Mundus Nordic Green News – 15 February, 2021

Equinor considering giant hydrogen pipelines to Europe

Equinor is running a feasibility study for building and operating hydrogen pipelines to Europe, according to Steinar Eikaas, Head of Low-carbon Solutions at Equinor. The idea is to produce “blue hydrogen” (from natural gas) in Norway, exporting the hydrogen via pipelines to Europe. “What we know today is that if we are to build a plant that can justify a pipe, we are talking about hydrogen volumes in the order of 100 TWh. That will amount to about 10% of what we export as natural gas today,” says Eikaas. “If we do this, it will be gigantic.” [Ed note: 100TWh is 80% of Norway’s electricity demand]

 

However, there are many technical questions for the feasibility study to answer. Key amongst these are whether Norway even has sufficient natural gas from which to make the hydrogen, and where to store the CO2.

 

Finland considering a national trading system for transport emissions

Finland is considering introducing a new type of national emissions trading scheme to rapidly reduce emissions from its transports, according to the country’s Climate and Environment Minister, Krista Mikkonen.

 

Insplorion to receive SEK 1.1 million through the exercise of warrants

Insplorion, a company making specialty sensors that, amongst other applications have hydrogen uses, has completed a further capital raising for SEK 1.1 million. Insplorion's underlying technology was developed over a decade of research at the Department of Chemical Physics at Chalmers University of Technology.

 

Hexagon launches new business unit - R-evolution

Hexagon AB, a Swedish leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, has announced the launch of a new business unit, R-evolution, with a focus on developing solutions that address industrial sustainability challenges. R-evolution will invest in greentech projects where Hexagon's technology can be applied, with the aim of accelerating the transition to a more sustainable economy.  The first investments will revolve around renewable energy and involve the construction and operation of solar parks using the latest technology. Hexagon's business is based on solutions that use technology and data in ways that increase productivity and quality while making processes more efficient. Hexagon believes that greentech projects will benefit greatly from the sensors, software and autonomous solutions used in completely different industries today.

 

 

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