#42 German Norwegian Hydrogen and CO2 cooperation (with Odd Even Jakobsen, Gassco)

Are you a young professional and want to accelerate the energy transition in Norway. If yes, then join us on March 20th for the first face-to-face meeting of the Green Energy shifters network (www.greenenergyshifters.no).

Germany has two critical needs: first, to decarbonize its heavy industry at scale using hydrogen, and second, to access storage for its CO2. Fortunately, Norway can provide both. As a result, Germany and Norway are currently in discussions to determine the optimal pipeline routes, suitable locations for wind farms, and the amount of CO2 storage capacity that can be made available.

At the forefront of the project on the Norwegian side is Odd Even Jakobsen, the key project manager at Gassco AS who is facilitating the examination of the currently conducted feasibility study of how such a mammoth task could look like in real life. Together with his German counterpart, they are conducting an in-depth study on the potential structure of a hydrogen and CO2 value chain that could bring the two countries closer together.

In this episode Odd Even and I delve into the current gas infrastructure and the transportation of gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Europe. In addition, we discussed how hydrogen could be utilized in the future for industrial purposes, as well as the various challenges that both nations may encounter when implementing a hydrogen and CO2 value chain.

Both CEOs of Gassco (Frode Leversund) and the German Energy Agency (Andreas Kuhlmann) will be at this year's NTNU Energy Transition Conference, on March 21st in Trondheim.

We are organizing this free event and would be thrilled if you can attend. The week is filled with energy transition-related networking events, a town hall assembly, and expert-led workshops with different focus areas. All the information is available on our website: https://lnkd.in/daEumNdW.