Entech have agreed to install

Norwegian clean air and clean water

technologies worth some NOK 30 million.

Commercial network GreenPartner groups

the interests of 35 Norwegian companies

keen to help China install wastewater

treatment, recycle garbage and clean the

air ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Among the GreenPartner offerings is an

emissions-free Smart Car from Miljøbil

Grenland.

New IdeasA new Renewable Energy Law entered

into force in China in 2006, and one of

the early signs of change has agricultural

waste forming the basis for a biomass

industry, rather than be dumped or burned

in the open. Norwegian companies like

Cambi are keen to help make use of

organic waste with treatment systems that

also maximize energy production. Such

technology can rapidly shorten biomass

planning in China with energy generation

and sales onto the national grid. Moreover,

China plans to produce 15 percent of its

energy via renewable energy, and biomass

and biofuels have been singled out by

officials.

Research institute SINTEF has

long automated and refined older

energy technologies to make them

environmentally responsive. The institute’s

Energy Research programme is embarked

on a NOK 250 million research assignment

to step up the performance of biomass

and biofuel plants.

Europe’s Green DawnGreenPartner and Entech are making

a splash in Eastern Europe, where one

member company, Biovac, has exported

over 500 wastewater treatment plants,

many finding their way into new European

Union (EU) countries.

A funding drive by countries of the

European Economic Area aimed at

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integrating new EU lands will help beef

up green practices among the 10 new

entrants. Norwegian lending for clean

water, air and power – over !1 billion –

rivals similar EU funding to curb the

environmental trauma caused by failing

Soviet-era infrastructure. Poland-based

companies and projects stand to gain

50 percent of the allotments, many via

partnerships with Norwegian outfits.

The goal is more companies like Poland-

based ENER-G Polska, which, with its

Norwegian parent company ENERGOS,

evolved gas power from landfill. The result

is renewable energy and measurable cuts

in methane emissions.

Clean WaterPolish environmental players have

been quick to partner with like-minded

Norwegians on managing Poland’s

biodiversity and water resources.

Cooperation between Polish consultancy

Geomor and the Norwegian Institute

for Water Research (NIVA) produced

environmental modelling and real-time,

flood-decision support systems for

Poland’s watersheds.

In the Polish countryside, Norwegian outfit

Cambi has delivered sludge treatment and

a biogas plant to Bydgoszcz, where town

and country waste will become electricity,

heat and fertilizer.

In China, where Beijing announced

plans to spend $41.5 billion by 2010 on

sewage treatment for its cities, Norwegian

firms see a chance to show what their

environmental technology and products

can do. From central Norway, industry

body Green City Norway hopes to partner

with Chinese towns keen to counter the

ill effects of rapid industrial growth with

renewable energy and waste processing.

A delegation from Telemark County

Council visited central China in 2005,

and in May 2006, officials from water-rich

Hubei Province in China visited fabled

Telemark. In the end, an agreement was

reached to transfer Norwegian technology

that will help cleanse the mighty Han River.

Managing the PossibleWith one-fifth of the world’s population

but only seven percent of its water

supply, China has sought Norwegian

help as it moves water and power into

its arid north. Norwegian engineering

help at the $22.5 billion Three Gorges

dam was just the beginning. In June

2006, Innovation Norway arranged a

matchmaking conference in Beijing and

Chongqing for Norwegian environmental

technology firms. A year earlier, the mayor

of Chongqing received a delegation that

included the Norwegian Minister of the

Environment. Thereafter, NTNU and

SINTEF’s work evaluating the 6,000-

kilometre Yangtze River forged a bond

between central Norway and Chongqing,

resulting in student exchanges and a

promise to mobilize Norwegian technology

to clean up the 25 million tonnes of waste

flushing into the river and depriving millions

of citizens the right to clean drinking water.

The FacilitatorsTo back up Norwegian support,

Development Minister Erik Solheim and

Environment Minister Helen Bjørnøy

visited China to pledge technology and

professional support. Norwegian firms will

strive to eliminate mercury and persistent

organic toxins, while authorities look for

ways to help via the environmentalist

China Council. Backing up the politics

are enabling loans to foreign banks from

Exportfinans, the Norwegian government’s

export financing arm.

Together with UN and EEA mechanisms,

the funding picture for Norwegian input

into clean energy, clean air and clean

water projects has never looked so good.

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Sixteen of the twenty most polluted cities

in the world are located in China. The

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority is

cooperating with local environmental officials

in the city shown here, Zunyi in western

China, in order to support environmental

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TheenvironmentisatoppriorityfortheNorwegianshippingindustry.Thereforecurrentinitiativesinclude

usingfuelcelltechnologytobringaboutthepossibilityofultra-cleanships,technologytocleanballast

water,andtheintroductionofshipenginespoweredbyliquefiednaturalgas(LNG)insteadofconventional

dieselengines.

By Kristian Kahrs

norwegian shipping confronts pollution

LNG to Fuel Modern ShipsUsing LNG to fuel modern ships has many

advantages, and the technology is currently

at use in five ferries in western Norway

operated by Fjord1. Norwegian companies

are involved in almost all aspects of the

project – LMG Marin in Bergen is responsible

for the design, the Norwegian division of

Rolls-Royce Marine produced the engines,

and the ships were built by Aker Yards in

Brattvåg.

Geir Rise is the design manager at LMG

Marin, and he is proud to present a new

generation of vessels with highly reliable gas

configuration, thrusters, main machinery and

manoeuvring systems.

“Gas-electric LNG-fuelled ferries have high

transport efficiency, are environmentally

friendly, and have capacities arranged for

today’s traffic and for estimated increases in

transport volumes in the operation period,”

Rise said, adding that safety levels are equal

to or better than traditional diesel-fuelled

ferries.

LMG Marin has carried out technical-

economic analysis which concludes that

LNG is a very economically favourable fuel

for ferries, high-speed ships and other ships,

especially when the price of oil is high.

Leif-Arne Skarbø is a project manager for

the LNG ship engine project for Rolls-Royce

Marine, and he sees a great potential for

gas-fuelled ships in addition to ferries.

“At the moment we are in the commissioning

phase, and we believe that this project is

going to be a spearhead. We have many

shipowners who are interested in this

technology,” says Skarbø, who sees many

potential markets. Supply vessels and

production ships have already utilized the

technology.

“We see great markets in the Baltic area, the

English Channel, and the North Sea, and

there is a lot of infrastructure in the Arctic

Ocean with massive traffic and many ships

not leaving the area,” Skarbø explains.

However, one challenge with LNG-fuelled

ships is that they require a lot of volume for

fuel. While some ship types have available

void spaces that can be utilized for LNG

tanks, the logistics for LNG distribution are

still in their early days.

“The environmental benefits of LNG ships

are great. Pollution from gases like CO2,

sulphur and nitrogen oxide (NOx) will be

dramatically reduced. CO2 will be reduced

by 25 percent,” Skarbø says. “There is no

sulphur in LNG, and therefore shipowners

avoid penalty taxation. Furthermore, by using

these engines we reduce NOx by 90 percent

and thus reduce the NOx tax by 90 percent.”

Microorganisms from Port to PortIn the world of global shipping, non-native

aquatic organisms are easily transported

from port to port in ships’ ballast water. It is

therefore essential to make sure that water

discharged from the ballast tanks is clean.

The Norwegian company OceanSaver

has developed a solution for this with its

OceanSaver ballast water treatment system.

The system won the prestigious “Protection

of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment”

Seatrade Award in April 2006 for its

technology.

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Ships powered by LNG have many

environmental advantages, including high

fuel efficiency. LMG Marin has designed

five gas-powered ferries, including the one

pictured here, while the Norwegian division

of Rolls-Royce Marine has produced the

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Stein Foss, managing director at

OceanSaver, explains that the company’s

system provides compliant ballast water

treatment, and at the same time also offers

efficient corrosion control and coating

protection of the steel structure in the ballast

tanks – providing a potential life extension

for ships.

“Our system combines a number of

physical processes exposing ballast water

organisms to pressure differentials, causing

the rupture and destruction of organisms’

cell membranes. This leaves the ballast

water compliant with the stringent IMO

Ballast Water Performance Standard and

also deficient in oxygen – which significantly

reduces the rate of corrosion,” Foss says.

Cleaning and maintaining ballast tanks

has been a challenge, but Foss believes

the maintenance costs will be dramatically

reduced. Furthermore, for vessels to

be safe, their structural integrity must

be sustainable. “In order for the ship’s

structure to be sustainable, it is necessary

to protect the steel surfaces with coatings.

The OceanSaver system prevents creep

corrosion and protects the applied coatings

– and thus structural integrity is maintained.”

“The fact that the system combines efficient

ballast water treatment with reduced

corrosion is a unique advantage. Reduced

corrosion in ballast tanks alone provides

great savings,” says Foss.

Ultra-Clean Ships With increased oil prices, increased

fuel costs is a great problem faced by

shipowners in modern shipping. The

“FellowSHIP” programme initiated by Det

Norske Veritas (DNV) hones in on this

predicament by integrating hybrid fuel cell

systems with conventional power machinery

run on gas.

Together with the companies Wärtsilä

Automation Norway, Eidesvik Offshore,

MTU CFC Solutions, Vik-Sandvik, Wallenius

Marine and Wärtsilä Corporation, DNV is

developing technology to help bring about

ultra-clean ships.

DNV project coordinator Tomas Tronstad

is proud to introduce technology that can

dramatically reduce hazards from poisonous

gases to the environment.

“The FellowSHIP technology will be up to 50

percent more efficient than today’s diesel

power, while at the same time there will be

no emissions of NOx, sulphur oxide (SOx) or

particles. The CO2 emissions are reduced by

50 percent compared to diesel engines run

on oil,” he says.

Fuel cells differ from batteries in that they

are designed for continuous replenishment

of the reactants consumed; they produce

electricity from an external supply of fuel and

oxygen as opposed to the limited internal

energy storage capacity of a battery.

“In a fuel cell, the absence of a combustion

process, which otherwise would produce

nitrous oxides and particles, allows for

completely pollution-free conversion of

energy,” Tronstad explains, adding that the

technology is inherently silent and vibration

free – as there are no moving parts except

for supporting systems.

Plans include installing a 330 kW MCFC fuel

cell onboard an offshore supply vessel in

2008. This will be the first fuel cell system

developed for auxiliary and propulsion power

to be placed onboard a merchant vessel,

and there are great potential savings in

utilizing this new technology.

“A DNV study of anticipated environmental

requirements for ships in the future reveals

that a fuel cell ship will see drastically

reduced operating costs due to the

introduction of incentive mechanisms for

reducing air emissions,” Tronstad says.

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Norwayhassomeoftheworld’sstrictestenvironmentallawsforoffshoreoilproduction,butsuchconcern

doesn’tcomefromthegovernmentalone.TheNorwegianpetroleumindustryisethicallyconscious

initsprotectionofthefragilemarineenvironmentbecauseitunderstandsthecountry’ssimultaneous

dependenceontheocean’sresources–bothnowandafterthepetroleumresourcesareusedup.

NorwegianoilandgasenvironmentalprojectsandareasoffocusincludeutilizingCO2forincreasedoil

production,oilspilldetectionsystems,cleaningofformationwaterfromoilproductionandtherecoveryof

crudeoilvapours.

By Kristian Kahrs

environmental consciousness gives competitive edge

Utilizing CO2 is nothing new for Norway’s

largest oil company Statoil. Since 1996,

it has pumped back CO2 1,000 metres

below the seabed in the Sleipner gas

field in the North Sea, and in the In Salah

gas field in the central Sahara region of

Algeria since 2004. It will also implement

similar technology in the northernmost

LNG field in the world, Snøhvit, in 2007.

The environmental benefits from these

measures are substantial, with over three

million tonnes of CO2 pumped back in the

ground.

Subsea Capture of CO2 for Improved Oil RecoveryHowever, with maturing oilfields the

challenge is to use the CO2 to produce

more oil, and the key for this is improved

oil recovery (IOR). When the conditions are

right, the injection of CO2 into a petroleum

reservoir results in improved cash flow

as well as long-term storage of this

greenhouse gas.

Although using CO2 for increasing oil

recovery is a proven technology in 70

onshore fields in the United States, the

technology is still in its infancy when it

comes to offshore oil production. While

Statoil is a world leader in storing CO2

for climate reasons, with respect to

“utilizing CO2 for IOR, however, we are still

learning,” says Statoil energy advisor Olav

Kårstad, one of the main players in the

company’s CO2 recovery project.

“The North Sea and even parts of the

Norwegian Sea are regarded as potentially

suitable targets, because numerous oil

fields, gas processing sites and CO2

sources are relatively concentrated here

when compared with other offshore

regions around the world,” Kårstad says.

However, transportation of CO2 to the

oil fields is a challenge, and Statoil is

considering using conventional pipelines

as well as specialized CO2 tankers similar

to those used for transporting liquefied

petroleum gas (LPG). In some cases ships

might be the cheapest and most flexible

solution, and the CO2 will be liquefied at

-50 ºC in these tankers.

Even if the potential benefits can be

substantial, Statoil has to consider

the cost effectiveness involved in

modifying platforms and infrastructure

and the technical feasibility of using IOR

technology in offshore oilfields.

Together with Shell, Statoil signed an

agreement in March 2006 for studying to

use CO2 from a gas-fired power station

at Tjeldbergodden in

mid-Norway for IOR at the

Draugen and Heidrun oil and

gas fields in the Norwegian

Sea. The two companies

have made it very clear that

some form of risk sharing or

support from the government

is necessary in order to make

this project go ahead.

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Kårstad sees a large potential in

this groundbreaking project and its

environmental benefits, and he is confident

the Norwegian government is warming up

to such an idea. “This will be the world’s

largest offshore project for the use of

carbon dioxide for IOR,” he says. “We will

be able to utilize and store approximately

2–2.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually in the

Draugen field, and in time, in the Heidrun

field.”

Environmental WatchdogStarting out as a direct action protest

group in 1986, the Oslo-based Bellona

Foundation has developed into a multi-

disciplinary international environmental

NGO. Today Bellona is one of the

world’s most recognized technology-

and solution-oriented environmental

champions, and has offices on two

continents. Norwegian and international

industries have developed strong

partnerships with Bellona to develop their

environmental strategies, and Bellona is

helping to hold them accountable.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an

essential part of Bellona’s activities, and

one of the organization’s leaders, Marius

Holm, thinks it is important to look outside

Norway’s borders to take advantage of the

environmental gains.

“The CO2 value chain should be a

European value chain. It can provide

substantial CO2 reductions, and it is a

major step towards zero emission fossil

fuel. Furthermore, it can contribute to the

competitiveness of European industry,”

he says.

Vapour Recovery SpecialistsCrude oil vapours could be a serious

danger to the environment, and therefore

Aker Kværner has invested substantial

resources to minimize this problem.

The company has signed a contract

with Statoil to design and deliver the

world’s largest system for capturing and

recovering volatile organic compounds

(VOC). The contract is worth NOK 115

million, and will be operational at the

Mongstad refinery at the end of 2007 or

beginning of 2008.

“Entering this agreement with Statoil for

the supply of the world’s largest VOC

recovery unit confirms Aker Kværner’s

position as a world-class vendor of VOC

recovery units,” says Morten Reimer

Hansen, president of Aker Kværner Cool

Sorption, which is the Aker Kværner

company responsible for delivering the

system.

Oil Spill Detection SystemsCleaning up oil spills is not only dependent

on having the equipment to collect the

oil; it also requires sophisticated systems

to discover and monitor the oil. Miros is

a small Norwegian company with only

30 employees, but it has a competence

required by the global oil industry, and

today it is a world leader in the field

of wave monitoring utilizing radar and

microwave technology.

“We are a leading producer of sensors and

systems that monitor sea states, waves

and sea current using the Doppler radar

and microwave technology,” says Miros

CEO Erik Sandsdalen, adding that the Oil

Spill Detection (OSD) system has been

under development since 2000, and that

its remote monitoring technology has been

installed on over 200 vessels, platforms

and onshore sites worldwide.

Global giants like BP, Shell, Total E&P,

ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco and Statoil

have invested enormous amounts and

resources in oil spill security, and therefore

they co-own NOFO – the Norwegian

Clean Seas Association for Operating

Companies. NOFO is an oil spill response

organization operating on the Norwegian

continental shelf, and Miros has developed

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the OSD system in close cooperation

with NOFO in order to ensure that

operational requirements are complied

with. The flexibility of the system enables

it to trace and recover oil in conditions of

darkness and low visibility – thus the total

effectiveness of a clean-up operation is

considerably improved.

In May 2006, NOFO conducted a field trial

of oil spill recovery off the west coast of

Norway which included the assistance of

four airplanes from four different countries,

a helicopter carrying out air surveillance,

and three vessels with the OSD system

onboard. Sandsdalen was very pleased

with the results.

“Residual oil from a previous recovery

operation was discovered at late evening,

and the same oil spill was detected

by the OSD system on two vessels.

Thus, a vessel was navigated with the

assistance from the OSD radar system to

collect the oil during the night, and one

of the intentions of the OSD system was

confirmed,” he said.

Cleaning of Formation WaterIncreasing demands on the oil industry

for cleaner production will prohibit the

discharge of produced water. When

exploiting oil, you will always have water,

or what is called formation water. Two

Norwegian companies have developed

slightly different technologies to clean this

formation water, but both are considered

world leaders in the field.

ProPure and M-I Epcon are small

companies using the latest technology to

remove both dispersed oil and dissolved

aromatic components from large volumes

of produced water.

The amount of produced water worldwide

is increasing every year, and there are

a great number of mature fields at the

Norwegian continental shelf. In some

of these mature fields there could be as

much as ten times as much water as

oil. The treatment of produced water is

necessary to both increase productivity

and protect the environment.

“Our technology is a possible solution

for both increasing oil production and

meeting zero discharge goals,” says

Torbjørn Juliussen, M-I Epcon’s marketing

manager. “The Epcon CFU Technology

has been tested and developed jointly with

the oil companies, and today it is a proven

technology in the treatment of produced

water and one of the preferred choices of

oil operators.”

Most recently, Epcon’s technology has

been selected by Hydro to treat the

produced water from the Troll B platform

in the North Sea from August 2006.

Epcon’s competitor ProPure and its

CTour produced water technology is

staying with them every step of the way,

however. “Our technology has been

validated through a series of field tests,

and full-scale installation at six different

offshore production facilities in the North

Sea. By 2007, two-thirds of the projected

discharge of produced water on the

Norwegian continental shelf will be treated

by the CTour technology,” says Ove Hole,

manager of ProPure’s water treatment

business area.

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1. Havila Troll is a specialized vessel for

emergency readiness on the Norwegian

continental shelf; the ship carries out

such tasks as human rescue, fire-fighting

assistance, and collects oil in its own lenses

and stores the oil in separate tanks of more

than 1,000 m3. The ship was used during

NOFO’s May 2006 oil spill field trial.

© NOFO

2. ProPure’s CTour unit for the cleaning

of produced water.

© ProPure 1 2

energy & enviromental technology ��

the research council

of norway

TheResearchCouncilofNorwayoffersprojectsupporttocompaniesthatinvestininnovationthrough

researchanddevelopment.IndustryprojectsarefinancedthroughthetaxdeductionschemeSkatteFUNN

andwithinresearchprogrammessuchastheUser-drivenResearch-basedInnovationprogramme.Long-

termresearchprojectsarefundedthroughtheCentresforResearch-drivenInnovation.Projectsupportalso

canbefoundinthematicprogrammessuchastheRENERGIandPETROMAkSprogrammes.

Facilitating the development of knowledge

and technology that supports sustainable

development is an important target for the

Research Council. All industry projects that

are financed through the Research Council

are measured on the basis of how they help

improve environmental challenges.

The Research Council’s large-scale

programme for energy research – RENERGI

– focuses on the development of

environment-friendly energy production.

RENERGIThe RENERGI Programme (Clean Energy

for the Future) is an important instrument

for enabling the Research Council to reach

its objectives in energy research. RENERGI

supports research activities within energy

production and transmission, and stationary

and mobile energy use.

RENERGI’s aims for the next 5–10 years

include:

• New technologies, systems and solutions

that facilitate energy restructuring by

improving the efficiency of energy

PETROMAKSPETROMAKS is a large programme for

the optimal management of petroleum

resources. One of the major thematic areas

for research and innovation in PETROMAKS

is environmental technology for the future.

The Research Council of Norway is a

strategic body for Norwegian research

run under the auspices of the Ministry of

Education and Research. The Research

Council develops research policy based on

guidelines from the Norwegian government

and the Norwegian Parliament. Activities in

the Research Council span financing basic

research to applied research and innovation-

related activities. In 2006, the Research

Council administrated some !665 million,

financed by 16 ministries.

For more information, visit

www.rcn.no/industry

Stensberggata 26

PO Box 2700 St. Hanshaugen

NO-0131 Oslo, Norway

Tel: +47 22 03 70 00

Fax: +47 22 03 70 01

Website: www.rcn.no

production, transmission and use, making

more energy available while improving the

security and flexibility of the system

• Environment-friendly energy systems by

reducing emissions of greenhouse gases

and other air pollution, improving land use,

etc.

• New internationally competitive goods and

services related to the energy sector

• Knowledge and analysis as the basis of

the long-term energy strategi of authorities

and industry, public debate and the

design of public policy instruments

• Internationally competitive research

communities in high-priority fields through

extensive collaboration with international

research communities and different types

of users

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air pollution control technology

APPLIED PLASMA PHYSICS ASBedriftsveien 25 • PO Box 584NO-4305 Sandnes, Norway Tel: +47 51 60 22 00 • Fax: +47 51 60 22 01E-mail: app@app.no • Website: www.app.no

Applied Plasma Physics AS (APP) has developed a proprietary technology, based on “Non-Thermal

Plasma”, for cleaning emissions from industrial processes. APP has now gained a global market position

and offers services and solutions within the reduction of odour and particulates from industrial emissions.

The comparative advantage of this technology outperforms conventional solutions.

Odour Abatement TechnologyThe APP solution for removing odours from

industrial emissions is based on “Non-

Thermal Plasma”, where the emissions are

led through an intensive cold combustion

zone (reaction zone). Through numerous

installations, the APP technology has proven

to be more efficient than conventional

technologies such as scrubbers, bio-filters

and UV systems. In terms of investment

costs, the APP odour removal technology

is highly competitive, and it outperforms

all other known technologies with regards

to operating costs. For these reasons,

more and more industries have adopted

this technology as their “best available

technology” (BAT) for odour abatement. The

APP odour removal technology has now

been successfully installed and implemented

in many different industries, including fish

feed, pet food, animal feed, tobacco, seed oil

processing, protein extraction facilities, etc.

High-Voltage TechnologyAPP has developed a switched mode,

high-voltage power supply for its own air

pollution control (APC) systems. Since

1997, more than 140 such power supplies

have been put into operation in industrial

environments, making APP one of the world’s

leading companies within switched mode,

high-voltage power supplies. Through recent

research in high-voltage transformer design,

a new series of high-voltage power supplies

has been released, the ModuPower, based

on a flexible and modular concept. The

concept offers a wide range of ratings, from

30–120 kV and 30–300 kvA.

Dust Abatement TechnologyThe reaction unit for odour removal may

be operated as a compact electrostatic

precipitator, and has proven to be very

efficient in demanding particulate removal

applications with extremely small particles

(<PM10) and moderate particle content. The

system has been successfully installed in

the galvanic, aluminium and silicium carbide

industries.

Domestic Clean Air UnitAccording to the 1997 World Health

Organization report Health and Environment

in Sustainable Development, “the worldwide

number of premature deaths due to wood

smoke is estimated to be 2.7–3 million

annually, with respiratory illness being the

largest killer of infants.”

APP has used its experience from industrial

air pollution control to develop and verify

a unique compact and cost-effective

electrostatic precipitator (ESP). The complete

ESP, including power supply, can be easily

integrated or retrofitted in the chimney of

private houses. The technology is targeted

for the as-yet immature residential air

pollution control market and represents a

uniquely cost-effective solution for curbing

particulate emissions from the burning of

oil/wood/coal.

Odour abatement installation at a tobacco facility.

29energy & environmental technology

mobile flood protection fences

AQUAFENCE ASIndustriveien 17 • NO-1890 Rakkestad, NorwayTel: +47 69 20 71 70E-mail: info@aquafence.comWebsite: www.aquafence.com

AquaFence AS offers public authorities, private property owners and operators of business premises a

patented, flexible and lightweight flood protection solution that can readily be assembled, dismounted,

stored and reassembled. The company was founded in 1999 and has its main office in Rakkestad, just

south of the capital city of Oslo. It has its main production and sales operation in Norway with a sales office

in Germany and Seattle, USA. The company has plans for considerable expansion throughout Europe in

the near future.

TechnologyThe AquaFence flood protection system

consists of fences composed of a number of

inter-linked, foldable elements. The fences

are readily assembled and disassembled.

The erection of the fences requires only

limited manpower. The fences are formed

in such a way that the application of flood

water pressure consolidates and strengthens

the fencing rather than weakening it. The

AquaFence solution is built for simple

construction, flexibility, robustness and cost

effectiveness.

Professional Developmental Production FacilityAquaFence AS has started its own

production facility in the town of Rakkestad,

which is a short distance from Oslo and

located in the county of Østfold. This is the

new headquarters of AquaFence AS and the

company’s new development and production

facility named AquaFence Flomvern AS.

The facility has the capacity to turn out a

length of 300 metres of flood protection

barrier in the course of 24 hours. The

company has installed a basin in the

basement for testing the flood protection

system. AquaFence SEMI has been

tested live to withstand three times as

much pressure than what is actually

exerted when it is filled up with water. This

project’s uniqueness has lead to Innovation

Norway getting involved and contributing

considerable economic support.

Products• A mobile solution for protection against

floods up to a depth of 50 centimetres

• A semi-mobile solution attached to

the ground which protects from 60

centimetres (2 feet) up to 120 centimetres

(4 feet)

• New products are under development

CustomersAquaFence has delivered commercial

installations to clients in Norway, Europe

and USA. The Norwegian installations

are endorsed by the Norwegian Water

Resources and Energy Directorate.

Gjensidige Group, a large Norwegian

mutual insurance company, has financed an

installation in Oslo, Norway. AquaFence also

has test installations in Germany and in the

UK and is presently working on a number of

new projects in Europe with lengths between

100 metres and 8,000 metres (300 to 24,000

feet).

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supplier of desalination plants

AQUALYNG ASLyng Industrial Park • NO-7125 Vanvikan, NorwayTel: +47 74 85 55 00 • Fax: +47 74 85 55 09E-mail: aqua@lyng.com • Website: www.aqualyng.com

Aqualyng AS specializes in delivering desalination plants that produce potable water for industrial and

drinking purposes. Bjørn Lyng founded the company in 1992, and the head office in central Norway was

established in 2002. The company also has sales, marketing, and subsidiary offices in the Canary Islands,

Spain, Morocco, Egypt and Taiwan. Aqualyng systems have been installed on three continents.

Low Energy ConsumptionAqualyng has developed new energy-saving

technology for desalinating water. The

technology required to produce drinking

water from salt water is not new; however,

this process demands a great deal of energy.

Aqualyng technology leads to significantly

lower energy consumption than the industry

standard. With this system it is possible to

produce very high quality fresh water at very

low consumption rates with a minimum use

of chemicals.

Aqualyng’s desalination process uses

a membrane filter based on the reverse

osmosis (RO) principle. The company

has developed a patented energy

recovery unit, the RECUPERATOR™. The

RECUPERATOR™ makes it possible to

recycle as much as 98.5% of the energy

used in the desalination process. In addition

to being environmentally friendly, this also

has a huge impact on the operating costs of

a plant.

Ready-Made Desalination PlantsAqualyng AS delivers its plants in standard

modules – 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and

10,000 cubic metres per day. Ready-to-

assemble standard modules and a modular

building system increase quality and reduce

the costly time spent on assembly and

commissioning. These systems enable

efficient solutions for producing water for

a variety of purposes, such as drinking,

agriculture, tourism, resorts, hotels, golf

courses and industrial installations.

Plant DeliveryStandard delivery of the plant includes:

• Membrane rack complete in skids

• Bag filtration

• Energy recovery system –

RECUPERATOR™

• Feeding tanks

• High-pressure pumps

• Booster pumps

• Electrical/control cabinet

Other EquipmentOther equipment that can be supplied and

incorporated includes:

• Sand filtration

• Extra bag filtration/finer bag filtration

• Membrane cleaning/flushing system

• Chemical addition system

31energy & environmental technology

converting sludge & bio-waste to energy & high-class biosolids

CAMBI ASSolbråveien 10 • NO-1383 Asker, NorwayTel: +47 66 77 98 00 • Fax: +47 66 77 98 20E-mail: office@cambi.no • Website: www.cambi.com

Cambi AS provides profitable and advanced waste and sludge biogas systems, which are focused on

maximizing energy production and minimizing final product mass. Cambi biogas plants have double the

normal organic loading and are very compact. The resulting biosolids product is pathogen-free and may be

used to make high-grade compost or soil improver. Cambi has delivered nine plants in Norway, Denmark,

Poland, Ireland and the United Kingdom, licensed one to Japan and has three more plants in various stages

of construction in Belgium, Australia and Norway.

The Cambi Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP)Cambi’s patented Thermal Hydrolysis

Process (THP) treats municipal and industrial

wastewater treatment sludge and bio-waste

prior to anaerobic digestion. The THP consists

of high-temperature steam treatment of raw

materials with the purpose of dissolving solid

organic matter into an easily digestible feed

for biogas production by anaerobic digestion.

Cambi THP provides maximum flexibility in

terms of use of the end product (digestate) – a

pasteurized biosolid – which can be applied to

land directly, composted or dried. The thermal

hydrolysis process is highly energy-efficient

with low operating costs. It also eliminates

odour problems associated with the heating

of sludge.

The main advantages of Cambi THP over

conventional anaerobic digestion are:

• Significantly increased biogas production

• The biogas can be used to produce green

electricity in turbines/engines, where

exhaust heat is used to provide all or most

of the steam needed in the THP process

• Higher digestion rate and high dry solids

digestion (10–12% DS feed) give 2–3 times

improved digester capacity, reducing

investment in digesters

• Significantly easier and more robust

operation of the anaerobic digestion

process, with elimination of foam-causing

filamentous bacteria

• Up to 100% improved dewaterability and

organic matter reduction both result in

energy savings and less materials handling

• Total disinfection and stabilization of end

product (133–180° C for 30 minutes)

• Compact THP reactor design makes

it well suited for both new installations

and retrofits at existing sludge/biowaste

treatment plants

• Standard modular reactors are combined

to cover all size plants

Turbo-Charged Digestion of Biodegradable Sludges & WastesCambi’s THP process was developed for all

types of wastewater treatment sludges and

is particularly effective in treating biological

(WAS) sludge, which normally is very difficult

to digest and dewater. The THP process

can also treat a wide variety of biological

wastes, including categories 2 and 3 animal

by-products. Cambi delivered one plant for

biodegradable municipal waste in 2002 and

has signed a contract for another one, to be

completed in 2007, both in Norway.

Export MarketsCambi is represented in the following markets:

• Australia

• Belgium

• Denmark

• France

• Germany

• Hungary

• Ireland

• Italy

• Japan

• Poland

• Switzerland

• United Kingdom

• United States

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filtration systems for road tunnels & industrial applications

CLEAN TUNNEL AIR INTERNATIONAL AS (CTA)Hårstadreina 13 • NO-7092 Tiller, NorwayTel: +47 900 90 933 • Fax: +34 913 652 611E-mail: hans.anderl@cta.no • Website: www.cta.no

CTA International AS’s prime objective is to contribute to a cleaner environment through developing,

manufacturing and marketing total systems for control of air pollution in road tunnels and other industrial

applications. In order to achieve this, CTA offers one of the world’s largest range of electrostatic

precipitation systems (EP-S) for road tunnels, as well as a broad range of EP-S for building and industrial

applications.

Products & ServicesCTA International specializes in designing,

developing, manufacturing and installing

turnkey electrostatic dust precipitation

systems. The company offers unique

technology for minimizing space

requirements in tunnel areas versus high-

efficiency. CTA offers systems in the following

configurations:

• Bypass installation

• Ceiling-mounted installation

• Shaft installation

CTA uses the same technology for air

purification systems in industry as it does

for tunnels. The electrostatic filters are

assembled in modules and are simple to

adapt to the size of existing buildings. CTA

also supplies self-contained filter systems for

industry and building ventilation systems.

Technology & ExpertiseCTA areas of technology and expertise

include:

• In-depth knowledge of electrostatic

filtration technology and applications

• Unique technology for minimizing bypass

tunnel areas through high-efficiency

filtration and high-speed air flow

• Sophisticated wastewater recycling system

with integrated PLC to control the process

automatically

Research & DevelopmentCTA is working on the development

of electrostatic filters for new areas of

application in cooperation with other system

suppliers. The company has projects in this

area in regard to gas cleaning in Spain

and for filters for allergic or asthmatic people

in Austria. In addition, CTA works jointly with

Camfil Farr and the University of Graz,

Institute of High Voltage Engineering and

System Management.

energy & environmental technology

risk management

DET NORSKE VERITAS, DNV ENERGYNO-1322 Høvik, NorwayTel: +47 67 57 99 00 • Fax: +47 67 57 99 11E-mail: tncno703@dnv.com, attn. Cleaner EnergyWebsite: www.dnv.com

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is an independent foundation whose objective is the safeguarding of life, property

and the environment. DNV Energy is one of Norway’s leading international risk and safety consulting

companies. With a global presence and more than 1,500 employees, DNV Energy supports energy

companies to manage their business and technical risk.

ServicesDNV Energy has a strong focus and

engagement within cleaner energy. The

company offers a range of services in the

energy and environmental sector that aim

at improving its clients’ performance by

managing risk:

• Enterprise management risk

• SHE risk management

• Technology qualification

• Verification and certification

• Asset risk and operations management

The company’s main areas of focus are:

• Hydro power plants

• Gas power plants and CCS

• Land-based and offshore wind turbines

• Wave and tidal power plants

• Nuclear power plants

• Hydrogen and other energy carriers

Enterprise Risk ManagementWith advanced cross-disciplinary

competence, methods and tools DNV Energy

helps customers worldwide to build up a

risk management framework and to transfer

knowledge in order to understand their

technical, economical, environmental and

human risks.

SHE Risk ManagementDNV Energy brings together competence in

safety, materials, environment and a broad

range of engineering disciplines in order to

assist with critical decisions through:

• Safety studies

• Environmental impact assessment

• SHE management

Technology QualificationTechnology qualification provides confidence

in novel solutions by following a systematic

work process in order to justify reliable

functionality of novel technology. The

company’s services include:

• Qualification and innovation of new

technical solutions

• Laboratory testing and qualification of

components and systems

• Technical analysis, methodology and tools

• Development of technical standards

Verification & CertificationDNV has nearly 150 years of experience in

verifying and certifying technology. With a

highly competent multi-disciplinary staff, the

company is well qualified for the verification

of technical solutions that meet national

requirements, international standards and

project procedures.

Among the company’s technical publications,

one can find design codes for land-based

and offshore windmills, tidal and wave energy

converters, as well as many other codes

relevant to the energy sector.

Asset Risk & OperationsIn this area DNV Energy offers:

• Asset investment risk assessment and

solution screening

• Asset technology and lifecycle economics

• Asset appraisal

• Asset optimization

• Asset safety system reliability

• Life extension

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compression solutions

DRESSER-RAND ASPO Box 1010 • NO-3601 Kongsberg, NorwayTel: +47 32 28 70 70 • Fax: +47 32 28 70 80E-mail: firmapost@dresser-rand.comWebsite: www.dresser-rand.com

For over 100 years, Dresser-Rand has been among the largest global suppliers of rotating equipment

solutions, with field-proven centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, steam turbines, expanders, gas

turbines packages and control systems. The company is positioned to deliver a complete package

of solutions from initial concept to equipment retirement for the worldwide oil and gas, chemical,

petrochemical and process industries.

Leading Provider of Compression SolutionsAs one of the world’s leading providers

of compression solutions Dresser-Rand

has the experience, global resources and

commitment to meet its customers’ needs.

The company analyzes all of the parameters

of its customers’ particular application and

then uses a creative, flexible approach to

develop a solution that is superior in value

and gives the customer the lowest total life

cycle cost by minimizing operating expenses

and maximizing reliability.

Compressor & Generator SetsDresser-Rand’s gas turbine-driven

compressor sets and generator sets can

be integrated into compact, self-contained,

single-lift packages incorporating all essential

on-skid auxiliaries. The company also

provides installation and commissioning

services as well as on-site training and

ongoing support.

Gas Turbine DriversDresser-Rand’s extensive range of prime

movers includes industrial and aeroderivative

designs across a power spectrum of 1.5 MW

to 34 MW. This broad product range includes

features offering specific advantages for

most applications:

• Turbine thermal efficiencies up to 42%

• Simplicity and robustness

• High reliability and availability

• Modular designs

• Ultra-compact, low-weight units

• Easy operation and maintenance

• Emission control (DLE systems, etc.)

• PLC-based control systems

• Liquid, gas, dual-fuel and bi-fuel systems

• Experience with a wide range of fuels,

including very low calorific value gas

1. KG2 1.5 – 2.25 MW.

2. VECTRA 40G power turbine (LM2500+) 31.4 MW.

3. VECTRA 30G power turbine (LM2500) 23.5 MW.

4. VECTRA 40G4 power turbine (LM2500+G4) 34.3 MW.

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35energy & environmental technology

turnkey supplier of sustainable sanitation technology

ECOMOTIVE AS – NORWAYFrederik A Dahlsvei 20 • NO-1432 Ås, NorwayTel: +47 64 94 84 30 • Fax: +47 64 94 84 35E-mail: post@ecomotive.noWebsite: www.ecomotive.no

JETS ASPO Box 14 • NO-6069 Hareid, NorwayTel: +47 70 03 91 00E-mail: standard@jets.no • Website: www.jets.no

Ecomotive AS – Norway is a turnkey supplier of on-site sanitation technology that combines Jets’ vacuum

toilets with state-of-the-art environmental protection know-how and technology. Ecomotive AS – Norway

specializes in the implementation and optimization of ecological sanitation, offering flexible solutions for

high-tech environments, private homes and cottages, and large-scale constructions in cosmopolitan cities.

Decentralized TechnologyThe company’s decentralized technology

reduces the need for pipelines – the most

expensive part of a traditional sewage

network – and can also be adapted to

conventional sewer systems. Some of the

components have come about through

close collaboration with scientists from the

Norwegian University of Life Sciences. The

university has cutting-edge expertise in the

field of environmental technology, especially

developing new water-saving and recycling

systems for wastewater and waste. Jets

AS is a leading Norwegian manufacturer

of environment-friendly vacuum toilets and

discharge systems. There are more than

150,000 Jets toilets in use worldwide.

Ecomotive AS – Norway, a New Sanitation ParadigmConventional flush toilets combine massive

quantities of clean and expensive drinking

water into “blackwater”. Water toilets account

for 20–40 percent of the water consumed.

As much as 70–90 percent of the major

plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and

potassium) in wastewater are present in the

toilet waste. If these nutrients are reclaimed

using hygienically safe pathways, they can be

used locally as fertilizer in agriculture and/or

the organic matter can be captured for

biogas production.

The ecological sanitation concept offered by

Ecomotive AS – Norway is based on water

saving and the principle of source separation,

in which domestic waste is split into

“greywater” (water from sinks, showers, and

laundry machines) and blackwater (faecal

matter and urine from toilets). The Ecomotive

technology is becoming increasingly popular

as a means of reducing water consumption

and avoiding discharge of nutrients and

pathogens.

Flexible Systems With Jets vacuum toilets, Ecomotive AS –

Norway provides the same sanitation

standard as traditional WCs, while using

only half a litre per flush. Jets vacuum toilets

are easy to retrofit in existing buildings

without disturbing building functions. The

small diameter pipes and the vertical lift

capacity ensure a flexible system that

reduces installation work. Installation costs

for vacuum toilets are therefore normally

lower than for traditional WCs. The energy

consumption is about 4 kWh per person per

year, and the smaller units are available in a

solar-powered version.

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ELKO ASPO Box 234 • NO-1301 Sandvika, NorwayTel: +47 67 80 73 00 • Fax: +47 67 80 73 01E-mail: elko@elko.no • Website: www.elko.no

Building on almost 60 years of experience, ELKO AS is a leading Norwegian manufacturer of high-quality,

user-friendly electrical installation equipment, wiring accessories and professional telecommunications/

data equipment. With a modern, up-to-date manufacturing unit, more than 90% of ELKO products are

assembled by fully automated machinery, where all parts and products are subject to total quality control.

ELKO has an annual turnover of $75 million and exports its products mainly to Europe and the Far East.

Installation DevicesWithin the power current sector (max 16

amp), ELKO provides a wide range of quality

flush and surface-mounted installation

equipment for domestic, industrial and public

purposes:

• Switches, all patterns, according to

IEC 60669-1

• Dimmer switches based on triac or

transistor technology according to

IEC 60669-2-1

• Socket outlets based on the Schuko

interface, according to IEC 60884-1

• Flush wall and ceiling boxes

• Junction boxes

Electronic Control Systems • Wide variety of electronic dimmers (also

infrared) in various voltages

• PIR detectors

• Photo-electric switches

• Timer switches

• ELKOmatic and LON bus systems

• Thermostats

Telecommunication & Data Networks• E-Link (Cat 6) network systems for

office or home

• ELKO Home Link multifunctional cabling

system for data/telephone and TV

• Mix-and-match Cat 5e and Cat 6 patch

panels and modular outlets

• 10” or 19” rack solutions

• Fibre systems

• Network cables and patch cords

Quality AssuranceELKO products comply with the highest

quality standards. The company assurance

system ISO 9001 is certified by Det Norske

Veritas, which also certifies environmental

aspects at ELKO according to ISO 14001.

All ELKO products satisfy European

(CE market) directives and standards.

In addition, products also carry certificates

by NEMKO, SEMKO, FIMKO, Gosstandart

and CB.

electrical installations, wiring, telecom & data equipment

37energy & environmental technology

network services

ELTEL NETWORKS ASStanseveien 21 • PO Box 343 AlnabruNO-0975 Oslo, NorwayTel: +47 93 09 70 00 • Fax: +47 22 80 48 01E-mail: firmapost@eltelnetworks.comWebsite: www.eltelnetworks.com

ELTEL Networks specializes in managing the lifelines of society and maintaining infranet availability. The

company is the only European service provider that covers both electrical and telecom networks, from

planning and construction to innovative life-cycle service. Aiming to provide the best possible operational

efficiency, ELTEL Networks operates close to its customers, offering innovative solutions that are locally

available to them. The company employs more than 5,000 skilled workers, and is established in Norway,

Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic countries and Russia.

Business UnitsELTEL Networks has the following three

business units:

TELECOM

ELTEL’s Telecommunications Unit specializes

in the design, construction, implementation

and maintenance of mobile and fixed

telecommunication networks. By combining

its high-quality network engineering with

infrastructure rollout project capabilities, the

company provides a broad range of services

for the telecommunications industry.

ELECTRICITY

Maintenance: Design, construction,

maintenance and operation of the whole life-

cycle of electrical grids

Projects: Turnkey construction of larger

infrastructure projects, including transmission

and distribution lines, substations and railway

electrification

EXPORT

ELTEL Networks has carried out

electrification projects in more than 80

countries all over the world, and is currently

running projects in Mozambique, Tanzania,

Uganda, Honduras and Vietnam. The

company offers everything from material

supply to turnkey solutions. By cooperating

closely with the customer throughout the

project cycle, ELTEL can tailor projects

exactly to the customer’s needs. The

company’s range of services includes:

• Project development

• Facilitating financing

• Design and planning

• Procurement and logistics

• Project management

• Erection and installation

• Commissioning and after-sales

• Training

ELTEL Networks has a large pool of

professional resources which can be the

perfect partner for all kinds of services

within the electrical and telecommunication

industries. Over decades, the company has

built up the skills and knowledge that it today

proudly offers to its customers.

Quality AssuranceELTEL Networks’ quality assurance system

is certified in accordance with NS-EN

ISO 9001-2000. In order to maintain this

certification, the company implements

rigorous quality standards. It also delivers

its high-quality

products and

services in

compliance

with customer

specifications.

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products for overhead lines & cable networks

EL-TJENESTE ASServiceboks 2519 • Jæktskippergt. 8NO-7729 Steinkjer, NorwayTel: +47 72 89 44 50 • Fax: +47 72 89 44 55E-mail: info@el-tjeneste.noWebsite: www.el-tjeneste.no

EL-tjeneste AS has worked on the development and production of products for utility companies, railway

systems and telecommunications since 1982.

Development• High level of competence in development

and products for overhead lines and cable

networks

• Advanced data programs for modelling

and simulation

• Development in cooperation with its

customers

Products• Crossbars in aluminium for 12–145 kV

• Products for 12–145kV overhead line

systems

• Cable clamps

• Overvoltage protection

• Motor drive unit for distribution network

Production• Special machines for processing of large

aluminium profiles

• Test station

Company Strengths• High level of competence within overhead

line and cable network systems

• High level of competence within product

development

39energy & environmental technology

environmental information software & consultancy services

EMISOFT ASFjøsangerveien 70A • NO-5068 Bergen, NorwayTel: +47 55 30 45 00 • Fax: +47 55 30 45 01E-mail: tor.aamodt@emisoft.comWebsite: www.emisoft.com

Emisoft AS develops and supplies TEAMS – an EMIS software application – and environmental consultancy

services. Working at the crossroads between environmental services and IT, Emisoft has in-depth expertise

in environmental technology, and provides services to major companies in Norway and abroad.

TEAMSTEAMS is a versatile tool and an important

part of a company’s environmental

management information system

(EMIS). TEAMS was

developed to rationalize

the processing and

improve the quality of

environmental data in

connection with:

• Operational

environmental information

management (such as

benchmarking, business

process re-engineering, etc.)

• Regulatory reporting of environmental

discharges and emissions

• Quality management and ISO/EMAS

certification

• National and international reporting

• Sustainability reporting

TEAMS provides a decision-making basis

for meeting environmental goals such as the

reduction of adverse environmental impacts.

Powerful, flexible and user friendly, TEAMS

enables users to customize functionality

according to different user needs. TEAMS

can also be easily integrated into a

company’s operational or management

systems, reducing costs and resources in the

handling and processing of environmental

data. Main advantages include:

• Powerful management of all substances

• Powerful process modelling tool for

calculations and simulations

• Model library

• Factor library

• Powerful report generator with many pre-

defined report templates

• Web-based user access

• Sustainability reporting

ConsultancyEmisoft and its partners provide worldwide

consultancy services in connection with

TEAMS, including:

• Outsourcing of TEAMS and EMIS

• Web-based administration of TEAMS

according to client requirements

• Training courses

• Technical assistance

ReferencesTEAMS is used by a large number of

international companies in a variety of

sectors, such as:

• Oil and gas industry

• Chemical industry

• Metallurgical industry

• Port authorities

• Armed forces

• Building industry

• Education

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thermal separation plants

EPCON ENERGY & PROCESS CONTROL ASLadeveien 9DNO-7486 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 99 04 50 • Fax: +47 73 99 04 51E-mail: companymail@epcon.orgWebsite: www.epcon.org

EPCON is a privately held engineering and technology company that designs and delivers thermal

separation plants to a number of industries. The company is located in Trondheim and has a highly

educated staff of eleven people. The average annual turnover over the past few years is about NOK 40

million.

HistoryEPCON’s history goes back to the early

1900s when it was a mechanical company

founded in Trondheim. The company was

acquired by Bergs Maskin A/S in the late

1920s. This initiated a period lasting several

decades where the company enjoyed

an excellent international reputation as a

supplier of technology and equipment for

the dairy and fish meal industries. After a

period of co-existence with Landteknikk

A/L, EPCON’s modern history started in

1986 when the founder, Olav Sandstad,

established EPCON Energy & Process

Control AS.

Technologies & ServicesEPCON’s key technologies and competences

are based on the thermal separation of

liquids designed to have a high degree of

energy recovery and energy efficiency. The

major technologies used are evaporation,

distillation and drying. Energy efficiency is

achieved by the use of recompression and

the reuse of vapour as an energy source.

A wide number of different evaporation

principles are offered in order to optimize

the solutions for the actual liquid being

treated. This provides the customer with a

high degree of customized solutions, which

adds values to the customers’ processes.

EPCON offers a wide variety of testing and

characterization services in order to further

optimize the solutions for the customer. Such

services are offered from pilot test facilities

set up as mobile units and from EPCON’s

own test laboratory. A separate after-sales

service ensures that customers have access

to 24-hour-a-day service.

Markets & ApplicationsEPCON’s key applications are processes

where liquids need to be separated and

concentrated, with the possibility that they

eventually are made into dry powder. The

most frequent industries served are the

mineral industry, the foods and ingredients

industry, the pharmaceutical and chemical

industries and the pulp and paper industries.

In addition EPCON’s technologies are

applied for industrial wastewater treatment.

The company has delivered plants to a

number of different countries and regions

around the world and has representatives in

Finland and Korea.

The pictures below show different applications

designed by EPCON; from left to right:

Concentration of protein extract from

by-products of fresh salmon; pilot scale test

evaporator; wastewater treatment plant in a pulp

mill; wastewater treatment plant for the sugar

industry; typical design for wastewater treatment

for more general industrial applications.

41energy & environmental technology

environmental monitoring systems

FUGRO OCEANORPir-Senteret • NO-7462 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 54 52 00 • Fax: +47 73 54 52 01 E-mail: oceanor@oceanor.comWebsite: www.oceanor.com

Fugro OCEANOR, part of the Fugro Group, is a high-tech company specializing in the delivery of integrated

real-time environmental monitoring and information systems for oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater and soil.

The systems are often used in connection with offshore oil and gas production, harbour monitoring, sea-

and freshwater quality monitoring, and weather forecasting.

OCEANOR SEAWATCH SystemOCEANOR SEAWATCH is an integrated,

real-time marine monitoring and information

system. The system is delivered as a

turnkey system for coastal and offshore

monitoring, or as modules to improve existing

infrastructures. These modules are adapted

to suit local and regional requirements.

The system’s wide range of applications includes:• Data for improving weather forecasts

• Data to predict storm surge and tsunamis

• Data to monitor algae blooms

• Data for improving coastal zone

management

• Oil spill contingency and oil spill

forecasting

• Environmental monitoring and

documentation

The system consists of:• Oceanographic data acquisition buoys

• Sensors measuring various parameters

• Real-time, two-way communication

systems

• Data processing and data source

integration

• Databases & models

OCEANOR RIVERWATCH/SOILWATCH

Systems are integrated, real-time monitoring

and information systems providing

forecasting, warning and decision support

to improve water resource management

capabilities.

OCEANOR RIVERWATCH’s main

applications include:

• Pollution control

• Early flood warning

• Irrigation scheduling/operation

• River navigation

• Water allocation and drought management

• Integrated river basin management

OCEANOR SOILWATCH’s main

applications include:

• Oil derivatives/industrial storage tank

leakage detection/monitoring

• Monitoring of landfill and contaminated

ground, soil and groundwater

• Monitoring of soil-based treatment plants

• Monitoring/control of contaminants

from airports/highways and agricultural

chemicals

• Groundwater protection and management

www.oceanor.com

Fugro OCEANOR

1. OCEANOR Tsunami system.

2. OCEANOR buoys.

3. OCEANOR RiverWatch.

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norwegian environmental technology export network

ENTECH BAHenrik Gerners gt 14 • NO-1530 Moss, NorwayTel: +47 69 20 94 44E-mail: ra-erik@online.no

Green Business Norway

Green Business Norway’s aim is to become an important catalyst for the development of Norwegian

suppliers of environmental and energy technological solutions with the goal that they become profitable

businesses on an international scale.

Green CooperativeGreenpartner, Entech and Green Region Norway

have established a cooperative that represents:

• 70 companies within the field of Norwegian

environmental and energy technology

• A collected turnover of NOK 8 billion

• NOK 480 million used annually by the

companies for development and renewal

• A significant export potential

• A collaboration with Nordic networks/joint

venture agreements and common projects

• Joint venture agreements with different

customers in the international market

Green Business Norway’s objective is to:

• Make this business sector visible as an

independent entity

• Contribute to an increase in exports

• Increase the understanding of the businesses’

importance and potential as creators of value

• Implement and initiate measures that nurture

growth

• Contribute to financial solutions for export

suppliers

• Further develop and build on the experience

from the three existing networks

Core AreasBased on the network’s experience over the

last five years, Green Business Norway’s core

areas are:

• Market monitoring – Reports from selected

international markets that are adjusted with

regard to the possibilities for Norwegian

suppliers and technology delivery

• Profiling of the business sector –

Through seminars, joint initiatives, information

enterprises, etc.

• Innovation leadership – Joint activities for

the purpose of strengthening the member

companies’ ability to innovate. Innovation

leadership is the guiding of a company’s

development activities and the achievement

of the best possible results

• Resource pool – Promoters and initiators

working together with the companies on

project development, creation and innovation

• Internationalization/Export –

Methodical preparation for strategic

export markets, partly in collaboration

with Norwegian authorities. This includes

efforts for increased cooperation between

companies for greater efficiency in delivery,

the establishment of ad-hoc business

consortia for export initiatives, and

coordination and adaptation for the financing

of export projects.

Future GoalsGreen Business Norway’s goal is to have 100

member companies by the end of 2007 and

contribute to a 50% increase in exports by 2010.

GREENPARTNER NORWAYTeknologisenteret Kjølnes RingNO-3918 Porsgrunn, NorwayTel: +47 35 57 40 00E-mail: post@greenpartner.net

GREEN REGION NORWAYPO Box 682 • NO-2604 Lillehammer, NorwayTel: +47 61 26 44 78E-mail: Anne.Lise.Gjestvang@lillehammermiljo.no

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consulting services for eco-efficient purchasing

GREEN IN PRACTICE (GRIP)PO Box 8900 Youngstorget • NO-0028 Oslo, NorwayTel: +47 22 97 98 00E-mail: post@grip.no • Website: www.grip.no

GRIP, the Norwegian foundation for sustainable consumption and production, is an organization

established by the Ministry of the Environment. It carries out projects for this ministry and others, along with

private- and public-sector organizations. GRIP works with many useful, profitable and exciting projects that

can be applied within business environmental work. It promotes and supports sustainable production and

consumption patterns and can give advice at all stages of different projects and programmes.

energy & environmental technology

Consulting ServicesGRIP offers consulting services within

the areas of environmentally efficient

procurements, travel, environmental

leadership and mobility. It has special

competence regarding the rules of the public

procurements of cars, textiles, ICT products

and paper and print services. Examples of

services offered:

• Procurements – Analysis of need

• Environmental leadership – Advice on the

developmental and implemental action of

environmental management systems (Eco-

Lighthouse, ISO 1400, EMAS, the Swan

Ecolabel)

• Travel – Destination development

Courses & BrainstormingGRIP offers several open courses, and also

creates courses specifically tailored for each

business and its needs. Courses and ideas

are offered within the following areas:

• Public procurement

• Mobility

• Environmental leadership

• Internal revision of environmental

management systems

• Fundamental environmental knowledge

Green AlliancesGRIP makes framework agreements

with businesses and organizations. The

agreements can include the following

services:

• Consulting services (i.e. the rules of green

procurements)

• Environmental certification – Help and

support

• Network meetings

• Lectures

• Free attendance for two people at

seminars arranged by GRIP

• GRIP Forum – Free attendance for two

people at the annual forum

• Courses – Free attendance for one person

at all courses arranged by GRIP

• Other services by appointment

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energy & petroleum research & technology

INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (IFE)PO Box 40 • NO-2027 Kjeller, NorwayTel: +47 63 80 60 00 • Fax: +47 63 81 11 68E-mail: firmapost@ife.no • Website: www.ife.no

KJELLER VINDTEKNIKK AS (KVT)Instituttveien 18 • PO Box 122 • NO-2027 Kjeller, NorwayTel: +47 63 80 63 80 • Fax: +47 63 81 29 05E-mail: postmaster@vindteknikk.noWebsite: www.vindteknikk.no

NEW ENERGY PERFORMANCE AS (NEPAS)PO Box 137 • NO-2027 Kjeller, NorwayTel: +47 63 80 64 75 • Fax: +47 63 81 26 05E-mail: mydske@nepas.no • Website: www.nepas.no

The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway’s leading international energy research institute, carries

out market- and technology-driven activities. Established in 1948, the Institute has a staff of 550, and an

annual turnover of some $80 million. IFE has customers in more than 30 countries and collaborates with

oil and energy companies worldwide. IFE subsidiaries New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) and Kjeller

Vindteknikk (KVT) offer services in the areas of energy management and wind measurement, respectively.

Multiphase Flow & Flow Assurance ResearchA main objective of IFE’s research here is

to contribute to the extension of safe and

profitable use of multiphase transportation

systems. Through nearly three decades of

activity in this field the Institute has developed

a range of multiphase flow models, including

the OLGA system. A new model, Horizon, is

now being developed to extend the possible

transportation of untreated well flow.

Corrosion & Materials ResearchResearch in this field aims at developing

corrosion mitigation methods for safe use of

carbon steel in H2S and CO2 environments.

Research on pH-stabilized glycol for

corrosion control in gas condensate pipelines

and scale control in MEG regeneration

systems is an important part of the project

portfolio.

Environmentally Friendly Tracers & Tracer SimulatorsThrough a series of R&D programmes over

the past 15 years, IFE has developed a range

of efficient, environmentally friendly tracers

and tracer simulators for field applications.

IFE provides a worldwide field service in this

area.

E-Field Operation & Work ProcessesIFE has more than 30 years of experience in

human factors and control room research.

Current R&D priorities are within e-field

operation and work processes.

Solar EnergyResearch and development of solar cell

technology is important at IFE, both in the

improvement of existing technology and the

development of new solar cell technology.

The Institute focuses primarily on silicon

solar cells. A complete R&D silicon solar

cell processing line combined with a

characterization laboratory on solar cells

make its laboratory unique in Scandinavia.

Environmental TechnologyIFE does research in three main areas:

climate technology; process understanding

related to pollution control; and waste

handling, including radioactive waste. Cost-

efficient technologies for CO2 handling and

gas power stations with CO2 capture are

central R&D areas for IFE.

Hydrogen ResearchIFE has since 1953 performed basic research

on hydrogen storage materials (mental

hydrates) and is an international leader in

this field. Good access to neutrons from the

JEEP II-reactor is crucial for this position.

IFE has at present 40 scientists engaged in

hydrogen research.

The OECD Halden Reactor Project (HRP)IFE is the operator of HRP, which is the

largest international research project on

nuclear safety in the world.

wind energy consultants energy management

New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS)

was established in April 2004 by the

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)

and three current NEPAS employees

who came from the Section of Energy

Efficiency and Climate Measures at

IFE. With an extensive background

in energy modelling, benchmarking,

energy management, financial issues

and energy efficiency RTD, NEPAS is

in a favourable position with regards

to project participation both on a

local, national and international level.

Moreover, university-level training

programmes are among its major

assets for capacity building in energy

management at the international level.

Vision & MissionNEPAS’s vision statement “Good

management involves good energy

management” reflects that its customers

within private industry and the public sector

focus on energy management and thereby

achieve higher energy performance through

development within three areas:

• By making use of energy-efficient

technology and better planning tools

• By developing their own competence and

forward-looking behaviour

• By focusing on internal decision-making

processes, initiating activities and

measuring results

NEPAS’s mission is to make results from

technological and non-technological

research within the areas of Rational Use

of Energy (RUE) and Renewable Energy

Sources (RES) available to the market.

NEPAS’s core competence areas are:

• Energy management and decision-making

processes

• Benchmarking, performance indicators

and monitoring of results

• Energy audit methodologies and tools

• Local energy planning

• Networking

• Renewable energy market development

and local value chains

• University and master-level training

programmes and training of energy

experts in industry

ProjectsNEPAS has done a number of projects

in its core competence areas for entities

such as ENOVA, the Norwegian Ministry of

Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Centre for

International Cooperation in Higher Education

(SIU), the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency

(IEEA), the Association of Oil Producing

Industries and the Research Council of

Norway, among others.

with heated sensors and an autonomous

power supply. Together with Norwegian

industry, the power supply was developed

over the course of three winters. KVT also

performs the measurement of wind speed of

up to 200 metres above ground with SODAR.

PersonnelKVT has a staff of eight people with a variety

of skills. It consists of two technician, one

engineer and five members who have a

Masters of Science or Ph.D.

ServicesThe following services are offered to wind

energy developers:

• Feasibility studies

• Wind mapping with meso- and micro-

scale meteorological models

• Installation and operation of meteorological

masts

• Analysis of wind measurements

• Design of wind farms

• Calculation of expected energy production

with detailed uncertainty analysis

Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) was

established in 1998 on the foundation

of fifteen years of research at the

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE).

The company is owned by IFE and its

employees and has no shares in any

projects. KVT offers independent advice

to all wind energy developers. Wind

studies and wind measurements is its

main business area. The company has

operated more than 130 met masts in

Norway and abroad.

Wind AnalysisKVT’s main product is bankable wind

measurements and analysis and the

company specializes in wind analysis in cold

climates. KVT operates two Arctic met masts

• Short-term forecasting

• Measurement and analysis of icing

conditions

• Detailed turbulence studies with CFD

models and ultrasonic measurements

• Measurement of wind speed up to 200

metres above ground with SODAR

• Power supply for remote measurement

equipment

• Historical wind and energy production

(~50 years)

45energy & environmental technology

energy & petroleum research & technology

INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (IFE)PO Box 40 • NO-2027 Kjeller, NorwayTel: +47 63 80 60 00 • Fax: +47 63 81 11 68E-mail: firmapost@ife.no • Website: www.ife.no

KJELLER VINDTEKNIKK AS (KVT)Instituttveien 18 • PO Box 122 • NO-2027 Kjeller, NorwayTel: +47 63 80 63 80 • Fax: +47 63 81 29 05E-mail: postmaster@vindteknikk.noWebsite: www.vindteknikk.no

NEW ENERGY PERFORMANCE AS (NEPAS)PO Box 137 • NO-2027 Kjeller, NorwayTel: +47 63 80 64 75 • Fax: +47 63 81 26 05E-mail: mydske@nepas.no • Website: www.nepas.no

The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway’s leading international energy research institute, carries

out market- and technology-driven activities. Established in 1948, the Institute has a staff of 550, and an

annual turnover of some $80 million. IFE has customers in more than 30 countries and collaborates with

oil and energy companies worldwide. IFE subsidiaries New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS) and Kjeller

Vindteknikk (KVT) offer services in the areas of energy management and wind measurement, respectively.

Multiphase Flow & Flow Assurance ResearchA main objective of IFE’s research here is

to contribute to the extension of safe and

profitable use of multiphase transportation

systems. Through nearly three decades of

activity in this field the Institute has developed

a range of multiphase flow models, including

the OLGA system. A new model, Horizon, is

now being developed to extend the possible

transportation of untreated well flow.

Corrosion & Materials ResearchResearch in this field aims at developing

corrosion mitigation methods for safe use of

carbon steel in H2S and CO2 environments.

Research on pH-stabilized glycol for

corrosion control in gas condensate pipelines

and scale control in MEG regeneration

systems is an important part of the project

portfolio.

Environmentally Friendly Tracers & Tracer SimulatorsThrough a series of R&D programmes over

the past 15 years, IFE has developed a range

of efficient, environmentally friendly tracers

and tracer simulators for field applications.

IFE provides a worldwide field service in this

area.

E-Field Operation & Work ProcessesIFE has more than 30 years of experience in

human factors and control room research.

Current R&D priorities are within e-field

operation and work processes.

Solar EnergyResearch and development of solar cell

technology is important at IFE, both in the

improvement of existing technology and the

development of new solar cell technology.

The Institute focuses primarily on silicon

solar cells. A complete R&D silicon solar

cell processing line combined with a

characterization laboratory on solar cells

make its laboratory unique in Scandinavia.

Environmental TechnologyIFE does research in three main areas:

climate technology; process understanding

related to pollution control; and waste

handling, including radioactive waste. Cost-

efficient technologies for CO2 handling and

gas power stations with CO2 capture are

central R&D areas for IFE.

Hydrogen ResearchIFE has since 1953 performed basic research

on hydrogen storage materials (mental

hydrates) and is an international leader in

this field. Good access to neutrons from the

JEEP II-reactor is crucial for this position.

IFE has at present 40 scientists engaged in

hydrogen research.

The OECD Halden Reactor Project (HRP)IFE is the operator of HRP, which is the

largest international research project on

nuclear safety in the world.

wind energy consultants energy management

New Energy Performance AS (NEPAS)

was established in April 2004 by the

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)

and three current NEPAS employees

who came from the Section of Energy

Efficiency and Climate Measures at

IFE. With an extensive background

in energy modelling, benchmarking,

energy management, financial issues

and energy efficiency RTD, NEPAS is

in a favourable position with regards

to project participation both on a

local, national and international level.

Moreover, university-level training

programmes are among its major

assets for capacity building in energy

management at the international level.

Vision & MissionNEPAS’s vision statement “Good

management involves good energy

management” reflects that its customers

within private industry and the public sector

focus on energy management and thereby

achieve higher energy performance through

development within three areas:

• By making use of energy-efficient

technology and better planning tools

• By developing their own competence and

forward-looking behaviour

• By focusing on internal decision-making

processes, initiating activities and

measuring results

NEPAS’s mission is to make results from

technological and non-technological

research within the areas of Rational Use

of Energy (RUE) and Renewable Energy

Sources (RES) available to the market.

NEPAS’s core competence areas are:

• Energy management and decision-making

processes

• Benchmarking, performance indicators

and monitoring of results

• Energy audit methodologies and tools

• Local energy planning

• Networking

• Renewable energy market development

and local value chains

• University and master-level training

programmes and training of energy

experts in industry

ProjectsNEPAS has done a number of projects

in its core competence areas for entities

such as ENOVA, the Norwegian Ministry of

Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Centre for

International Cooperation in Higher Education

(SIU), the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency

(IEEA), the Association of Oil Producing

Industries and the Research Council of

Norway, among others.

with heated sensors and an autonomous

power supply. Together with Norwegian

industry, the power supply was developed

over the course of three winters. KVT also

performs the measurement of wind speed of

up to 200 metres above ground with SODAR.

PersonnelKVT has a staff of eight people with a variety

of skills. It consists of two technician, one

engineer and five members who have a

Masters of Science or Ph.D.

ServicesThe following services are offered to wind

energy developers:

• Feasibility studies

• Wind mapping with meso- and micro-

scale meteorological models

• Installation and operation of meteorological

masts

• Analysis of wind measurements

• Design of wind farms

• Calculation of expected energy production

with detailed uncertainty analysis

Kjeller Vindteknikk AS (KVT) was

established in 1998 on the foundation

of fifteen years of research at the

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE).

The company is owned by IFE and its

employees and has no shares in any

projects. KVT offers independent advice

to all wind energy developers. Wind

studies and wind measurements is its

main business area. The company has

operated more than 130 met masts in

Norway and abroad.

Wind AnalysisKVT’s main product is bankable wind

measurements and analysis and the

company specializes in wind analysis in cold

climates. KVT operates two Arctic met masts

• Short-term forecasting

• Measurement and analysis of icing

conditions

• Detailed turbulence studies with CFD

models and ultrasonic measurements

• Measurement of wind speed up to 200

metres above ground with SODAR

• Power supply for remote measurement

equipment

• Historical wind and energy production

(~50 years)

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marine research

INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH (HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET)PO Box 1870 Nordnes • NO-5817 Bergen, NorwayTel: +47 55 23 85 00 • Fax: +47 55 23 85 31E-mail: post@imr.no –• Website: www.imr.no

The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) is a leading organization within scientific investigations and advice

on living marine resources, marine environment and aquaculture. The Institute is the main adviser to the

Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs on these issues. IMR has an excellent infrastructure

to support research activities, including seven research vessels, three research stations for experimental

biology and aquaculture, and a wide range of biological and chemical laboratories.

Environmental QualityIMR research and monitoring on marine

environmental quality focuses on the

offshore petroleum industry in the North

Sea and how operational and accidental

discharges from this industry may affect

the growth, reproduction and quality of fish.

The Institute also monitors the levels of old

and new persistent organic contaminants in

the sea areas around Norway and follows

geographical and temporal trends. The

effect of the release of technetium-99 from

Sellafield on marine food webs along the

Norwegian coast is also being studied, as

well as levels of other radioactive tracers from

various sources.

Environmental Impact of AquacultureThe aquaculture programme at IMR is one

of the largest and most comprehensive of its

kind in Europe. Significant resources within

the programme are allocated to the study

and monitoring of potential environmental

impacts from aquaculture. As impacts may

affect individual fish, populations or entire

ecosystems, a multidisciplinary approach

is required to address them. A broad range

in scientific expertise, combined with the

Institute’s size, makes IMR particularly suited

to efficiently and comprehensively address

present and future environmental issues

within the growing aquaculture industry.

Ocean ClimateThe IMR research group on Oceanography

and Climate aims to observe, understand

and predict oceanographic variability and

changes in ocean climate, and to understand

and quantify the importance of these on

production, distribution and behaviour of

marine organisms. The group has three main

research areas:

• Ocean climate: processes, variability and

changes

• Impact on the marine ecosystem

• Operational oceanography

In cooperation with the Nansen

Environmental and Remote Sensing Center

and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute,

IMR has developed one of the world’s most

advanced operational systems for continual

monitoring and forecasting of coastal water

temperature, currents and salinity, and levels

of nutrients, chlorophyll, algae and oxygen

(POMP).

International RelationsThe Institute of Marine Research cooperates

with a large number of universities and

research institutions worldwide. The Centre

for Development Cooperation in Fisheries

focuses on research and management to

achieve maximum and sustainable benefits

from marine resources in developing

countries.

1. The “G.O. Sars” is IMR’s most advanced

research vessel and is an important tool in the

Institute’s environmental research.

2. IMR has research stations with

state-of-the-art experimental facilities. 2

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47energy & environmental technology

training & transfer of knowledge

THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HYDROPOWER (TCH)Klæbuveien 153 • NO-7465 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 59 07 80/77 80 • Fax: +47 73 59 07 81E-mail: mail@ich.no • Website: www.ich.no

The International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) is an international association that promotes the

development and utilization of hydropower as an environmentally benign source of energy throughout the

world. ICH focuses on promoting the hydropower industry in general, raising the skills of industry personnel

and providing services to the industry.

Training ProgrammesICH offers the following core courses on an

annual basis:

• Hydropower Development and

Management (3 weeks)

• Hydropower and the Environment

(3 weeks)

• Hydropower Financing and Project

Economy (1 week)

• Legal Framework in Hydropower

Development (1 week)

• Electricity Regulatory Initiative Seminar

(1 week; in cooperation with the

Norwegian Water Resources and Energy

Directorate and ECON Analysis)

• The Process of Social Impact Assessment

(Internet-based, 13 weeks)

ICH also develops customized courses and

training programmes for individuals and

groups of professionals, and arranges study

visits for hydropower delegations to Norway.

Conferences & WorkshopsICH has organized a series of international

hydropower conferences in Norway (1997,

1999, 2001 and 2005), Tanzania (2003) and

Sri Lanka (2007). Workshops have been

offered in Nepal (2001 and 2005), Thailand

(1999 and 2003) and Zambia (2004).

Other ActivitiesICH led two of the sub-programmes

– Education & Training and Hydropower

Competence Network – in the International

Energy Agency’s Implementing Agreement

for Hydropower Technologies and

Programmes in the period of 1996–2004.

ICH has also been the Norwegian partner

in the implementation of a five-year

development plan for Hydro Lab Pvt Ltd, a

research laboratory that provides specialized

hydraulic model studies within water

resources engineering in Nepal. This project

was sponsored by the Norwegian Agency for

Development Cooperation (Norad).

NetworkingICH draws upon the expertise of its member

companies and the Norwegian hydropower

sector in order to ensure the high quality of

its services. It also has a large international

network in more than 50 countries in which

the hydropower sector plays a significant

role.

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high-voltage equipment for the power industry

JACOBSEN ELEKTRO ASRingeriksveien 16 • NO-3400 Lier, NorwayTel: +47 32 22 93 00 • Fax: +47 32 22 93 01E-mail: mail@jel.no • Website: www.jel.no

Established in 1891, Jacobsen Elektro AS is one of the oldest electrotechnical companies in Norway.

The company has worldwide experience in the supply and refurbishment of medium- and high-voltage

substations and power plants on a turnkey basis. Jacobsen Elektro also provides a variety of consultancy

services.

Products & ServicesJacobsen Elektro’s products and services

include the following:

Turnkey Building & Refurbishment

• Diesel/gas-turbine generation plants

• Hydropower development

• Turnkey building or refurbishment of

transmission/distribution stations

• Mobile solutions are also available

• Favourable financing services

Metering Systems

• Prepaid meters

• Billing systems, including installation

• Point of sale and customer care

• Training

• System administration and institutional

development

Protection Experts & Substation Services

• 60 years of experience

• Experts in power system protection

• System analysis

• Protection coordination software

• HV/LV substation services

• Training

Protective Relays for Transmission &

Distribution

• Extremely user friendly and cost effective

• Concise, easy-to-read user manuals

• Easy to install and operate

• Modern and well-proven construction

• Measures current, voltage, angles,

impedance and differential

• Used in transmission, distribution,

generation and industry

ReferencesA few examples of Jacobsen Elektro’s work

include:

• 39-MW diesel power station in Vietnam

• Refurbishment of 400/220-kV station in

Romania

• Utility administration and institutional

development in East Timor and Equatorial

Guinea

• Power system analysis and protection

coordination in Norway and Mozambique

• Meter installations in East Timor

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oil spill response equipment & services

MARKLEEN ASPO Box 391 • NO-1379 Nesbru, NorwayTel: +47 66 85 51 40 • Fax: +47 66 85 51 41E-mail: markleen@markleen.comWebsite: www.markleen.com

Markleen AS supplies oil spill response equipment and services to the oil spill response industry worldwide.

Markleen AS is a company within the Markleen Group, which also includes Markleen Terra and Markleen

Salvage. The company’s product range comprises oil detection and surveillance systems, all types of oil

containment booms, skimmers and temporary oil storage systems.

Temporary Storage Systems Markleen offers a wide range of temporary

storage containers for recovered oil. These

include the following products:

• Unibag® is a towable floating storage

container offering a large storage volume for

offshore recovery and emergency offloading

operations. The Unibag® comes in sizes

from 5 to 1,000 m3.

• Unishuttle is a submersible storage

container for the offloading of sunken

vessels. The shuttle was successfully used

to develop the offloading technique on

M/T Prestige at 4,000 metres’ depth.

• Unitank and Easytank are onshore storage

tanks supported by a frame. The tanks have

various features, e.g. liftable when full by

a crane or a helicopter, top covers, hose

guides, etc.

• Autotank is a self-supporting storage tank

for use on flat ground.

Oil Containment BoomsUniboom®-X-Series single-point, self-inflatable

oil booms are available in a range of sizes to

suit harbour, coastal and offshore cleanup

operations. The automatic Uniboom®-X-Series

offers the fastest and safest boom operation

available. The integrated reel/power pack

solution facilitates a one-man operation.

The operator can deploy and retrieve the

Uniboom®-X-Series from deck, standing safely

behind rails or via remote control from the

ship’s bridge. Once off the reel, the internal

inflation system erects the freeboard, making

it fully operative by the time it hits water.

Due to its compact and versatile design, the

Uniboom®-X-Series can be adapted to any

type of installation, without costly retrofits.

Markleen manufactures a wide range of

conventional foam and air-filled flotation

booms for all applications.

SkimmersMarkleen Multiskimmers are versatile,

multifunctional skimmers for all types of oil.

Manufactured in seawater-resistant aluminium,

the skimmers are low in weight and compact

in size. Different skimmer cassettes facilitate

skimming from diesel to emulsified heavy fuel

oil. A disconnectable pump allows for transfer

and discharge possibilities when needed.

ServicesContingency plans and services for operating

companies, along with governmental and

local preparedness, are all part of Markleen’s

services.

Export MarketsMarkleen’s oil spill response equipment is

exported worldwide, and is currently being

used by major oil spill response organizations

in:

• Australia

• Brazil

• Canada

• China

• Denmark

• Egypt

• Finland

• Japan

• Jordan

1. Uniboom®-X-Series during operation in

Barcelona, 2006.

2. Deployment of Uniboom®-X-Series.

• Korea

• Malaysia

• Mexico

• Morocco

• Nigeria

• Norway

• Portugal

• Saudi Arabia

• Singapore

• Spain

• Sweden

• Taiwan

• United

Kingdom

• United

States

• Venezuela

• Vietnam

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NORD-TRØNDELAG ELEKTRISITETSVERK (NTE)NO-7735 Steinkjer, NorwayTel: +47 74 15 02 00 • Fax: +47 74 15 04 00E-mail: bjorn.ole.grodas@nte.no • Website: www.nte.no

green energy solutions

Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE), which is owned by North Trøndelag County Council, has over 85

years of experience in the building and running of hydroelectric power plants as well the distribution of

electricity. In addition, NTE has become an industrial enterprise that plays a role as a commercial driving

force and community developer and has subsidiaries and holdings in a number of major companies in mid-

Norway. The company has 930 employees, an annual power production of 3,600 GWh and annual sales of

E235 million.

Principal ActivitiesNTE’s principal activities are:

• The production, distribution and sale of

green and renewable energy

• The supply of electrical installations

• The sale of electrical consumer goods,

broadband and external contracting

services

Power ProductionNTE’s power division is responsible for

building, running and maintaining its power

plants and currently operates 24 of them.

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1. Part of the 5-km-long hydropower plant

system build inside a mountain in Follafoss,

Norway. Commissioned in 2006.

2. 3-MW wind turbines in one of NTE’s

wind farms.

51energy & environmental technology

In the area of wind power expertise, NTE

is among the leading operators in Norway

and has more than 15 years of experience

operating wind turbines in areas exposed to

extreme Arctic weather conditions. NTE is

the majority owner of ScanWind AS.

Electrical EngineeringNTE is one of Norway’s largest electrical

contractors and has competence within

several fields of technology, including

electrical installations for industry and the

building and maintenance of power lines.

Power GridsNTE is responsible for the building, operation

and maintenance of 1,300 kilometres of

power lines. This power system is one of

Norway’s longest and most reliable.

Broadband TechnologyNTE offers the next generation of broadband

technology with fibre-optic transference. The

company’s broadband services are among

the most modern in Europe.

Power TradeNTE sells electricity to practically every

private home in North Trøndelag, as well as

to the region’s industrial market and abroad.

NTE`s Power Trade department is connected

to the Nordic Power Exchange.

Live Power Line Work One of NTE’s subsidiaries, Tranamarka

Energipark, trains line workers from all

over Scandinavia to work with the special

equipment used on live power lines.

International Activities NTE is a competitive contractor in the

international market and is in charge

of projects worldwide. The company’s

international section offers external

contracting services both to energy utilities

in Norway and abroad in connection with

the construction of power plants, network

solutions, consultancy services and training

programmes. NTE Ekstern collaborates

closely with entities such as the UN, the

World Bank, the EU, the Norwegian Agency

for Development Cooperation (Norad)

3. The children are enjoying the scenery at the

Fiskumfoss run-of-river power plant, a part of

NTE’s cascade system in the Namsen river,

the “Queen of Rivers” in Norway.

4. NTE has years of experience in developing

and constructing energy systems in crisis

and conflict areas. Most projects has been

combined with competence transfer and training

programmes for the local staffs, or reorganizing

and strategy processes for the companies.

All projects are tailor-made for the customers.

This picture is from a project in Serbia.

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and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign

Affairs in the building and development of

energy sectors in crisis and conflict zones,

as well as in developing countries. The

section has experience from projects in

Afghanistan, Bosnia, Greenland, Iceland,

Indonesia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro,

Mozambique, Pakistan, Palestine, Serbia,

Tanzania and Turkey.

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oil spill recovery equipment

NORLENSE ASFiskebøl • NO-8317 Strønstad, NorwayTel: +47 76 11 81 80 • Fax: +47 76 11 81 89 E-mail: firmapost@norlense.no Website: www.norlense.no

NorLense AS

Ann

www.norlense.no

NorLense AS is one of the world’s leading companies within the development and production of oil

booms. The company’s main products are shore, coastal and offshore oil booms, and inflatable tents. Its

collaboration agreement with LAMOR for complementary equipment makes the company a total supplier

of oil spill recovery equipment. The company has in the course of 30 years developed significant expertise

and an excellent reputation within oil protection, preparedness and training.

Self-Inflatable Boom SystemsThe NorLense R and S series of oil

containment booms are single-point inflation

booms with automatic inflation that are one of

a kind in today’s market. Self-inflation implies

no crew members in front of the winder

during deployment and recovery. This alone

represents a major contribution to HSE as

the risk of incidents is dramatically reduced.

Further benefits of NorLense’s self-inflation

products are:

• Offshore Oil Boom

The offshore booms are stored on reels

and deployed and retrieved by one person.

The boom inflates automatically, and 400

metres can be deployed in 10–20 minutes.

The boom’s high fluidity in water enhances

its ability to obstruct and control oil during

clean-up operations.

• Costal Oil Boom

This self-inflating boom has a particularly

rapid deployment time – 400 metres in 4

minutes – making it perfect where speed is

essential, such as with tankers, terminals,

refineries and harbours.

• Harbour Oil Boom

NorLense’s harbour booms are

manufactured with a freeboard containing

expanded polystyrene, so no air filling is

required. The booms are delivered in

25-metre sections and are easy to connect

to required operational length.

NorLense has 30 years’ experience

in the oil containment industry and 13

years’ experience with this type of boom

technology. Oil booms from NorLense are

delivered to customers around the world, and

some 80% of all oil booms in use for first-line

preparedness along with training courses in

Norway are supplied by the company.

Other NorLense products include: Silt

Curtain, Active Oil Trawl, and inflatable

shelters.

Quality Assurance & TestingThe booms are constructed from the best

oil-resistant coated fabric on the market,

with quality proven through long-term,

full-scale testing in the north of Norway, as

well as laboratory tests in accordance with

NorLense’s own strict standards. More than

300 deployments have been documented

without the need for replacement of the

inflation elements.

NorLense has quality assurance certification

NS–ISO 9001:2000.

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oil spill recovery equipment

NORLENSE ASFiskebøl • NO-8317 Strønstad, NorwayTel: +47 76 11 81 80 • Fax: +47 76 11 81 89 E-mail: firmapost@norlense.no Website: www.norlense.no

NorLense AS

Ann

www.norlense.no

NorLense AS is one of the world’s leading companies within the development and production of oil

booms. The company’s main products are shore, coastal and offshore oil booms, and inflatable tents. Its

collaboration agreement with LAMOR for complementary equipment makes the company a total supplier

of oil spill recovery equipment. The company has in the course of 30 years developed significant expertise

and an excellent reputation within oil protection, preparedness and training.

Self-Inflatable Boom SystemsThe NorLense R and S series of oil

containment booms are single-point inflation

booms with automatic inflation that are one of

a kind in today’s market. Self-inflation implies

no crew members in front of the winder

during deployment and recovery. This alone

represents a major contribution to HSE as

the risk of incidents is dramatically reduced.

Further benefits of NorLense’s self-inflation

products are:

• Offshore Oil Boom

The offshore booms are stored on reels

and deployed and retrieved by one person.

The boom inflates automatically, and 400

metres can be deployed in 10–20 minutes.

The boom’s high fluidity in water enhances

its ability to obstruct and control oil during

clean-up operations.

• Costal Oil Boom

This self-inflating boom has a particularly

rapid deployment time – 400 metres in 4

minutes – making it perfect where speed is

essential, such as with tankers, terminals,

refineries and harbours.

• Harbour Oil Boom

NorLense’s harbour booms are

manufactured with a freeboard containing

expanded polystyrene, so no air filling is

required. The booms are delivered in

25-metre sections and are easy to connect

to required operational length.

NorLense has 30 years’ experience

in the oil containment industry and 13

years’ experience with this type of boom

technology. Oil booms from NorLense are

delivered to customers around the world, and

some 80% of all oil booms in use for first-line

preparedness along with training courses in

Norway are supplied by the company.

Other NorLense products include: Silt

Curtain, Active Oil Trawl, and inflatable

shelters.

Quality Assurance & TestingThe booms are constructed from the best

oil-resistant coated fabric on the market,

with quality proven through long-term,

full-scale testing in the north of Norway, as

well as laboratory tests in accordance with

NorLense’s own strict standards. More than

300 deployments have been documented

without the need for replacement of the

inflation elements.

NorLense has quality assurance certification

NS–ISO 9001:2000.

supplier of electro ceramic components

NORSK TEKNISK PORSELEN AS (NTP)PO Box 188 • 1601 Fredrikstad, NorwayTel: +47 69 38 30 00 • Fax: +47 69 38 30 30E-mail: terje.thomassen@tnp-as.no / rune.johannessen@ntp-as.noWebsite: www.ntp-as.no

Established in 1916, Norsk Teknisk Porselen AS (NTP AS) is today a leading supplier of electro ceramics.

The company’s plant is located by the seaside in Fredrikstad, Norway, approximately 100 km southeast of

Oslo. This location is ideally suited for the transport of products to various destinations by sea, land or air.

Product RangeNTP AS has a wide product range that allows

it to satisfy many market segments. This

ability has increased exports significantly in

recent years. Today the company’s products

are exported to more than 30 countries

around the world.

The product-range covers low-, medium-

and high-voltage ceramics and includes

insulators for all types of lines, sub-stations

and apparatus. Although insulators are

manufactured according to IEC standards,

other national or international types can be

supplied as well.

Products• Pin insulators

• Line post insulators

• Post insulators

• Hollow porcelains

• Insulators for DC-electro filters (ESP

insulators)

• Ceramic welding backing

• Insulation beads

• Epoxy resin insulators

• Various press bodies

• Composite insulators

QualityAs NTP AS sees it, quality is not only related

to the products themselves but also to

the whole process – from the quotation

stage through order handling, design,

manufacturing and to after-sales services.

Since 1982 the company has had an

independent QA department that secures

high-quality work in every department.

In 1994 NTP AS was awarded the NS-

EN ISO 9001 certificate. This guarantees

high-quality products and states strict

requirements regarding development, design,

manufacturing, installation and servicing.

Customer ServiceIn order to focus on its customers’ needs,

NTP AS has the following philosophy to

ensure customer satisfaction:

• Respond quickly to all enquiries

• Offer both tailor-made and standardized

solutions

• Offer price-competitive products

• Offer short and reliable delivery times

• Deliver high-quality products

• Perform excellent after-sales service

ManufacturingNTP AS’s products require different ceramic

materials. The company uses a wide range

of substances, fluxes

and fillers in order to fulfil

its customers’ technical

requirements. In order

for NTP AS to offer a

wide range of products,

several different production

methods are used. Today

the company uses the wet

process manufacturing

method, slip casting, dry

pressing, extrusion and

turning as forming methods.

The total output capacity is

approximately 3,000 tonnes

of porcelain per year.ESP insulators are important components in

electrostatic precipitator units.

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oil spill emergency preparedness

NORWEGIAN CLEAN SEAS ASSOCIATION FOR OPERATING COMPANIES (NOFO)PO Box 8077 • NO-4068 Stavanger, NorwayTel: +47 51 84 65 60 • Fax: +47 51 56 23 98E-mail: post@nofo.no • Website: www.nofo.no

The Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) is a cooperation of operating

companies on the Norwegian continental shelf. NOFO is financed by members according to established

principles of cost sharing. NOFO’s main objectives are to establish and maintain oil spill emergency

preparedness, along with coordinating the dialogue of relevant oil spill contingency issues between

members and regulating authorities.

Heavy Offshore SystemsA major element in accomplishing NOFO’s

central objectives is the development of

heavy offshore systems, each consisting of

a high-capacity skimmer and 400 metres

of heavy oil booms. These systems are

operated by heavy-duty oil recovery (OR)-

classed supply vessels, and are located on

NOFO’s five bases along the Norwegian

coast, as well as on dedicated ships.

Oil Spill Contingency RegimeOn behalf of the operators, NOFO

has implemented a risk-based oil spill

contingency regime for the Norwegian

continental shelf. All pertinent information

on NOFO’s Oil Spill Contingency Planning

System is available on the Internet

(planverk.nofo.no/welcome.htm).

Resource UtilizationIn addition to NOFO-owned and operated

resources, the association’s guiding

principle is achieving optimal utilization of

the resources owned by the government

or commercial providers – be they local,

regional or national. This is carried out

through collaboration and agreements.

NOFO draws on a range of resources to

achieve optimal resource utilization – from

offshore tankers and helicopters to local

fishing vessels.

Training & DevelopmentAn essential component of NOFO’s work

is the training of six contingency groups

– a total of 36 people – from the member

companies. These groups, together with

45 equipment operators, form the core of

operations in the case of an emergency.

Through a comprehensive programme for

training and exercises, oil spill response

capability is maintained at a high level.

Improvement and development are

addressed through extensive R&D efforts

focusing on mobility, flexibility, Arctic

conditions and shoreline characteristics.

NOFO has been a driving force in the

development and implementation of a

risk-based oil spill response for producing

installations on the Norwegian continental

shelf, and will continue to play a leading role

in the years to come.

55energy & environmental technology

environmental research

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH (NILU)PO Box 100 • NO-2027 Kjeller, Norway Tel: +47 63 89 80 00 • Fax: +47 63 89 80 50E-mail: nilu@nilu.no • Website: www.nilu.no

The Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), is an independent research institute founded in 1969.

The institute conducts environmental research with an emphasis on the sources of airborne pollution,

atmospheric transport, transformation and deposition, and is also involved in the assessment of the effects

of pollution on ecosystems, human health and materials. A main priority for NILU is to provide scientific

facts on quantitative relationships between these factors, and at the same time make the results available in

a user-friendly manner for decision-makers.

Key FiguresNILU performs approximately 250 projects

each year for governments, industries and

national and international organizations.

The institute has 145 employees, including

75 scientists, of which 45 hold a doctoral

degree. NILU’s annual turnover is $20 million.

NILU’s head office is situated at Kjeller on

the outskirt of Oslo, and the institute also has

offices in Tromsø, in the city of Katowice in

Poland and in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab

Emirates.

International ActivitiesNILU works for national and international

customers, often in partnership with other

research institutions, and has undertaken

many assignments as coordinator for

international environmental research projects.

One example is the “Cooperative Programme

for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-

Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in

Europe” (EMEP), where NILU is responsible

for recommending measurement methods

and for assembling and evaluating data.

NILU is also one of four collaborators in

the European Environment Agency’s Topic

Centre on Air Quality.

Air Quality Management Systems (AQMS)NILU has specialized in delivering systems for

air quality surveillance

and monitoring, as

well as applicable

management tools.

Environmental impact

assessment has

been performed for

industries, traffic

authorities and urban

areas worldwide.

Optimal abatement strategy planning has

been developed and coordinated by NILU in

several major urban areas internationally.

One of NILU’s main strategies is to

maintain a lead in the development of

integrated environmental surveillance

and planning systems. This has resulted

in the development of the Environmental

Surveillance and Information System

(AirQUIS) designed for managers and

decision-makers. NILU’s AirQUIS product

line has been developed for state-of-the-art

professional management of air quality by

governments and industry.

Chemical AnalysisNILU has been working on the determination

of pollutants in environmental samples

since the 1970s, and has acquired

extensive experience in this field.

Today, the laboratory addresses a

broad range of organic and inorganic

pollutants, providing expertise in both

chemical analysis and evaluation of

environmental impact.

NILU’s laboratories are accredited

according to NS-EN ISO/IEC 17025.

1. In the Arctic: NILU’s Zeppellin observatory at

Ny Ålesund is used by scientists from all over

the world. The observatory monitors air pollution

from all continents. NILU’s long-time series of

monitoring data is of crucial importance for

many scientists regarding predictions of global

climate change.

2. NILU’s state-of-the-art air quality

management systems are being put to use by

authorities and private companies all over the

world. Whether it be urban, local or regional air

pollution, NILU has the equipment and scientific

expertise to deal with it. Here we see an air

quality monitoring operation in Bangladesh.

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water-related research & development

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH (NIVA) Gaustadallèen 21 • NO-0349 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 18 51 00 • Fax: +47 22 18 52 00E-mail: niva@niva.no • Website: www.niva.no

The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) is an internationally oriented competence centre for water-

related research and development activities on environment and resources, such as monitoring, feasibility

studies and integrated water resources management. NIVA provides information regarding water-related

issues at the national and international levels to authorities, the private sector and the public. NIVA is a private

research foundation, and is the largest interdisciplinary applied water research centre in Norway. The NIVA

Group, comprising NIVA and its four regional offices in Norway, the subsidiary consultancy companies NIVA-

Tech AS and BallastTech-NIVA AS in Oslo, Akvaplan-niva in Northern Norway, Aqua Biota Water Research in

Sweden as well as Geomor-NIVA in Poland, has a total staff of 240 and an annual turnover of over !25 million.

NIVA’s Objective NIVA serves the authorities, the private sector

and the public – both on the national and

international levels – for the common goal of

an improved aquatic environment through

integrated water resources management.

NIVA’s Strengths • A well-qualified and experienced staff with

more than 120 professionals with doctoral

and graduate qualifications

• Comprehensive R&D facilities, including

field research stations

• A state grant of 17% of the institute’s

turnover to ensure state-of-the-art

knowledge and competence

• A Board of Directors appointed by the

Norwegian Ministry of the Environment

and the Research Council of Norway

• A member of the consortium of The

Environmental Research Alliance of

Norway (ENVIRA) and the Oslo Centre for

Interdisiplinary Environmental and Social

Research (CIENS), which comprises

approximately 700 employees

Competence & Services • Integrated water resources management

(IWRM)

• Integrated coastal zone management

(ICZM)

• Environmental information management

systems for water

• EIAs and pollution abatement strategies;

cost-benefit analysis

• Impact analysis on water quality and

aquatic ecosystems

• Ecotoxicology

• Environmental aspects in oil and gas

industry

• Modelling of physical, chemical and

biological processes and effects

• Water and wastewater treatment

technology – process optimization

• Acid precipitation and long-range

transported pollution

• Institutional strengthening/capacity

building

• R&D and testing of ballast water treatment

technologies

International Experience • Nearly 30% of NIVA’s activities are now

conducted in international projects

• A solid basis of competence and a

network through over 20 EU research

projects

• A long-standing tradition in providing

services for over 70 countries around the

world

57energy & environmental technology

environmental research & education

THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES, RESEARCH DIVISION (UMB)PO Box 5003 • NO-1432 Ås, NorwayTel: +47 64 94 75 00 • Fax: +47 64 94 75 05E-mail: postmottak@umb.no • Website: www.umb.no

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) is recognized as a leading international centre of

knowledge. The core responsibilities are higher education and research within environmental- and

biosciences. The university’s main specialization areas are biology, food, environment, land use and natural

resource management. In total, UMB has some 2,800 students, of which about 250 are PhD students.

Environmental ResearchEnvironmental research at UMB has its focus

on the sustainable use and management of

terrestrial and aquatic resources, including

the use of the natural environment for

increased human and animal welfare. UMB

organizes interdisciplinary research groups

within the fields of natural science, social

science and engineering. Environmental

research at UMB has a high international

standing, and is based on extensive national

and international networks.

A wide variety of basic and applied

environmental research projects provides

expertise for high-quality environmental

education at UMB. Environmental research

at UMB is divided into the three programme

areas: Environment and Bioproduction;

Environment, Landscape and Climate; and

Environment and Improved Welfare.

Environment & BioproductionThis programme focuses on the

environmental impact of agriculture, forestry

and aquaculture. The production systems

generate environmental goods as well

as environmental problems. On the one

hand, they help to maintain the cultural

landscape, secure biodiversity, and recycle

organic wastes, while on the other hand,

they may generate pollution and cause the

loss of certain species. The programme

aims to develop expertise which can be

used to promote benefits, and reduce the

adverse effects of these systems. UMB

has substantial expertise when it comes

to combining the utilization and protection

of the natural environment. This is a

fundamental perspective in a world where a

shortage of natural resources often stands in

stark contrast to the need for protecting and

maintaining basic ecological functions.

Environment, Landscape & Climate This programme has its focus on the impact

of environmental changes and pollutants on

terrestrial and aquatic resources. UMB is

often associated with agricultural research

and education. However, the university

has long-standing experience related

to studies of ecosystems that are not

primarily associated with agriculture. Such

ecosystems are the focus of this programme.

Climate changes, pollution and varying land

use and management can have a significant

impact on habitats, biodiversity and

ecological processes. Such changes can,

in turn, affect production and yield potential,

and in the long run, landscape development.

Environment & Improved Welfare This programme focuses on the natural

environment and how it affects human

and animal welfare. It looks at measures

aimed at increasing human welfare and how

people experience different environments.

Landscape, plants and animals are

important aspects when attempting to

improve human welfare. Internationally,

there is a considerable need for studies of

environmental effects on human health.

Socio-economic analyses show that there

is a large potential for use of our natural

environment in preventive health care. The

research demands an interdisciplinary

approach, requiring cooperation between

numerous fields, both at UMB and other

research institutes. The programme focuses

on a wide range of issues, including forestry,

cultural landscape, farms, urban fringe,

parks, sports facilities, street environments,

gardens and indoor environments.

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norwegian oil spill control association (nosca) members

NORWEGIAN OIL SPILL CONTROL ASSOCIATION (NOSCA)The Norwegian Centre for Marine Environment and SafetyPO Box 125 • NO-3191 Horten, NorwayTel: +47 33 03 48 25 • Fax: +47 33 03 48 26E-mail: post@nosca.no • Website: www.nosca.no

Absorberingsteknikk AS

Tevlingveien 4B • NO-1081 Oslo, Norway

Tel: +47 22 30 28 70 • Fax: +47 22 30 28 40

E-mail: info@abtek.no • Website: www.abtek.no

Absorberingsteknikk AS is a Norwegian

company that manufactures and markets a

range of oil-absorbent products for cleaning

up oil spills on land as well as on water. It is a

totally “green” company. All of its oil-absorbent

products are made from 100% natural materials,

which are completely safe for the environment.

ABTEK’s central product is Reba oil-absorbent

bark. It is 100% natural and totally hydrophobic.

As a result, Reba bark retains the oil it has

absorbed and quickly biodegrades to become a

rich soil fertilizer.

AllMaritime AS

PO Box 51, Kristiansholm 8-10

NO-5816 Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 33 61 60 • Fax: +47 55 33 61 61

E-mail: post@allmaritim.com

Website: www.allmaritim.com

Amitec AS

Kokstadden 4 • PO Box 110 Kokstad

NO-5863 Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 52 78 00 • Fax: +47 55 52 78 01

E-mail: mail@amitec.no

Website: www.amitec.no

Amitec’s Amicall.net provides fast, efficient

and automated drafting/mobilization of

personnel and resources in the event of

crises and emergencies. Customers include

Statoil, Shell, ExxonMobil and the Norwegian

government.

Buksér og Berging AS

Ruseløkkveien 26 • NO-0117 Oslo, Norway

Tel: +47 23 11 63 50 • Fax: +47 23 11 63 51

E-mail: bukser@bube.no

Website: www.bube.no

Buksér og Berging’s core business is harbour

towage and ship escort of many kinds. The

company now also operates in international

waters and offers a variety of services.

Marine works is also an important part of the

company’s services, where its tugs are involved

in complex operations such as matings of

topsides, deep-sea bundle towage, anchoring

and mooring operations.

DNV Consulting

Det Norske Veritas AS • Veritasveien 1

NO-1322 Høvik, Norway

Tel: +47 67 57 99 00 • Fax: +47 67 57 99 11

E-mail: cathrine.spikkerud@dnv.com

Website: www.dnv.com

See separate page for information about DNV.

Frank Mohn Flatøy AS

NO-5918 Frekhaug, Norway

Tel: +47 55 99 94 00 • Fax: +47 55 99 95 81

E-mail: fl-miljo@framo.no

Website: www.framo.no

Maritim Miljø-Beredskap AS (MMB)

Hillerenvn. 82 • NO-5174 Mathopen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 94 83 00 • Fax: +47 55 94 83 01

E-mail: post@mmb.no • Website: www.mmb.no

MMB, one of Norway’s leading independent

oil spill response (OSR) companies, aims to

be the preferred OSR partner for all players

demanding such expertise. MMB offers rental of

OSR equipment and personnel. The company

conducts risk evaluation and supplies technical

assistance as well as service and maintenance

of OSR equipment. Furthermore, it executes

tailor-made on-site OSR training programmes

for emergency personnel and organizations as

well as managing actual OSR operations.

Miros AS

PO Box 364 • NO-1372 Asker, Norway

Tel: +47 66 98 75 00 • Fax: +47 66 90 41 70

E-mail: office@miros.no

Website: www.miros.no

Miros AS is a leading company in the field

of remote wave monitoring based on radar

technology. The company’s latest development

is an Oil Spill Detection (OSD) system that

utilizes an X-band navigation radar to detect and

trace oil spills. The OSD system is developed in

close cooperation with NOFO and it increases

the total effectiveness of an oil recovery

operation. The OSD system can be used 24

hours a day and it provides information about oil

spill position, size and projected drift as well as

waves, current and wind.

NOFI Tromsø AS

Eidkjosen • NO-9100 Kvaløysletta, Norway

Tel: +47 77 69 80 30 • Fax: +47 77 69 80 31

E-mail: eid@nofi.no • Website: www.nofi.no

Norwegian Clean Seas Association for

Operating Companies (NOFO)

PO Box 8077 • NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway

Tel: +47 51 84 65 60 • Fax. +47 51 56 23 98

E-mail: post@nofo.no • Website: www.nofo.no

The Norwegian Clean Seas Association for

Operating Companies (NOFO) is a cooperation

of operating companies on the Norwegian

Continental Shelf. NOFO is responsible for the

operating companies’ oil spill preparedness

related to the exploration for and production of

oil and gas. The purpose of the association is to

manage and maintain emergency preparedness

in relation to acute oil pollution, which includes

personnel, equipment and vessels. In this

context, NOFO is responsible for training and

drilling emergency response and maintenance

personnel, and it monitors developments in the

fields of oil spill technology and research and

development with a view towards continuous

improvement of the oil spill preparedness

resources. The scope of the association’s

work also includes development of emergency

preparedness plans and oil spill recovery

equipment for the sea, coastal areas and beach

zones.

See separate page for further information about NOFO.

Noren Bergen AS

Sørhavnveien 41

NO-5179 Godvik-Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 50 86 70 • Fax: +47 55 50 86 71

E-mail: post@noren.no

Website: www.noren.no

NorLense AS

Fiskebøl • NO-8317 Stønstad, Norway

Tel: +47 76 11 81 80 • Fax: +47 76 11 81 89

E-mail: firmapost@online.no

Website: www.norlense.no

See separate page for information about Norlense.

Norpower Jemar AS

PO Box 278 • NO-6501 Kristiansund, Norway

Tel: +47 71 56 64 30 • Fax: +47 71 56 64 40

E-mail: boats@norpower.no

Website: www.norpower.no

With over 80 years of experience in the maritime

sector Norpower Jemar AS is one of the leading

suppliers of customized heavy-duty work boats

for use in oil spill recovery, tendering, mooring

and towing applications. More than 1,500

Norpower Jemar work boats are used around

the world by pollution control authorities and

companies engaged in oil exploration, drilling

and production.

Norsk Hydro – Stureterminalen

NO-5336 Tjeldstø, Norway

Tel: +47 56 38 61 57 • Fax: +47 56 38 91 09

E-mail: erling.dag.kvalvik@hydro.com

Website: www.hydro.com

Norwegian Coastal Administration

Department for Emergency Response

PO Box 125 • NO-3191 Horten, Norway

Tel: +47 33 04 48 00 • Fax: +47 33 03 49 49

Website: www.kystverket.no

The Norwegian Coastal Administration’s

Department for Emergency Response is

responsible for the governmental preparedness

for acute pollution. The Department for

Emergency Response prevents and identifies

acute pollution as well as supervises the

responsible body so that it takes the necessary

measures in case the event of acute pollution

takes place. The department continuously

works to develop the national preparedness

organization by organizing exercises and training

programmes for governmental, municipal

and private response personnel, developing

and testing oil spill recovery equipment and

conducting environmental risk and contingency

analyses.

SINTEF

NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway

Tel: +47 92 40 08 47 • Fax: +47 93 07 07 30

E-mail: tore.aunaas@sintef.no

Website: www.sintef.no

See separate pages for information about SINTEF.

Statoil Mongstad

NO-5954 Mongstad, Norway

Tel: +47 56 34 40 00 • Fax: +47 56 34 46 66

E-mail: mak@statoil.com

Website: www.statoil.com

See separate page for information about Statoil.DET NORSKE VERITAS

NorLense AS

Ann

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59energy & environmental technology

norwegian oil spill control association (nosca) members

NORWEGIAN OIL SPILL CONTROL ASSOCIATION (NOSCA)The Norwegian Centre for Marine Environment and SafetyPO Box 125 • NO-3191 Horten, NorwayTel: +47 33 03 48 25 • Fax: +47 33 03 48 26E-mail: post@nosca.no • Website: www.nosca.no

Absorberingsteknikk AS

Tevlingveien 4B • NO-1081 Oslo, Norway

Tel: +47 22 30 28 70 • Fax: +47 22 30 28 40

E-mail: info@abtek.no • Website: www.abtek.no

Absorberingsteknikk AS is a Norwegian

company that manufactures and markets a

range of oil-absorbent products for cleaning

up oil spills on land as well as on water. It is a

totally “green” company. All of its oil-absorbent

products are made from 100% natural materials,

which are completely safe for the environment.

ABTEK’s central product is Reba oil-absorbent

bark. It is 100% natural and totally hydrophobic.

As a result, Reba bark retains the oil it has

absorbed and quickly biodegrades to become a

rich soil fertilizer.

AllMaritime AS

PO Box 51, Kristiansholm 8-10

NO-5816 Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 33 61 60 • Fax: +47 55 33 61 61

E-mail: post@allmaritim.com

Website: www.allmaritim.com

Amitec AS

Kokstadden 4 • PO Box 110 Kokstad

NO-5863 Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 52 78 00 • Fax: +47 55 52 78 01

E-mail: mail@amitec.no

Website: www.amitec.no

Amitec’s Amicall.net provides fast, efficient

and automated drafting/mobilization of

personnel and resources in the event of

crises and emergencies. Customers include

Statoil, Shell, ExxonMobil and the Norwegian

government.

Buksér og Berging AS

Ruseløkkveien 26 • NO-0117 Oslo, Norway

Tel: +47 23 11 63 50 • Fax: +47 23 11 63 51

E-mail: bukser@bube.no

Website: www.bube.no

Buksér og Berging’s core business is harbour

towage and ship escort of many kinds. The

company now also operates in international

waters and offers a variety of services.

Marine works is also an important part of the

company’s services, where its tugs are involved

in complex operations such as matings of

topsides, deep-sea bundle towage, anchoring

and mooring operations.

DNV Consulting

Det Norske Veritas AS • Veritasveien 1

NO-1322 Høvik, Norway

Tel: +47 67 57 99 00 • Fax: +47 67 57 99 11

E-mail: cathrine.spikkerud@dnv.com

Website: www.dnv.com

See separate page for information about DNV.

Frank Mohn Flatøy AS

NO-5918 Frekhaug, Norway

Tel: +47 55 99 94 00 • Fax: +47 55 99 95 81

E-mail: fl-miljo@framo.no

Website: www.framo.no

Maritim Miljø-Beredskap AS (MMB)

Hillerenvn. 82 • NO-5174 Mathopen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 94 83 00 • Fax: +47 55 94 83 01

E-mail: post@mmb.no • Website: www.mmb.no

MMB, one of Norway’s leading independent

oil spill response (OSR) companies, aims to

be the preferred OSR partner for all players

demanding such expertise. MMB offers rental of

OSR equipment and personnel. The company

conducts risk evaluation and supplies technical

assistance as well as service and maintenance

of OSR equipment. Furthermore, it executes

tailor-made on-site OSR training programmes

for emergency personnel and organizations as

well as managing actual OSR operations.

Miros AS

PO Box 364 • NO-1372 Asker, Norway

Tel: +47 66 98 75 00 • Fax: +47 66 90 41 70

E-mail: office@miros.no

Website: www.miros.no

Miros AS is a leading company in the field

of remote wave monitoring based on radar

technology. The company’s latest development

is an Oil Spill Detection (OSD) system that

utilizes an X-band navigation radar to detect and

trace oil spills. The OSD system is developed in

close cooperation with NOFO and it increases

the total effectiveness of an oil recovery

operation. The OSD system can be used 24

hours a day and it provides information about oil

spill position, size and projected drift as well as

waves, current and wind.

NOFI Tromsø AS

Eidkjosen • NO-9100 Kvaløysletta, Norway

Tel: +47 77 69 80 30 • Fax: +47 77 69 80 31

E-mail: eid@nofi.no • Website: www.nofi.no

Norwegian Clean Seas Association for

Operating Companies (NOFO)

PO Box 8077 • NO-4068 Stavanger, Norway

Tel: +47 51 84 65 60 • Fax. +47 51 56 23 98

E-mail: post@nofo.no • Website: www.nofo.no

The Norwegian Clean Seas Association for

Operating Companies (NOFO) is a cooperation

of operating companies on the Norwegian

Continental Shelf. NOFO is responsible for the

operating companies’ oil spill preparedness

related to the exploration for and production of

oil and gas. The purpose of the association is to

manage and maintain emergency preparedness

in relation to acute oil pollution, which includes

personnel, equipment and vessels. In this

context, NOFO is responsible for training and

drilling emergency response and maintenance

personnel, and it monitors developments in the

fields of oil spill technology and research and

development with a view towards continuous

improvement of the oil spill preparedness

resources. The scope of the association’s

work also includes development of emergency

preparedness plans and oil spill recovery

equipment for the sea, coastal areas and beach

zones.

See separate page for further information about NOFO.

Noren Bergen AS

Sørhavnveien 41

NO-5179 Godvik-Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 50 86 70 • Fax: +47 55 50 86 71

E-mail: post@noren.no

Website: www.noren.no

NorLense AS

Fiskebøl • NO-8317 Stønstad, Norway

Tel: +47 76 11 81 80 • Fax: +47 76 11 81 89

E-mail: firmapost@online.no

Website: www.norlense.no

See separate page for information about Norlense.

Norpower Jemar AS

PO Box 278 • NO-6501 Kristiansund, Norway

Tel: +47 71 56 64 30 • Fax: +47 71 56 64 40

E-mail: boats@norpower.no

Website: www.norpower.no

With over 80 years of experience in the maritime

sector Norpower Jemar AS is one of the leading

suppliers of customized heavy-duty work boats

for use in oil spill recovery, tendering, mooring

and towing applications. More than 1,500

Norpower Jemar work boats are used around

the world by pollution control authorities and

companies engaged in oil exploration, drilling

and production.

Norsk Hydro – Stureterminalen

NO-5336 Tjeldstø, Norway

Tel: +47 56 38 61 57 • Fax: +47 56 38 91 09

E-mail: erling.dag.kvalvik@hydro.com

Website: www.hydro.com

Norwegian Coastal Administration

Department for Emergency Response

PO Box 125 • NO-3191 Horten, Norway

Tel: +47 33 04 48 00 • Fax: +47 33 03 49 49

Website: www.kystverket.no

The Norwegian Coastal Administration’s

Department for Emergency Response is

responsible for the governmental preparedness

for acute pollution. The Department for

Emergency Response prevents and identifies

acute pollution as well as supervises the

responsible body so that it takes the necessary

measures in case the event of acute pollution

takes place. The department continuously

works to develop the national preparedness

organization by organizing exercises and training

programmes for governmental, municipal

and private response personnel, developing

and testing oil spill recovery equipment and

conducting environmental risk and contingency

analyses.

SINTEF

NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway

Tel: +47 92 40 08 47 • Fax: +47 93 07 07 30

E-mail: tore.aunaas@sintef.no

Website: www.sintef.no

See separate pages for information about SINTEF.

Statoil Mongstad

NO-5954 Mongstad, Norway

Tel: +47 56 34 40 00 • Fax: +47 56 34 46 66

E-mail: mak@statoil.com

Website: www.statoil.com

See separate page for information about Statoil.DET NORSKE VERITAS

NorLense AS

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education & research

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTNU)Department of Hydraulic and Environmental EngineeringS. P. Andersens vei 5 • NO-7491 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 59 47 51 • Fax: +47 73 59 12 98E-mail: iivm-hpd@ivt.ntnu.noWebsite: www.ivt.ntnu.no/ivm/english/

The Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and

Technology (NTNU) has been active in hydropower development education and research since 1910.

Today, the department is part of the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, and much of its

activities are directed towards hydropower development in developing countries. The department’s main

areas of expertise include headworks in sediment-carrying rivers, hydropower simulation models, the

environmental effects of river regulation, dam safety, flood hydraulics and hydropower hydrology.

M.Sc. Course in Hydropower DevelopmentNTNU offers a Master of Science degree in

Hydropower Development. The two-year

M.Sc. programme is primarily intended for

foreign students and all teaching is in English.

It focuses on the planning, construction and

operation of hydropower plants.

The first two semesters provide the basis for

specialization in three areas during the third

semester. Students write their thesis during

the final fourth semester, corresponding to

five months of full-time work. The programme

also includes lab and field work and visits to

hydropower plants and construction sites,

enterprises involved in the planning and

construction of hydropower schemes and

water and energy authorities.

For more information about the M.Sc.

programme please visit the following web

page:

www.ivt.ntnu.no/ivm/vis.php?groupid=196

A Century of Hydropower DevelopmentFor the first time, experience from over

100 years of hydropower development is

presented in a series of books covering

the entire field of hydropower

technology. Each volume

deals with a separate topic,

and begins by presenting the

theoretical foundation for the

topic, followed by descriptions

of practical applications.

The majority of the material

presented in the series has

not been previously published.

Therefore, when planning a

complete course in hydropower

engineering, the different

volumes can be combined

and act as a supplement to

conventional textbooks.

This presentation of Norwegian

hydropower experience can

be of great value to engineers

engaged in the planning,

construction and operation of

hydropower plants worldwide. More detailed

information about the book series can be

found on the following web page:

www.ivt.ntnu.no/ivm/hydropowerbooks

61energy & environmental technology

collection & processing of environmentally hazardous substances

THE REFRIGERANT GAS RECEPTION FOUNDATION (Stiftelsen ReturGass)Horgenveien 227 • NO-3300 Hokksund, NorwayTel: +47 32 25 09 60 • Fax: +47 32 25 09 69E-mail: post@returgass.noWebsite: www.returgass.no

The Refrigerant Gas Reception Foundation (SRG) collects and processes used synthetic refrigerants such

as CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs, and related compounds including PFCs, SF6, halons, oils and glycols. The

compounds are collected from a variety of waste producers and handled in accordance with statutory

requirements. SRG is operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Isovator AS, which also offers a wide

range of related services, including recycling, chemical analyses, rental of equipment and gas cylinders/

containers, repacking and consulting services.

Environmental ObjectivesEstablished in 1990 by Norwegian importers

of refrigerant gases, trade organizations

and the Norwegian Pollution Control

Authority (SFT), SRG is the main system

for the collection and treatment of used

refrigerant gases in Norway. Its aim is to

prevent these environmentally hazardous

substances from being released into the

atmosphere. Substances that cannot be

recycled or that are prohibited by law from

further use are incinerated at Norcem’s

cement production plant in northern Norway.

Business ConceptSRG’s finances are partly based on a prepaid

waste treatment system for CFCs and

HCFCs. Under bilateral agreements between

SRG and the various importers of

refrigerant gases, an environmental fee is

charged per kilogram of gas imported into

Norway. This environmental fee is credited

to SRG in order to cover administrative and

operational costs. In addition, SRG credits

waste owners per kilogram of used CFCs

and HCFCs through a refundable fee as an

incentive to ensure a high percentage of

collection. This business concept is unique in

the international refrigeration and heat pump

market.

SRG became the first waste receiving facility

in Norway to participate in a tax refund

scheme for HFCs and PFCs, which was

introduced by the Norwegian authorities

in July 2004. SRG credits waste owners

the governmental tax for the volumes of

HFCs/PFCs delivered for incineration. SRG’s

source of income is otherwise based on a

range of services relating to the collection

and treatment of hazardous waste.

Services While SRG is responsible for the collection,

processing and incineration of the various

substances, its subsidiary Isovator AS

provides the following services:

• Chemical analysis of synthetic refrigerants

and oils

• Recycling of used refrigerants

• Repacking of refrigerants

• External and internal cleaning of gas

cylinders

• Rental of relevant equipment and gas

cylinders/containers

• Various consulting services concerning

Norwegian environmental legislation, the

transportation of hazardous waste, the

treatment of hazardous substances and

the rental of equipment for the handling

of gas

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solar energy

RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION ASA (REC)PO Box 280 • NO-1323 Høvik, NorwayTel: +47 67 81 52 50 • Fax: +47 67 81 52 01Website: www.recgroup.com

The REC Group is a global player in the solar energy industry, and the only company in the industry with

a presence across the entire value chain. REC is the world’s largest producer of solar-grade silicon and

wafers for solar applications, as well as a significant producer of solar cells and modules. Throughout the

REC Group there is a continuous focus on technology innovations, quality, and streamlined, cost-conscious

production.

REC’s business activities are organized in

three divisions across the value chain,

REC Silicon, REC Wafer and REC Solar:

REC Silicon produces polysilicon and

silane gas for the photovoltaic industry

and the electronics industry at two facilities

in Moses Lake, Washington and Butte,

Montana in the United States. REC Silicon

employs approximately 500 employees at

the two plants. The construction of a third

plant has been approved and will double

REC Silicon’s production capacity by the

second quarter of 2008.

REC Wafer produces multicrystalline

wafers for the solar cell industry at two

production facilities in Glomfjord and at

Herøya in Norway, as well as mono-

crystalline ingots for wafer production at

a separate plant in Glomfjord. REC Wafer

employs approximately 550 people.

REC Solar produces solar cells at REC

ScanCell in Narvik, Norway and solar cell

modules at REC ScanModule in Glava,

Sweden. REC Solar employs 250 people.

The global market for photovoltaic (PV)

solar cells has grown at a strong pace for

a number of years, and will, according to

industry analysts, continue its strong

growth in the years ahead. REC has

outpaced industry growth, and continues

to build on its strong cost position in the

upstream part of the value chain.

REC Silicon will double its polysilicon

production capacity based on proprietary

and cost-efficient technology. At REC

Wafer, the ongoing expansion programme

will more than double wafer production

capacity, and REC Solar has completed a

programme which will quadruple the output

of solar cells and double the production of

modules. REC is also investing in associated

companies with complementary as well as

alternative technologies. PV solar power

has the potential of becoming the most

viable alternative power source to fill the

world’s long-term needs for affordable and

clean energy, and REC will continue to take

advantage of these growth opportunities to

further build a world-leading position in this

field.

63energy & environmental technology

treated timber transmission poles & laminated wood products

SCANPOLE ASPO Box 25 • NO-2344 Ilseng, NorwayTel: +47 62 58 44 40 • Fax: +47 62 58 41 58E-mail: thomas.holmquist@scanpole.comWebsite: www.scanpole.com

ScanPole has grown from a local producer to an international player in the production and supply of

creosote wooden poles, with plants in Norway and Sweden, and a supply centre in the UK. The company

also manufactures other products, including treated fence posts and dock piling, laminated wood products

and power transmission equipment.

Pressure-Treated Wood ProductsScanPole has Norway’s most advanced

facility for the treatment of wood poles for a

wide variety of applications. The company

specializes in the production of high-quality,

long-lasting, pressure-treated utility poles,

and also produces laminated wood poles

and laminated crossarms.

Nordic Quality & DurabilityDue to the cold Nordic climate and a short

growing season, trees grow slower than

in most other parts of the world. This results

in fewer knots and greater wood strength.

ScanPole uses only northern-grown Scots

Pine (Pinus sylvestris) for transmission poles,

thus ensuring maximum strength, durability

and low maintenance. Scots Pine is also easy

to preserve, as the sapwood becomes fully

penetrated during pressure treatment.

Environmental ConcernScanPole uses the newly developed

creosote oils, which result in a higher

quality wood product. This oil also reduces

bleeding and has a greatly reduced

content of Benzo(a)pyrene, thus minimizing

environmental effects.

Worldwide ExportsScanPole exports more than 70% of

its output of transmission and

telecommunications poles to markets

around the world. This is facilitated by the

two production entities of ScanPole Norway

AS in Norway and ScanPole Sweden AB in

Sweden, whilst ScanPole Ltd takes care of

the UK markets. Export countries presently

include:

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Scandinavia

64

wind turbines

SCANWIND GROUP ASVegamot 8A • NO-7048 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 82 02 10 • Fax: +47 73 82 02 11E-mail: info@scanwind.comWebsite: www.scanwind.com

ScanWind Group AS, with offices both in Norway and Sweden, develops and produces large wind power

systems for onshore and offshore applications. To maintain the highest level of expertise, the company

works closely with key strategic partners, universities and research institutions.

Breakthrough TechnologyWith its 3.5-MW wind turbine designs,

ScanWind has achieved several

technological breakthroughs. The turbine

design’s advantages include long operating

life, rapid installation, low operating costs

and increased energy production. Norwegian

energy-producing companies are currently

testing the design on a site chosen for its

extreme weather conditions on the coast of

Norway. Serial production of wind turbines is

scheduled to start in 2007.

The design offers:

• Simplified technology

• Improved aerodynamic properties

• Turbine-generator integration

• Direct high-voltage grid connection

• Control system technology suited to local

conditions

Community ImpactDue to increased tower height,

ScanWind power plants need fewer

units and occupy less space than

power plants featuring smaller wind

turbines. As a result, ScanWind

power plants can be constructed

to totally comply with various

environmental demands with little

impact to surrounding communities

when compared to conventional

wind turbines.

DevelopmentScanWind’s leading position in wind

turbine technology will be maintained

and further enhanced through the

company’s policy of continuous

development.

65energy & environmental technology

oil & gas exploration & production

STATOIL ASANO-4035 Stavanger, NorwayTel: +47 51 99 00 00 • Fax: +47 51 99 00 50E-mail: statoil@statoil.com • Website: www.statoil.com

Statoil is an integrated oil and gas company that has representatives in 33 countries and is engaged in

exploration and production in 15 of these. The group’s head office is in Stavanger, Norway. Statoil has

nearly 26,000 employees, half of which work outside of Norway. The group operates 24 oil and gas fields

on the Norwegian continental shelf and these account for 60% of all Norwegian petroleum production.

As an operator for 23 seabed facilities, Statoil is one of the leaders in subsea production. The Sleipner

CO2-injection and later projects of a similar nature have placed Statoil in the forefront of climate change

mitigation technologies.

Statoil & Climate ChangeStatoil recognizes the link between the use

of fossil fuels and man-made changes in

climate. The company is therefore active in

limiting the environmental consequences of

its activities by addressing:

• Energy efficiency

• Emission trading

• CO2 capture and storage (CCS)

• Renewable energy

In the long term, underground CO2 storage

will be the main climate initiative within the

gas and oil industry. In the medium and short

term, emissions trading will be an efficient

way of reducing global emissions.

Capture & Storage of CO2

Statoil is currently engaged in four large-

scale commercial CO2 capture and storage

projects:

• The Sleipner West field in the North Sea,

which came on stream in 1996 and stores

nearly 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year in a

geological formation below the seabed

• The In Salah project in Algeria, which

began in 2004 and stores about 1.2 million

tonnes of CO2 per year

• The Snøhvit LNG production in northern

Norway, which will store about 0.7 million

tonnes of CO2 per year under the seabed,

starting operation in 2007

• The Halten CO2 value chain project in

mid-Norway, which is now undergoing an

engineering study in cooperation with Shell

• About 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year

will be captured and stored from 2014 at

a new gas-fired power plant located at the

Mongstad refinery on the west coast of

Norway. A large-scale capture pilot plant

will be in operation at the Mongstad site

starting in 2010

Research & DevelopmentSince the late 1980s, Statoil has initiated or

been an active partner in numerous research

& development (R&D) projects on the

capture and storage of CO2. A major result

of cooperative research has shown that the

geological storage of CO2 can be done safely

and is acceptable as a measure to mitigate

climate change. Much of the R&D has been

done as part of various EU projects. One

current focus is the reduction of the costs of

capturing CO2 from combustion processes.

The Sleipner CO2-injection had its 10-year

anniversary on October 1st, 2006. Its pioneering

role is well illustrated by this article in Time

magazine in May 2004.

66

research & development

SINTEF Energiforskning AS (SINTEF Energy Research)NO-7456 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 59 72 00 • Fax: +47 73 59 72 50E-mail: energy.research@sintef.no Website: www.sintef.no/energy

SINTEF Energy Research focuses on finding solutions related to power production and conversion,

transmission/distribution and the end use of energy onshore and offshore/subsea. The company covers all

of the key areas from indoor climate and energy use in buildings to gas technology, combustion, bioenergy,

refrigeration engineering and technology for the food and nutrition industry.

Towards Hydrogen & Electricity Production Fossil fuels will remain the prevalent energy

supply for Europe over the foreseeable

future despite their drawback in the context

of climate change issues. In order for

Europe to comply with the Kyoto Protocol,

new low-emission technologies, including

decarbonized fuels and the use of hydrogen

as an energy vector, are needed. From this

perspective it becomes mandatory to enable

efficient ways of isolating the CO2 and storing

it safely at a reasonable cost and efficiently.

DYNAMIS is the first phase of HYPOGEN,

which is part of the European Commission’s

Quick-Start Programme for the Initiative

for Growth. HYPOGEN’s goal is to provide

Europe with a realistic and economically

viable route to the hydrogen economy.

DYNAMIS undertakes the investigation of

viable routes to large-scale cost-effective

hydrogen production with integrated

CO2 management for use in either power

production or other aspects of society.

Possible Gas Further OutNorway uses more energy than it produces.

Natural gas is being produced from the most

accessible fields and the country’s offshore

oil reservoirs are becoming depleted. Thus,

there is a need to develop technologies that

can recover gas from isolated and stranded

fields.

To do this it is important to have the know-

how and technology for the chemical

conversion of gas and its liquefaction into

LNG in plants on ships or floating platforms.

SINTEF is focused on safety, operability

and how to supply the power to develop

isolated gas fields. The company also wants

to develop the technology needed for the

liquefaction of gas onshore in Arctic regions.

SINTEF

has started this

process and plans

to establish a new

laboratory for the study of

natural gas in ultra-low temperatures.

Subsea Power SupplyThe supply of electric power is an important

structural issue in the system when

processing the wellstream at the seabed

close to the wells. Not having the power

supply system in place can be the one

thing that stops the development of subsea

processing. Efforts in research are needed in

order to have reliable subsea power supply

components and systems for the relevant

depths and step-out distances.

A cluster of three research projects focusing

on subsea power supply were started in

2006:

• Feasible power electronics for demanding

deepwater applications

• Electric power systems for subsea

processing and transportation of oil and

gas

• Electrical insulation materials and

insulation systems for subsea high-voltage

power equipment

CO2 As Viable Alternative RefrigerantEmissions of halogenated refrigerants represents a major challenge for the environment due to ozone depletion and greenhouse warming. On a global basis today, the refrigerant emissions represent GHG emissions equivalent to about 10 percent of CO2 emissions that result from fossil fuel burning (IPCC/TEAP, 2005).

In principle, emissions can be reduced

through improved containment. However,

even with a strong focus and incentives

introduced by governments, it has proved to

be difficult to reduce emissions to acceptable

levels, especially for some applications. A

shift towards using alternative refrigerants

that have a lower or zero global warming

potential, therefore, represents a

more sustainable long-term

strategy.

CO2 occurs

naturally in the

biosphere. Thus, it is

a long-term alternative

that is known not to

have adverse effects on

the environment if emitted

into the atmosphere. CO2 is also

a non-toxic and non-flammable

alternative that has properties

preferred in many applications. The

CO2 used as refrigerant is waste CO2

from industrial processes. This is the same

CO2 that is used for carbonating beverages.

It is important today that it is widely available

around the

world. SINTEF

Energy Research has

made an important contribution

towards CO2 becoming a viable

alternative refrigerant for several different

applications.

The Dynamis vision

CO2-kjøleteknologien som SIN-TEF -NTNU har vært med på åutvikle, kan på sikt vise seg å fåstor betydning for miljøet på jor-den. Blir teknologien satt i kom-mersiell produksjon og brukt

i industrien, kan vi stå foran enbetydelig global miljøforbedringmed hensyn til drivhuseffekt ogozon-ned brytning. I Trondheim

er teknologien aller-ede i bruk: Den ny-åpnede ICA-butik-ken på Tempe er denførste i landet somtar i bruk kun CO2som kjølemedium.Butikken har et sent-ralt CO2 -basertkjøleanlegg som ser-ver alle kjøle/fryse-diskene.

Det var opprinneligprofessor GustavLorentzen (1915-95)som allerede i 1988-89 utviklet tekn-ologien med CO2som kuldemedium.Verden ville bort frade ozon-nedbryten-de kjemikaliene som sirkulerte ikjøleanlegg og varmepumper.Lorentzens pionerarbeid medCO2 som kjølemedium har sidenden gang blitt fulgt opp med etkontinuerlig utviklingsarbeid avet forskerteam ved SINTEF-

NTNU. En rekke patenter er ogsåtatt ut i samarbeid med et selskapeid av Norsk Hydro, som selgerlisensrettigheter under vare-merket SheccoTechnology.

Etter et intenst, fire-årig årig fors-knings- og utvik-

under sommer-OL i Aten i år.

The Coca-Cola Company har hittilinvestert 10 millioner dollar på

forskning ogutvikling avalternativ kjøle-teknologi. TCCChar under pro-sessen vurdert

konkurransedyktig med hensyntil energiforbruk. TCCC bekrefterogså at innen 2010 vil energifor-bruket på det nye kjøleutstyretvære 40-50 prosent lavere ennfor det utstyret som ble kjøpt inni 2000.

Etter at de ozon-nedbrytendeCFC-stoffene ble erstattet somkjølemedier har de stort sett blitt

4 onsdag 3. november 2004

Forskere i Trondheim hari samarbeid med TheCoca-Cola Companybidratt til å utvikle en nytype kjølesystem til selskapets ni millionerbrusautomater. På siktkan teknologien viseseg å bety mye forjordas miljø.

HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE. Armin Hafner kan bekrefte at Petter Nekså nyter en cola med bedre samvittighet enn på lenge

TEKNOLOGITekst og foto Ove Bjørkenove@byavisa.no

- Vi er stolte

Trondheimsforskere utvikler miljøteknologi for Coca-cola:

1

2

3

1. What oil and gas resources remain to be discovered in the Arctic regions and how can they be recovered?

One imaginable scenario for enabling production of remote gas: Offshore production of LNG by combined subsea and topside processing

2. Custom-made IGBT module from SEMIKRON, without filling gel. The module is immersed in oil and pressurized at 200 bars.

3. Research scientists in Trondheim, Norway, have, in cooperation with the Coca-Cola Company, contributed to the development of a new cooling system

for soft drink dispensers. In the future this technology may be of great importance for a better environment.

67energy & environmental technology 67

research & development

SINTEF Energiforskning AS (SINTEF Energy Research)NO-7456 Trondheim, NorwayTel: +47 73 59 72 00 • Fax: +47 73 59 72 50E-mail: energy.research@sintef.no Website: www.sintef.no/energy

SINTEF Energy Research focuses on finding solutions related to power production and conversion,

transmission/distribution and the end use of energy onshore and offshore/subsea. The company covers all

of the key areas from indoor climate and energy use in buildings to gas technology, combustion, bioenergy,

refrigeration engineering and technology for the food and nutrition industry.

Towards Hydrogen & Electricity Production Fossil fuels will remain the prevalent energy

supply for Europe over the foreseeable

future despite their drawback in the context

of climate change issues. In order for

Europe to comply with the Kyoto Protocol,

new low-emission technologies, including

decarbonized fuels and the use of hydrogen

as an energy vector, are needed. From this

perspective it becomes mandatory to enable

efficient ways of isolating the CO2 and storing

it safely at a reasonable cost and efficiently.

DYNAMIS is the first phase of HYPOGEN,

which is part of the European Commission’s

Quick-Start Programme for the Initiative

for Growth. HYPOGEN’s goal is to provide

Europe with a realistic and economically

viable route to the hydrogen economy.

DYNAMIS undertakes the investigation of

viable routes to large-scale cost-effective

hydrogen production with integrated

CO2 management for use in either power

production or other aspects of society.

Possible Gas Further OutNorway uses more energy than it produces.

Natural gas is being produced from the most

accessible fields and the country’s offshore

oil reservoirs are becoming depleted. Thus,

there is a need to develop technologies that

can recover gas from isolated and stranded

fields.

To do this it is important to have the know-

how and technology for the chemical

conversion of gas and its liquefaction into

LNG in plants on ships or floating platforms.

SINTEF is focused on safety, operability

and how to supply the power to develop

isolated gas fields. The company also wants

to develop the technology needed for the

liquefaction of gas onshore in Arctic regions.

SINTEF

has started this

process and plans

to establish a new

laboratory for the study of

natural gas in ultra-low temperatures.

Subsea Power SupplyThe supply of electric power is an important

structural issue in the system when

processing the wellstream at the seabed

close to the wells. Not having the power

supply system in place can be the one

thing that stops the development of subsea

processing. Efforts in research are needed in

order to have reliable subsea power supply

components and systems for the relevant

depths and step-out distances.

A cluster of three research projects focusing

on subsea power supply were started in

2006:

• Feasible power electronics for demanding

deepwater applications

• Electric power systems for subsea

processing and transportation of oil and

gas

• Electrical insulation materials and

insulation systems for subsea high-voltage

power equipment

CO2 As Viable Alternative RefrigerantEmissions of halogenated refrigerants represents a major challenge for the environment due to ozone depletion and greenhouse warming. On a global basis today, the refrigerant emissions represent GHG emissions equivalent to about 10 percent of CO2 emissions that result from fossil fuel burning (IPCC/TEAP, 2005).

In principle, emissions can be reduced

through improved containment. However,

even with a strong focus and incentives

introduced by governments, it has proved to

be difficult to reduce emissions to acceptable

levels, especially for some applications. A

shift towards using alternative refrigerants

that have a lower or zero global warming

potential, therefore, represents a

more sustainable long-term

strategy.

CO2 occurs

naturally in the

biosphere. Thus, it is

a long-term alternative

that is known not to

have adverse effects on

the environment if emitted

into the atmosphere. CO2 is also

a non-toxic and non-flammable

alternative that has properties

preferred in many applications. The

CO2 used as refrigerant is waste CO2

from industrial processes. This is the same

CO2 that is used for carbonating beverages.

It is important today that it is widely available

around the

world. SINTEF

Energy Research has

made an important contribution

towards CO2 becoming a viable

alternative refrigerant for several different

applications.

The Dynamis vision

CO2-kjøleteknologien som SIN-TEF -NTNU har vært med på åutvikle, kan på sikt vise seg å fåstor betydning for miljøet på jor-den. Blir teknologien satt i kom-mersiell produksjon og brukt

i industrien, kan vi stå foran enbetydelig global miljøforbedringmed hensyn til drivhuseffekt ogozon-ned brytning. I Trondheim

er teknologien aller-ede i bruk: Den ny-åpnede ICA-butik-ken på Tempe er denførste i landet somtar i bruk kun CO2som kjølemedium.Butikken har et sent-ralt CO2 -basertkjøleanlegg som ser-ver alle kjøle/fryse-diskene.

Det var opprinneligprofessor GustavLorentzen (1915-95)som allerede i 1988-89 utviklet tekn-ologien med CO2som kuldemedium.Verden ville bort frade ozon-nedbryten-de kjemikaliene som sirkulerte ikjøleanlegg og varmepumper.Lorentzens pionerarbeid medCO2 som kjølemedium har sidenden gang blitt fulgt opp med etkontinuerlig utviklingsarbeid avet forskerteam ved SINTEF-

NTNU. En rekke patenter er ogsåtatt ut i samarbeid med et selskapeid av Norsk Hydro, som selgerlisensrettigheter under vare-merket SheccoTechnology.

Etter et intenst, fire-årig årig fors-knings- og utvik-

under sommer-OL i Aten i år.

The Coca-Cola Company har hittilinvestert 10 millioner dollar på

forskning ogutvikling avalternativ kjøle-teknologi. TCCChar under pro-sessen vurdert

konkurransedyktig med hensyntil energiforbruk. TCCC bekrefterogså at innen 2010 vil energifor-bruket på det nye kjøleutstyretvære 40-50 prosent lavere ennfor det utstyret som ble kjøpt inni 2000.

Etter at de ozon-nedbrytendeCFC-stoffene ble erstattet somkjølemedier har de stort sett blitt

4 onsdag 3. november 2004

Forskere i Trondheim hari samarbeid med TheCoca-Cola Companybidratt til å utvikle en nytype kjølesystem til selskapets ni millionerbrusautomater. På siktkan teknologien viseseg å bety mye forjordas miljø.

HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE. Armin Hafner kan bekrefte at Petter Nekså nyter en cola med bedre samvittighet enn på lenge

TEKNOLOGITekst og foto Ove Bjørkenove@byavisa.no

- Vi er stolte

Trondheimsforskere utvikler miljøteknologi for Coca-cola:

1

2

3

1. What oil and gas resources remain to be discovered in the Arctic regions and how can they be recovered?

One imaginable scenario for enabling production of remote gas: Offshore production of LNG by combined subsea and topside processing

2. Custom-made IGBT module from SEMIKRON, without filling gel. The module is immersed in oil and pressurized at 200 bars.

3. Research scientists in Trondheim, Norway, have, in cooperation with the Coca-Cola Company, contributed to the development of a new cooling system

for soft drink dispensers. In the future this technology may be of great importance for a better environment.

68

marine environmental research & development

SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGYNO-7465 Trondheim, Norway Tel: +47 92 40 08 47 • Fax: +47 93 07 07 30E-mail: tore.aunaas@sintef.no • Website: www.sintef.no

With a staff of 1,800, SINTEF is the largest independent R&D organization in Scandinavia. The Marine

Environmental Technology (MET) department specializes in the fate and effects of oil spills and operational

releases (e.g. produced water and drill cuttings) connected to offshore and coastal activities. The

department conducts studies in the laboratory, and develops and applies modelling tools for a wide variety

of releases to marine and freshwater environments. SINTEF carries out field monitoring, sampling and

analysis from real-life situations.

SINTEF SeaLabNew technologies for oil and gas exploration

and production are continuously emerging

and allow the activity to approach new

and demanding areas – including coastal

and shoreline areas, ice-infested and deep

waters. Additionally, there is a significant

increase in the maritime transportation of oil

and gas.

The coming years will be challenging with

respect to the need for R&D studies related

to many aspects of oil releases to the

marine environment. In order to meet these

future demands for related R&D studies,

SINTEF has relocated its marine activities

to a building on the waterfront of Trondheim

harbour, and rebuilt the laboratories and

meso-scale facilities in this new location.

The new laboratory (SINTEF SeaLab) is

intended to be a national laboratory as well

as an international platform for oil spill R&D

and related topics.

R&D Activity ListMarine Environmental

Technology carries out

the following activities in

connection with acute and

regular releases:

• Weathering studies of oils

• Drift and spread analyses

• Oil spill response

• Oil spill dispersants

• Mechanical recovery

• In-situ burning

• Shoreline cleanup

• Oil spill identification

SINTEF carries out the

following activities in

connection with operational

releases:

• Environmental surveys of

produced water and seabed

sediments

• Chemical analyses and

biological effect studies

of releases from produced water, drill

cuttings and mud

• Environmental, risk and assessment

analyses

Modeling tool Type of mode Application

DREAM Multicomponent Pseudo-Lagrangian particle

Dose-related risk and effects, assessment

model, environmental impact and risk

analysis for complex mixtures of chemicals

released to the aquatic environment;

produced water and other industrial releases

OSCAR Multicomponent Pseudo-Lagrangian particle

Oil spill contingency and response model;

underwater and surface releases of oil,

response actions include mechanical

recovery and dispersant application

ParTrack Multicomponent Pseudo-Lagrangian particle Particle tracking model for offshore drilling

discharges, impacts and risk assessment

DeepBlow, Plume-3D Multicomponent Lagrangian integral plume model

Near-field behaviour of subsea oil or gas

leaks (blowouts), aqueous discharges

(produced water), and discharges of

particulate matter (drilling discharges).

OWM Finite difference Weathering of oil and petroleum products

spilled at sea

B-Jet Trajectory/Gaussian Subsea buoyant jet/plume model

B-Pool Trajectory/Gaussian Surface buoyant plume model

GeoSim FEM + Lagrangian particles Geophysical flow model

ICEMOD Finite difference Icing on ships and marine structures

The department uses data from laboratory

analyses and field studies, in combination

with numerical models, to perform the

following:

• Contingency analysis and strategic

planning for oil spill events

• Risk analyses for both accidental and

operational releases

• Environmental impact analyses

• Support for environmental management

decision-making.

Field MonitoringSINTEF has more than twenty years of

experience in experimental field trials and

participates in sampling and analyses

following oil spills. MET also has agreements

with oil companies operating on the

Norwegian continental shelf and their

response organization NOFO to undertake

monitoring and analyses during and after oil

spills.

Modelling ToolsSINTEF develops and applies a variety of

modelling tools, which are also tested against

field data. The range of model tools includes:

1. SINTEF SeaLab, with modern and fully

equipped meso-scale, chemical and biological

laboratories.

2. Oil monitoring, sampling and analyses during

experimental and real-life oil spills.

3. Snapshot from application of the OSCAR

model offshore Brazil.

1

2

3

69energy & environmental technology

marine environmental research & development

SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGYNO-7465 Trondheim, Norway Tel: +47 92 40 08 47 • Fax: +47 93 07 07 30E-mail: tore.aunaas@sintef.no • Website: www.sintef.no

With a staff of 1,800, SINTEF is the largest independent R&D organization in Scandinavia. The Marine

Environmental Technology (MET) department specializes in the fate and effects of oil spills and operational

releases (e.g. produced water and drill cuttings) connected to offshore and coastal activities. The

department conducts studies in the laboratory, and develops and applies modelling tools for a wide variety

of releases to marine and freshwater environments. SINTEF carries out field monitoring, sampling and

analysis from real-life situations.

SINTEF SeaLabNew technologies for oil and gas exploration

and production are continuously emerging

and allow the activity to approach new

and demanding areas – including coastal

and shoreline areas, ice-infested and deep

waters. Additionally, there is a significant

increase in the maritime transportation of oil

and gas.

The coming years will be challenging with

respect to the need for R&D studies related

to many aspects of oil releases to the

marine environment. In order to meet these

future demands for related R&D studies,

SINTEF has relocated its marine activities

to a building on the waterfront of Trondheim

harbour, and rebuilt the laboratories and

meso-scale facilities in this new location.

The new laboratory (SINTEF SeaLab) is

intended to be a national laboratory as well

as an international platform for oil spill R&D

and related topics.

R&D Activity ListMarine Environmental

Technology carries out

the following activities in

connection with acute and

regular releases:

• Weathering studies of oils

• Drift and spread analyses

• Oil spill response

• Oil spill dispersants

• Mechanical recovery

• In-situ burning

• Shoreline cleanup

• Oil spill identification

SINTEF carries out the

following activities in

connection with operational

releases:

• Environmental surveys of

produced water and seabed

sediments

• Chemical analyses and

biological effect studies

of releases from produced water, drill

cuttings and mud

• Environmental, risk and assessment

analyses

Modeling tool Type of mode Application

DREAM Multicomponent Pseudo-Lagrangian particle

Dose-related risk and effects, assessment

model, environmental impact and risk

analysis for complex mixtures of chemicals

released to the aquatic environment;

produced water and other industrial releases

OSCAR Multicomponent Pseudo-Lagrangian particle

Oil spill contingency and response model;

underwater and surface releases of oil,

response actions include mechanical

recovery and dispersant application

ParTrack Multicomponent Pseudo-Lagrangian particle Particle tracking model for offshore drilling

discharges, impacts and risk assessment

DeepBlow, Plume-3D Multicomponent Lagrangian integral plume model

Near-field behaviour of subsea oil or gas

leaks (blowouts), aqueous discharges

(produced water), and discharges of

particulate matter (drilling discharges).

OWM Finite difference Weathering of oil and petroleum products

spilled at sea

B-Jet Trajectory/Gaussian Subsea buoyant jet/plume model

B-Pool Trajectory/Gaussian Surface buoyant plume model

GeoSim FEM + Lagrangian particles Geophysical flow model

ICEMOD Finite difference Icing on ships and marine structures

The department uses data from laboratory

analyses and field studies, in combination

with numerical models, to perform the

following:

• Contingency analysis and strategic

planning for oil spill events

• Risk analyses for both accidental and

operational releases

• Environmental impact analyses

• Support for environmental management

decision-making.

Field MonitoringSINTEF has more than twenty years of

experience in experimental field trials and

participates in sampling and analyses

following oil spills. MET also has agreements

with oil companies operating on the

Norwegian continental shelf and their

response organization NOFO to undertake

monitoring and analyses during and after oil

spills.

Modelling ToolsSINTEF develops and applies a variety of

modelling tools, which are also tested against

field data. The range of model tools includes:

1. SINTEF SeaLab, with modern and fully

equipped meso-scale, chemical and biological

laboratories.

2. Oil monitoring, sampling and analyses during

experimental and real-life oil spills.

3. Snapshot from application of the OSCAR

model offshore Brazil.

1

2

3

70

coal mining operations & mineral prospecting

STORE NORSKE SPITSBERGEN GRUBEKOMPANI ASPO Box 613 • NO-9171 Longyearbyen, NorwayTel: +47 79 02 50 00 • Fax: +47 79 02 21 00E-mail: firmapost@snsk.no • Website: www.snsk.no

The Store Norske Group of companies has carried out coal mining operations and mineral prospecting on

the Arctic island of Spitsbergen since 1916. The company has a total annual production of about 3 million

metric tonnes of bituminous coal. The coal is mainly used at European steel works, coal-fired utilities and

cement plants.

Environmentally Sensitive SurroundingsSvalbard is Norway’s largest and least

encroached upon wilderness. It covers an area

of approximately 63,000 square kilometres and

around 60% of it is protected. There is relatively

little sign of long-term industrial enterprise

on the archipelago and coal mining has been

undertaken in only a very limited area. The

Arctic climate with its short, cold summers and

long, hard winters makes it extra challenging

to mine there and the nature is very vulnerable

to human activity. The aim of the Norwegian

authorities is to maintain the archipelago as one

of the world’s best-administered wilderness

areas. Store Norske supports this and it actively

works to ensure that coal production has as

little impact as possible on Svalbard’s unique

nature. The company’s aim is that it will always

be among the most environmentally friendly

coal producers in the world.

All coal deposits in the world contain methane,

which is a greenhouse gas. However, probably

nowhere in the world are the levels of it in

coal as low as in Spitsbergen. The coal has

a naturally high energy content of up to 7,700

kcal/kg. Clean coal of this kind loses a low

amount of energy during combustion and,

hence, lower CO2 emission per tonne of

consumed coal.

MinesToday the contemporary mine at Svea Nord

is the main one and it is located about 60

kilometres south of the capital of Spitsbergen,

Longyearbyen. There are no roads to the mine,

so the transportation of people and cargo

to Svea is done by airplane and ships. Store

Norske also has a small mine in operation in

Longyearbyen, which is mainly for the supply

of coal to the local utility plant that produces

heat and electricity for the approximately 2,000

people in the community and the many tourists

that visit.

TransportationStore Norske’s

underground mines are

conveniently located close

to the sea and are just

minutes away by truck

to a modern port that

has a storage capacity

of 2,200,000 tonnes of

coal. Loading and extraction capacity is about

2,000 tonnes per hour. Inside the mine, coal

is transported on conveyor belts. The coal is

shipped mainly to Rotterdam in vessels of up

to 75,000 dwt. However, in the winter months

transport by ship is limited.

Human ResourcesStore Norske employs approximately 350

people and has outsourced another 150

positions. The company continually focuses

on the education of its own employees

and supports coal mining research and

development. The company offers plans to

students who want to get a PhD or related

degrees as long as they have to do with coal

mining and Arctic environmental issues.

1. Svea mining village.

2. Port facilities handling panamax size vessels.

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71energy & environmental technology

energy, environment & water resources consultancy services

SWECO GRØNER ASPO Box 400 • NO-1327 Lysaker, NorwayTel: +47 67 12 80 00 • Fax: +47 67 12 58 40E-mail: post@sweco.no • Website: www.sweco.no

SWECO Grøner AS is a leading international supplier of consultancy services within the fields of

environment, water resources, energy and infrastructure development. The company is part of SWECO,

which is one of Scandinavia’s leading consultancy groups, with 4,000 employees. With more than 80

years of experience, the company is increasingly active in both the international and domestic markets.

By focusing on key areas and utilizing its substantial know-how, it is at the forefront in meeting today’s

environmental, water resources and energy challenges.

SWECO Grøner is a well-structured consulting

company with some 550 employees and a

spectrum of specialists covering professional

services that are very much in demand in

today’s markets.

Interdisciplinary Divisions SWECO Grøner’s business areas are

subdivided into important activity areas.

However, emphasis on an interdisciplinary

approach towards every project is maintained.

The company’s expertise ranges from such

fields as hydropower development, new-

renewable energy, power transmission, water

resources management, water supply and

sanitation, environment, transportation, river

basin management and infrastructure projects

to restructuring and deregulation of both the

power and the water sectors.

Energy-Related Services

This area covers all aspects of energy-related

services, such as:

• Early identification, initial ranking and project

definition studies

• Feasibility studies, including studies of

power systems and energy planning

• Civil/electrical/mechanical/environmental

engineering, as well as project management

and construction supervision

• Institutional strengthening, capacity building

and training

Power Project Development & Design

SWECO Grøner’s activities cover project

development and the design of energy

projects, ranging from small to large-scale

projects, including:

• New hydropower projects including mini

hydro (run-of-river schemes)

• Maintenance and upgrading of dams and

hydropower plants

• Re-evaluation of dams, including evaluation

of dam safety aspects, classification, flood

estimates and flood control

• Engineering geology and geotechnics

• Transmission line systems, evaluation and

planning

• Bio-generation facilities, including co-

generation

• Wind farms and wave energy

Environment & Water Resources

SWECO Grøner’s core areas within

environment and water resources include:

• Integrated river basin and watershed

management

• Strategic environmental and water resources

plans, including social impact assessments

• Hydrology, flood and drought management,

and water balances

• Freshwater ecology, water supply and

sanitation

• Waste and wastewater treatment

• Rehabilitation plans

• Landscape architecture and aesthetic

considerations

• Analysis of contaminated areas and

environmental poisons

• Evaluation of cost and effectiveness of water

management and framework strategies

• Environmental economics, including

valuation of environmental effects for water

resources and basins

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thermal separation technology for oily drilling waste

THERMTECH ASJacob Kjødes vei 15 • NO-5232 Paradis, Bergen, NorwayTel: +47 55 60 40 60 • Fax: +47 55 60 40 61E-mail: post@thermtech.noWebsite: www.thermtech.no

Thermtech AS is an engineering company that specializes in the treatment of oily waste through its

environmentally friendly separation technology.

Drilling & Drilling WasteWhen drilling for oil or gas, drilling mud is

used. The mud has different functions – one

of which is to lubricate the drilling bore. Due

to its oil content, when the mud is mixed with

the cuttings drilled out, the resulting waste

is regarded as hazardous in an increasing

number of jurisdictions.

Because of the increasing focus on the

environment there are fewer available ways

today for handling this waste than before.

Older methods, such as dumping it into the

sea, incineration or landfill are harmful to

nature and the values left in the waste are not

utilized.

Setting the Global StandardEuropean environmental law and policy is

focused on finding the solutions that are

best for the environment as a whole. The

concept of “Best Available Technique” (BAT)

introduced in the IPPC Directive and the

Ospar Convention provides more than just

guidelines. Effective September 2007, all

installations for the recovery or disposal of

hazardous waste have to apply BAT.

According to the IPPC Directive and the

OSPAR Convention it is clear what the

relevant considerations must be to ensure

the best solution for the environment as

a whole. Pollution/emissions to all media,

recovery (preferably re-use), consumption of

energy and raw material (including water) and

the hazards involved are all of importance.

Financial considerations are clearly

downplayed, although by using Thermtech’s

technology environmental and financial

interests go hand-in-hand.

Given the international nature of the oil

business, the standards set in Europe

influence legislation and practice around the

globe to a high degree. A zero-discharge

regime is already established in some

countries in Africa and the Middle East

and other countries are expected to follow.

International oil companies are co-drivers

in the striving for sustainability. They have

an interest in applying the same standards

everywhere both to satisfy public opinion,

and to reduce the risk of future liabilities. On

top of that, untreated waste is a source of

unrealized revenue given the high value of the

recoverable base oil.

The Thermtech SolutionIn the Thermomechanical Cuttings Cleaner

(TCC) the drilling waste is separated into

the main components of mineral solids,

water and base oil. The TCC converts

kinetic energy to heat by the creation of

friction in the waste itself. This happens in

a hammermill where waste is continuously

fed in, and the oil and water will immediately

evaporate and the vapours will be separately

condensed in later treatment steps.

The recovered base oil has the same qualities

as the origin and the dried solids can be used

for commercial purposes. This hazardous

waste is thereby turned into products of

commercial value. A TCC can be operated

at a rig site or at a treatment facility onshore.

It is a compact, fully automated process that

meets all relevant safety standards onshore

and offshore.

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recruiting & human resource management

ART OF RECRUITINGBygdøy Allé 4 • NO-0257 Oslo, NorwayTel: +47 90 14 35 50E-mail: info@arecruiting.noWebsite: www.arecruiting.no

Art of Recruiting is a recruiting company whose main focus is on conducting a selective, qualified and

independent search for human resources. The company recruits at various levels in the private and public

sectors. These include the executive and director levels as well as for general, top and middle management

levels, and specialized personnel. Art of Recruiting maintains principles of absolute discretion, integrity and

considerations at all times.

Wide Range of Competence & ExpertiseArt of Recruiting consists of researchers

and consultants who all have a wide range

of competence and experience within the

fields of recruiting and human resource

management. The company’s competence

and expertise covers several industries.

Its clients vary from large multinational

corporations to well-established local

companies and start-up companies.

Main ServicesArt of Recruiting’s objective is to present

candidates who are a perfect match for what

employers seek. Every project is initiated

with an analysis of the organization in order

to obtain a solid and in-depth understanding

of the objectives, strategies, challenges and

criteria for strategic achievement.

When targeting the best possible candidates,

the company uses a proven method of

cultural alignment. This methodology is

characterized by a neutral evaluation that

gives both the employer and potential

candidates a thorough understanding of

the similarities and differences in cultural

style and attitudes. This creates a proper

foundation for the search process as well as

decision-making throughout the employment

process.

Core ProcessesIn order to conduct a successful recruitment

search Art of Recruiting has defined two

areas as being their core processes –

research and candidate management

Research

In the area of research Art of Recruiting

combines knowledge and experience with

creativity and an approach that is tailored

to each project. The company designs and

implements a brand-new and comprehensive

research base for each project and utilizes a

well-established network of both candidates

and other sources within the relevant

industries and business environments. The

company believes that finding the most

appropriate candidate is just as important as

creating interest and credibility among the

best candidates.

Candidate Management

Art of Recruiting looks after the candidates´

interests by maintaining an open dialogue

with them and following them up closely. It

feels that a new job changes the situations

surrounding the candidate’s life, and that

what recruitment companies do and the way

that they do it affects more people than just

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energy & environment consultants

KANENERGI ASHoffsveien 13 • NO-0275 Oslo, NorwayTel: +47 22 06 57 50E-mail: kanenergi@kanenergi.noWebsite: www.kanenergi.com

KanEnergi is a Scandinavian consulting company with offices in Norway and Sweden. The company

specializes its services on issues related to energy, environment and sustainable development.

Renewable Energy & Energy EfficiencyKanEnergi has developed skills and

competence in all areas of renewable energy

and energy efficiency technologies. These

include innovation and market introduction,

policy and strategy development as well as

economic and environmental assessment

of products, programmes and policies.

These resources, together with considerable

experience from working with private

industry, research and public administration,

make the company a capable centre of

expertise. KanEnergi’s services include:

• Conceptual and feasibility studies

• Project development

• Innovation and commercial development

• Resource and market analyses

• Information services

BiofuelsIn an environmentally friendly way biofuels

can possibly contribute to securing an

energy supply for the transport sector. The

European Commission considers biofuels to

be a major alternative for this sector. In recent

years KanEnergi has developed unique

competence: markets, technologies and

business development. Projects and clients

include:

• A joint report with the Ministry of Transport

and Communication on the socio-

economic aspects of the introduction of

biofuels into Norway

• Various projects with private industry

on the manufacturing of biodiesel and

bioethanol in Norway

• Production technology for

synthetic biofuels for private

industry, funded by the

Research Council of Norway

Integrated Energy DesignThe Integrated Energy Design (IED) process

is focusing on the comfort, energy, cost

and environmental impact of a building with

respect to user demands, architecture,

building envelope and installations. All of

these elements are optimized in a parallel

process throughout the design phase.

KanEnergi’s experience shows that the

use of the IED process provides buildings

with significant lower energy demands

and maintenance costs, and ensures that

buildings are more robust against changes

of use and user behavior than conventionally

designed buildings.

The Integrated Energy Design process was

an important tool when designing “Barcoat”,

one of the two award-winning schemes in the

Norwegian architecture competition to design

the most energy-efficient building in Europe.

Barcoat was a collaboration between

KanEnergi AS, Lund Hagem Architects AS,

Context AS and Hjellnes COWI AS.

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law firm with cross-border expertise

WIKBORG REINKronprinsesse Märthas plass 1 • PO Box 1513 VikaNO-0117 Oslo, NorwayTel: +47 22 82 75 00 • Fax: +47 22 82 75 01/02E-mail: oslo@wr.no • Website: www.wr.no

Wikborg Rein is one of Norway’s leading law firms, with close to 150 lawyers in Oslo, Bergen, London,

Singapore, Kobe and Shanghai. The firm’s lawyers have advised and/or represented project sponsors, national

governments, state-owned utilities, international consortia, equipment suppliers and equity investors during

the financing, restructuring, privatization, sale, acquisition and development of more than 50 power generation

and transmission projects in 10 countries around the world. Wikborg Rein’s long-standing presence overseas

distinguishes it as a Norwegian law firm with a great deal of international experience and expertise.

Areas of ExpertiseWikborg Rein’s lawyers offer cross-border

expertise in the following areas:

Equity/Joint Venture Matters

• Cross-border tax assessment

• Survey of applicable bilateral investment

treaties

• Equity holding structures

• Shareholder documentation

• Anti-corruption programmes

• Joint development agreements

• Public-private partnerships

• Diligence on local partners and other

major project participants

• Political risk policies

• Equity bridge loans

Regulatory Matters

• Grid access

• Project license

• Political interence with rate setting

mechanisms

• Wheeling rights

• Water rights/use restrictions

• Relocation of indigenous peoples

• Catchment rights

• Watershed conservation rights

• Emission restrictions

• Environmental permits

• Other permit requirements

• Distribution franchise

• Foreign exchange conversion/repatriation

• Foreign investment incentives

Host Government Matters

• Power purchase agreements

• Concession agreements

• Implementation agreements

• Performance undertakings/payment

guarantees

Construction Matters

• Split offshore/onshore tax mitigation

structures

• Risk pass-through analysis

• Competitive bidding procedures

• New technology risk mitigation

• EPC agreements – negotiation and

documentation support

• Performance bonds

• Payment guarantees, and other credit

enhancement mechanisms

• Change order negotiations

• Dispute management

Project Financing

• Limited/non-recourse finance structures

• Project analysis for bankability issues

Competitive Spot Markets

• Trading of power and relevant derivative

instruments

• Contract for differences

– regulatory analysis

Company AddressesBergen: PO Box 1233 Sentrum

NO-5811 Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 21 52 00 • Fax: +47 55 21 52 01

E-mail: bergen@wr.no

London: One Knightrider Court,

EC4V 5 JP London, England

Tel: +44 20 7236 4598 • Fax: +44 20 7236 4599

E-mail: london@wr.no

Singapore: 16 Stanley Street, Singapore 068735

Tel: +65 6438 4498 • Fax: +65 6438 4496

E-mail: singapore@wr.no

Kobe: Sannomiya Kokusai Bldg. 5F 1-30, Hamabe-dori

2-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0083, Japan

Tel: +81 78 272 1777 • Fax: +81 78 272 1788

E-mail: kobe@wr.no

Shanghai: 12 Zhong Shan Road E.1

200002 Shanghai, China

Tel: +86 21 6339 0101 • Fax: +86 21 6339 0606

E-mail: shanghai@wr.no

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afghanistanKabul – EmbassyTel: +870 762 596 925Fax satellite: +870 6000 61156E-mail: emb.kabul@mfa.no

albaniaTirana – EmbassyRr “Dëshmorët e 4 shkurtit”, nr 5, Tirana Tel: +355 4 256923, +355 4 221666, Fax: +355 4 221507E-mail: emb.tirana@mfa.no

angolaLuanda – EmbassyRua de Benguela 17, Bairro Patrice Lumumba, LuandaTel: +224 222 447522/222 447922/ 222 449936Fax: +244 222 446248Tel. satellite: 871 761 964840, Fax satellite: 871 682 421256E-mail: emb.luanda@mfa.no

argentinaBuenos Aires – EmbassyEsmeralda 909, 3B, 1007 Buenos AiresTel: +54 11 4312 2204, Fax: +54 11 4315 2831E-mail: emb.buenosaires@mfa.no

azerbaijanBaku – Embassy6-10 Vagif Mustafa-zade kucesi, 370004 BakuTel: +994 12 4974325 / 4974326 / 4974327, Fax: +994 12 4973798E-mail: emb.baku@mfa.no

austriaVienna – EmbassyReisner Str. 55, A-1030 ViennaTel: +43 1 715 6692, Fax: +43 1 712 6552E-mail: emb.vienna@mfa.no

australiaCanberra – Embassy17 Hunter Street; Yarralumla, Canberra ACT 2600Tel: +61 2 6273 3444, Fax: +61 2 6273 3669E-mail: emb.canberra@mfa.no

bangladeshDhaka – EmbassyRoad 111, House 9, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212Tel: +880 2 881 6276, Fax: +880 2 882 3661E-mail: emb.dhaka@mfa.no

belgiumBrussels – EmbassyRue Archimede 17, B-1000 BrusselsTel: +32 2 646 0780, Fax: +32 2 646 2882E-mail: emb.brussels@mfa.no

bosnia-hercegovinaSarajevo – EmbassyFerhadija 20; 2nd floor, 71000 SarajevoTel: + 387 33 254 000, Fax: +387 33 666505E-mail: emb.sarajevo@mfa.no

brazilBrasilia – EmbassySES 807 Avenida das Nacões; Lote 28, CEP 70, BR-418-900 Brasilia - DFTel: +55 61 3443 8722, +55 61 3443 8720, Fax: +55 61 3443 2942E-mail: emb.brasilia@mfa.no

Rio de Janeiro – Consulate GeneralPraia do Flamengo, 344/9, BR-22210-030 Rio de JaneiroTel: +55 21 2553 5505, Fax: +55 21 2553 1925E-mail: cons.gen.riodejaneiro@mfa.no

Rio de Janeiro – Innovation NorwayRua Lauro Muller, 116-Suite 2206Torre do Rio Sul/Botafogo-RJBR-22290-160 Tel: +55 21 2541 7732 Fax:+ 55 21 2275 0161E-mail: riodejaneiro@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/brazil

bulgariaSofia – Embassy54 B, Dondukov Blvd., Sofia 1000Tel: +359 2 92 11 95, Fax: +359 2 981 90 10E-mail: emb.sofia@mfa.no

canadaOttawa – EmbassyRoyal Bank Centre; Suite 532; 90 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ont. K1P 5B4Tel: +1 613 238 6571, Fax: +1 613 238 2765E-mail: emb.ottawa@mfa.no

Toronto – Innovation Norway2 Bloor Street West Suite 504TorontoOntario M4W 3E2 Tel: +1 416 920 0434Fax: +1 416 920 5982E-mail: toronto@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/toronto

chileSantiago de Chile – EmbassySan Sebastián 2839; Of. 509, Las Condes, SantiagoTel: +56 2 234 2888 / 89, Fax: +56 2 234 2201E-mail: emb.santiago@mfa.no

chinaBeijing – Embassy1, Dong Yi Jie; San Li Tun, CN-Beijing 100600Tel: +86 10 6532 2261 / 1329 / 4176, Fax: +86 10 6532 2392E-mail: emb.beijing@mfa.no

Shanghai – Consulate General12 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road, CN-Shanghai 200002Tel: +86 21 6323 9988, Fax: +86 21 6323 3938E-mail: cons.gen.shanghai@mfa.no

colombiaBogota – EmbassyEdificio Fuducafe, Piso 8 #801, Carrera 9 no 73-44, BogotaTel: +57 1 317 7851-54, Fax: +57 1 317 7858E-mail: emb.bogota@mfa.no

croatiaZagreb – EmbassyPetrinjska 9, HR-10 000 ZagrebTel: +385 1 492 2831, Fax: +385 1 492 2832E-mail: emb.zagreb@mfa.no

cubaHavana – EmbassyCalle 30 #315, betw. 3rd and 5th Avenue, Miramar, Playa. La HabanaTel +53 7 204 0696 / +53 7 204 4411, Fax: +53 7 204 0699 Tel satellite: +47 22 24 03 10, Fax satellite: +874 600059661E-mail: emb.havana@mfa.no

czech republicPrague – EmbassyHellichova 1, CZ-11800 Prague 1 Malá StranaTel: +420 2 57323737, 57321768/69, Fax: +420 2 57326827E-mail: emb.prague@mfa.no

Prague – Innovation NorwayRoyal Norwegian EmbassyCommercial SectionNa Prikope 21 PO Box 102 CZ-11001 Prague 1 Tel: +4202 2481 0923 Fax: +4202 2481 0002 E-mail: prague@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/prague

denmarkCopenhagen – EmbassyAmaliegade 39, 1256 Copenhagen KTel: +45 33 140124, Fax: +45 33 140624E-mail: emb.copenhagen@mfa.no

egyptCairo – Embassy8, El Gezirah Street; Zamalek, ET-CairoTel: +20 2 735 3340, Fax: +20 2 737 0709E-mail: emb.cairo@mfa.no

eritreaAsmara – EmbassyStreet 173-1 # 11,PO Box 5801, AsmaraTel: + 291 1 12 21 38/12 21 48, Fax: +291 1 12 21 80E-mail: emb.asmara@mfa.no

estoniaTallinn – EmbassyHarju 6, EE-15054 TallinnTel: +372 62 71000, Fax: +372 62 71001E-mail: emb.tallinn@mfa.no

Tallinn – Innovation Norwayc/o Royal Norwegian EmbassyHarju Str. 6EE-15054 TallinnTel: +372 6313 466Fax: +372 6313 468E-mail: tallinn@invanor.no

ethiopiaAddis Abeba – EmbassyBuna Road, Mekanissa, Addis AbebaTel: +251 137 107 99, Fax: +251 1 711255E-mail: emb.addisabeba@mfa.no

finlandHelsinki – EmbassyRehbindervägen 17, FIN-00150 HelsinkiTel: +358 9 686 0180, Fax: +358 9 657 807E-mail: emb.helsinki@mfa.no

Helsinki – Innovation NorwayEriksgatan 2FIN-00100 Helsinki Tel: +358 9 612 9690 Fax: +358 964 0053 E-mail: helsinki@invanor.no

franceParis – Embassy28, Rue Bayard, F-75008 ParisTel: +33 1 5367 0400, Fax: +33 1 5367 0440E-mail: emb.paris@mfa.no

germanyBerlin – EmbassyRauchstr. 1, D-10787 BerlinTel: +49 30 505050, Fax: +49 30 505055E-mail: emb.berlin@mfa.no

Düsseldorf – Innovation Norwayc/o Königlich Norwegisches GeneralkonsulatHandels- und TechnologieabteilungBennigsenplatz 1D-40474 DüsseldorfTel: +49 21 14 58 90 Fax: +49 21 14 58 91 10 E-mail: dusseldorf@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/dusseldorf

Hamburg – Innovation Norway (Tourism)Neuer Wall 41DE-20354 HamburgPostfach 11 3317DE-20433 HamburgTel: +49 40 22 94 15 0 Fax: +49 40 22 94 15 88 E-mail: hamburg@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/dusseldorf

greeceAthens – Embassy23, Vas Sofias avenue, GR-106 74 AthensTel: +30 210 7246173, Fax: +30 210 7244989,E-mail: emb.athens@mfa.no

guatemalaGuatemala – Embassy14 Calle 3-51, Zona 10, Edificio Murano Center, Nivel 15, Ca-Guatemala 01010Tel: +502 2366 5908, Fax: +502 2366 5928E-mail: emb.guatemala@mfa.no

hungaryBudapest – EmbassyOstrom u. 13, H-1015, BudapestTel: +36 1 212 9400 / 04 / 05, Fax: +36 1 212 9410E-mail: emb.budapest@mfa.no

icelandReykjavik – EmbassyFjólugt. 17, IS-101 ReykjavikTel: +354 520 0700, Fax: +354 552 9553E-mail: emb.reykjavik@mfa.no

indiaNew Delhi – Embassy50 C Shantipath; Chanakyapuri, IND-110 021 New DelhiTel: +91 11 51 77 92 00, Fax: +91 11 51 68 01 45E-mail: emb.newdelhi@mfa.no

indonesiaJakarta – EmbassyMenara Rajawali Building, 25th floor, Jl Mega Kuningan Lot no 5.1,Kawasan Mega Kuningan, Jakarta 12950Tel: +62 21 576 1523, Fax: +62 21 576 1537E-mail: emb.jakarta@mfa.no

iranTeheran – EmbassyNo 201 Dr. Lavasani St. (Ex-Farmanieh), Corner of Sonbol, TeheranTel: +98 21 2229 1333, Fax: +98 21 2229 2776E-mail: emb.tehran@mfa.no

irelandDublin – Embassy34 Molesworth Street, IRL-Dublin 2Tel: +353 1 662 1800, Fax: +353 1 662 1890E-mail: emb.dublin@mfa.no

israelTel Aviv – Embassy40 Einstein Street, Canion Ramat Aviv, 13. Etg., 69101 Tel AvivTel: +972 3 744 1490, Fax: +972 3 744 1498E-mail: emb.telaviv@mfa.no

italyRome – EmbassyVia delle Terme Deciane 7, I-00 153 RomeTel: +39 06 571 7031, Fax: +39 06 571 70326E-mail: emb.rome@mfa.no

Milan – Innovation NorwayReale Ambasciata di Norvegia Ufficio Commerciale e del TourismoVia G. Puccini, 5I-20121 MilanTel: +39 02 854 514 11 Fax: +39 02 854 514 30 E-mail: milan@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/milan

ivory coastAbidjan – EmbassyImmeuble N’Zarama, Boulevard Lagunaire, 5th floor, AbidjanTel: +225 20 222534 / 212166, Fax: +225 20 219 199E-mail: emb.abidjan@mfa.no

japanTokyo – EmbassyMinami Azabu 5-12-2; Minato-Ku, J-Tokyo 106-0047Tel: +81 3 3440 2611, Fax: +81 3 3440 2620E-mail: emb.tokyo@mfa.no

jordanAmman – Embassy25 Damascus Street, Abdoun, AmmanTel: +962 6 593 1646-48, Fax: +962 6 593 1650E-mail: emb.amman@mfa.no

kenyaNairobi – EmbassyLion Place, Waiyaki Way, NairobiTel: +254 20 4451510/1/2/3/4/5/6, Fax: +254 20 4451517E-mail: emb.nairobi@mfa.no

latviaRiga – Embassy14 Zirgu iela, LV-1050 RigaTel: +371 7814100, Fax: +371 7814108E-mail: emb.riga@mfa.no

Riga – Innovation NorwayValnu Street 1, 3rd floorLV-1050 Riga Tel: +371 722 42 33 Fax: +371 722 40 54E-mail: riga@invanor.no

lebanonBeirut – EmbassyBliss Street, Dimashki Bldg, BeirutTel: +961 1 365 704 / +961 1 372 977/+961 1 372 978Fax: +961 1 372 979E-mail: noremble@cyberia.net.lb

lithuaniaVilnius – EmbassyMesiniu g. 5/2, 01015 VilniusTel: +370 5 2610000, Fax: +370 5 2610100E-mail: emb.vilnius@mfa.no

Vilnius – Innovation NorwayInnovation NorwayRoyal Norwegian Embassy Commercial SectionPO Box 564 01014 Vilnius - 1 Tel: +370 5 2624020 / +370 5 212 2746Fax: +370 5 212 3186 E-mail: vilnius@invanor.no

macedoniaSkopje – EmbassyPalata Unija, Teodosie Gologanov 59-2A, 91000 SkopjeTel: +389 2 3129 165, Fax: +389 2 3111 038E-mail: emb.off.skopje@mfa.no

madagascarAntananarivo – EmbassyExplorer Business Park, bâtiment D2, Ankorandrano, 101 Antananarivo Tel: +261 20 22 305 07, Fax: +261 20 22 377 99E-mail: emb.antananarivo@mfa.no

norway abroad The following list provides an overview of the Norwegian embassies, Consulate Generals and Innovation Norway offices located internationally. For more information on Norwegian embassy and Consulate General activities, please visit www.norway.info

malawiLilongwe – EmbassyArwa House, City Centre, P/Bag B 323, Lilongwe 3Tel: +265 1 774211 / 771212, Fax: +265 1 772845E-mail: emb.lilongwe@mfa.no

malaysiaKuala Lumpur – EmbassySuite CD, 53rd floor Empire Tower, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala LumpurTel: +60 3 2175 0300, Fax: +60 3 2175 0308E-mail: emb.kualalumpur@mfa.no

mexicoMexico D.F. – EmbassyAvenida Virreyes 1460; Col Lomas Virreyes, 11000 Mexico D.F.Tel: +52 55 5540220-21, Fax: +52 55 52023019E-mail: emb.mexico@mfa.no

moroccoRabat – Embassy9, rue de Khenifra, RabatTel: +212 3 7764084-6, Fax: +212 3 7764088E-mail: emb.rabat@mfa.no

mozambiqueMaputo – EmbassyAve. Julius Nyerere 1162, MaputoTel: + 258 21 480 100/+ 258 21 485 072 to 75Fax: +258 21 480 107/+ 258 21 485 076E-mail: emb.maputo@mfa.no

nepalKatmandu – EmbassySurya Court, Pulchowk, LalitpurTel: +977 1 5545307-8, Fax: +977 1 5545226E-mail: emb.kathmandu@mfa.no

the netherlandsThe Hague – EmbassyLange Vijverberg 11, NL-2513 AC The HagueTel: +31 70 311 7611, Fax: +31 70 365 9630E-mail: emb.hague@mfa.no

Rotterdam – Royal Norwegian Consulate General (Honorary)'s-Landswerf 20-21, 3063 GA RotterdamTel: +31 10 414 4488, Fax: +31 10 412 6324E-mail: norencon@xs4all.nl

nicaraguaManagua – EmbassyPlaza España, 100 mtr. al Oeste, ManaguaTel: +505 2 665197-9, Fax: +505 2 663303E-mail: emb.managua@mfa.no

nigeriaAbuja – EmbassyPlot 1529, T.Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro, AbujaTel: +234 9 3149127, Tel. satellite : +882 165 420 7489/+882 165 420 7515, Fax: +234 9 3149309E-mail: emb.abuja@mfa.no

pakistanIslamabad – EmbassyH 25, Str. 19, F 6/2, IslamabadTel: +92 51 227 9720-23, Fax: +92 51 227 9729E-mail: emb.islamabad@mfa.no

palestinian territoryAl Ram – Representative Office to the Palestinian authorities (West Bank/Gaza)World Bank Building (c/o Rosary Sisters Convent), Dahiat Al-Bareed, Al Ram, West BankTel: +972 2 234 5050, Fax: +972 2 234 5079E-mail: rep.office.alram@mfa.no

philippinesManila – EmbassyPetron Mega Plaza Bldg., 21st floor, 358 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Metro ManilaTel: +63 2 886 3245-49, Fax: +63 2 886 3384E-mail: emb.manila@mfa.no

polandWarsaw – Embassyul. Fr. Chopina 2A, PL-00-559 WarsawTel: + 48 22 696 4030, Fax: +48 22 628 0938E-mail: emb.warsaw@mfa.no

Warsaw – Innovation Norwayc/o Royal Norwegian EmbassyWarta Tower ul. Chmielna 85/87PL-00-805 Warsaw Tel: +48 22 581 0 581 Fax: +48 22 581 0 981 E-mail: warsaw@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/warsaw

portugalLisbon – EmbassyAvenida D. Vasco da Gama 1, P-1400-127 LisbonTel: +351 21 301 5344, Fax: +351 21 301 6158E-mail: emb.lisbon@mfa.no

romaniaBucharest – EmbassyStrada Dumbrava Rosie 4; 020463 BucharestTel: +40 21 210 0274 / 76 / 77, Fax: +40 21 210 0275E-mail: emb.bucharest@mfa.no

russiaMoscow – EmbassyUlitsa Povarskaya 7, RUS-131940 MoscowTel: +74 95 933 1410, Fax: +74 95 933 14 11/12E-mail: emb.moscow@mfa.no

Murmansk – Consulate GeneralUlitsa Sofji Perovskoj 5, RUS-183038 MurmanskTel: +7 815 2 400 600, Fax: +7 815 2 457 451/+7 815 2 456 871E-mail: cons.gen.murmansk@mfa.no

St. Petersburg – Consulate GeneralNevsky Prospekt 25, RUS-191186 St. PetersburgTel: + 7 812 336 64 20, Fax: + 7 812 336 64 21E-mail: cons.gen.stpetersburg@mfa.no

St.Petersburg – Innovation NorwayKaluzhskij per.3 RUS-193015 St. Petersburg Tel: +7812 326 9037 Fax: +7812 326 9038 E-mail: st.petersburg@invanor.no

saudi arabiaRiyadh – EmbassyDiplomatic Quarter, RiyadhTel: +966 1 488 1904, Fax: +966 1 488 0854E-mail: emb.riyadh@mfa.no

serbia and montenegroBeograd – EmbassyUzicka 43, YU-11040 BeogradTel: +381 11 367 0404-05, Fax: +381 11 369 0158E-mail: emb.belgrade@mfa.no

singaporeSingapore – Embassy16 Raffles Quay; No 44-01 Hong Leong Bldg., Singapore 048581Tel: +65 6220 7122, Fax: +65 6220 2191E-mail: emb.singapore@mfa.no

slovakiaBratislava – EmbassyPalisády 29, 811 06 BratislavaTel: +421 2 59 10 01 00, Fax: +421 2 59 10 01 15E-mail: emb.bratislava@mfa.no

sloveniaLjubljana - EmbassyAdjovscina 4/8, 1000 LjubljanaTel: +386 1 300 2140, Fax: +386 1 300 2150E-mail: emb.ljubljana@mfa.no

south africaJohannesburg – Innovation Norway14th Floor, Sandton City Office TowerPO Box 785436Sandton 2146Tel: +2711784 8150Fax: +2711784 8153E-mail: johannesburg@invanor.no

Pretoria – Embassy1 Parioli Building A2, 1166 Park Street, Hatfield 0083Tel: +27 12 342 6100, Fax: +27 12 342 6099E-mail: emb.pretoria@mfa.no

south koreaSeoul – Embassy258-8 Itaewon-Dong, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul 140-200Tel: + 82 2 795 6850, Fax: +82 2 798 6072E-mail: emb.seoul@mfa.no

spainMadrid – EmbassyEdificio “La Piramide”, Paseo de la Castellana 31, 9 piso, 28046 MadridTel: +34 91 310 3116, Fax: +34 91 310 4326/319 0969E-mail: emb.madrid@mfa.no

sri lankaColombo – Embassy34 Ward Place, Colombo 7Tel: +94 11 2469 611-12, 2469 609, Fax: +94 11 2695 009E-mail: emb.colombo@mfa.no

sudanKhartoum – EmbassyHouse no. 63, Street 49, Khartoum IITel: +249 183 578336, 578343, 578345, 576788,Fax: +249 183 577180E-mail: emb.khartoum@mfa.no

swedenStockholm – EmbassySkarpögatan 4, S-115 27 StockholmTel: +46 8 665 6340, Fax: +46 8 782 9899E-mail: emb.stockholm@mfa.no

Stockholm – Innovation NorwayAdolf Fredriks Kyrkogata 13SE-103 67 Stockholm Tel: +46 8 791 83 00Fax: +46 8 24 98 00E-mail: stockholm@invanor.no

switzerlandBern – Embassy Bubenbergplatz 10, CH-3011 BernTel: +41 31 310 5555, Fax: +41 31 310 5550E-mail: emb.bern@mfa.no

syriaDamascus – EmbassyShaheen Bldg., 1st floor, Ahmad Shawki Street, Jahez Garden, Malki, DamascusTel: +963 11 611 5053 / +963 11 611 5185, Fax: +963 11 613 1159E-mail: emb.damascus@mfa.no

tanzaniaDar es Salaam – Embassy160; Mirambo Street, Dar es SalaamTel: +255 22 211 3366, Fax: +255 22 211 6564E-mail: emb.daressalaam@mfa.no

thailandBangkok – EmbassyUBC II Building, 18th floor, 591 Sukhumvit Road, Soi 33, Bangkok 10110Tel: +66 2 302 6415, Fax: +66 2 262 0218E-mail: emb.bangkok@mfa.no

tunisiaTunis – EmbassyImmeuble Norvège, Rue du Lac Neuchâtel, Les Berges du Lac, 1053 TunisTlf +216 71 861 777, Fax: +216 71 961 080E-mail: emb.tunis@mfa.no

turkeyAnkara – EmbassyKirkpinar Sokak No. 18; 06540 Cankaya, AnkaraTel: +90 312 405 8010, Fax: +90 312 443 0544E-mail: emb.ankara@mfa.no

Istanbul – Innovation NorwayAytar Cad., Aydin Sokak, Aydin is MerkeziA Blok No: 2, D:7,1 LeventTR-80620Tel: +90 212 2844 362 / 63 / 65 Fax: +90 212 2844 364 E-mail: istanbul@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/istanbul

ugandaKampala – Embassy8 Acacia Avenue, Kololo, KampalaTel: +256 41 343621, Fax: +256 41 343936E-mail: emb.kampala@mfa.no

ukraineKiev – EmbassyVul. Striletska 15, 252034 KievTel: +380 44 590 04 70, Fax: +380 44 234 0655E-mail: emb.kiev@mfa.no

united arab emiratesAbu Dhabi – EmbassyHamdan Street, Al Masoud Tower; 10th floor, Abu DhabiTel: + 971 2 621 1221, Fax: +971 2 621 3313E-mail: emb.abudhabi@mfa.no

united kingdomEdinburgh – Consulate General86 George Street, GB-Edinburgh EH2 3BUTel: +44 131 226 5701, Fax: +44 131 220 4976E-mail: cons.gen.edinburgh@mfa.no

London – Embassy25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QDTel: +44 20 7591 5500, Fax: +44 20 7245 6993E-mail: emb.london@mfa.no

London – Innovation NorwayTrade and Technology OfficeCharles House 5 Lower Regent StreetSW1Y 4LRTel: +44 207 389 8800 Fax: +44 207 9730 189 E-mail: london@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/london

usaBoston – Innovation Norway133 Federal Street, Suite 901Boston, MA 02110Tel: +1 617 369 7870Mobile: +1 617 818 3900Fax: +1 617 369 7820E-mail: boston@invanor.nowebsite: www.invanor.no/usa

Houston – Consulate General2777 Allen Parkway; Suite 1185, Houston, TX 77019-2136Tel: +1 713 521 2900, Fax: +1 713 521 9648E-mail: cons.gen.houston@mfa.no

Minneapolis – Consulate General800 Foshay Tower; 821 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55402Tel: +1 612 332 3338, Fax: +1 612 332 1386E-mail: cons.gen.minneapolis@mfa.no

New York – Consulate General825 Third Avenue; 38th floor, New York, NY 10022-7584Tel: +1 212 421 7333, Fax: +1 212 754 0583E-mail: cons.gen.newyork@mfa.no

New York – Innovation Norway655 Third Avenue, Room 1810New York, NY 10017-9111Tel: +1 212 885 9700Fax: +1 212 885 9710E-mail: newyork@invanor.noWebsite: www.invanor.no/usa

San Francisco – Consulate General20 California Street; 6th floor, San Francisco, CA 94111-4803Tel: +1 415 986 0766-8, Fax: +1 415 986 3318E-mail: cons.gen.sanfrancisco@mfa.no

Washington DC – Embassy2720 34th Street N.W., Washington DC 20008-2714Tel: +1 202 333 6000, Fax: +1 202 337 0870E-mail: emb.washington@mfa.no

venezuelaCaracas – EmbassyCentro Lido, Torre A, Piso 9, Oficina 92-A; Avenida Fransisco de Miranda, El Rosal, CaracasTel: +58 212 953 0671 / 0269 / 1973, Fax: + 58 212 953 6877E-mail: emb.caracas@mfa.no

vietnamHanoi – EmbassyMetropole Centre; Suite 701/702, 56 Ly Thai To Street, HanoiTel: +84 4 826 2111, Fax: +84 4 826 0222E-mail: emb.hanoi@mfa.no

zambiaLusaka – EmbassyCorner Birdage Walk / Haile Selassie Avenue, LusakaTel: +260 1 252188, 252626, 252637, Fax: +260 1 253915E-mail: emb.lusaka@mfa.no

zimbabweHarare – Embassy5 Lanark Road; Belgravia, HarareTel: +263 4 252426, Fax: +263 4 252430E-mail: emb.harare@mfa.no

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