An open source framework for Integrated Production Modelling (IPM) – collaboration of LowEmission and the DigiWell project

Optimizing production and water injection or studying the overall impact of LowEmission technologies on energy consumption and emissions requires considering the interdependencies of topside processing, reservoir behaviour and transporting system. Not doing so will result in unrealistic or biased results.

Introduction to Virtual FCS library a multi-scale cyber-physical platform for designing and optimising fuel cell battery hybrid systems

VIRTUAL-FCS is an EU FCH JU project that aims to make the design process of hybrid fuel cell and battery systems easier, cheaper, and quicker. For that, a toolkit combining a system model with X-in-the-loop capabilities has been developed for designing and optimizing PEM fuel cells and battery hybrid systems.

Operation and Control of Offshore Combined Cycles

Gas turbines are the main source for generating electrical and mechanical power, as well as heat, in offshore oil and gas extraction installations. To increase the energy efficiency and reduce the CO₂ emissions, a steam bottoming cycle can be added to produce power by recovering waste-heat from the upstream gas turbine.

Nature of methane emissions from offshore platforms and the frequency of site-wide measurements that are needed

To assist with considering strategies for conducting site-wide methane emission quantification measurements from offshore platforms, it is important to understand the nature of the emissions that are to be measured and the frequency of measurements that will be needed.

Electrical ageing and temperature cycling of XLPE insulation saturated with water

Wet-design high voltage AC power cables are cost-effective alternatives to traditional lead-sheath cables, but the lack of a metallic water barrier can lead to water absorption in the cable insulation system.

LowEmission centre – where are we now and the way ahead

Kicking off the LowEmission Webinar series of fall 2022, Centre Director Stefania Gardarsdottir will give a status of the research activities in the centre, and an outlook on activities to come.

Offshore Energy Hubs and Topside Model considering periodic power supply

This spring we will promote the research conducted by our twelve talented PhD students. Five webinar sessions are scheduled, each with two or three PhD presentations.

Optimal operation of hybrid power systems and Subsea cable conductor screens

This spring we will promote the research conducted by our twelve talented PhD students. Five webinar sessions are scheduled, each with two or three PhD presentations.

Combustion of ammonia/hydrogen and Modelling of ammonia combustion

This spring we will promote the research conducted by our twelve talented PhD students. Five webinar sessions are scheduled, each with two or three PhD presentations.

Well placement, Optimization of power consumption and Emission reduction in gas turbine power cycles

This spring we will promote the research conducted by our twelve talented PhD students.

Blow-Out Behavior, Power hardware-in-the-loop and Offshore logistics

This spring we will promote the research conducted by our twelve talented PhD students. Five webinar sessions are scheduled, each with two or three PhD presentations.

LowEmission, Case studies 2021 Second session

Two case studies will be presented, each presentation will last 30 min including Q&A.

LowEmission, Case studies 2021 First session

Three case studies will be presented , each presentation will last 30 min including Q&A.

Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of non-reacting flows in a Flamesheet-like geometrical configuration

Firing of gas turbines (GTs) using hydrogen-enriched fuel mixtures and, in perspective, unblended hydrogen constitutes a low-carbon solution for power generation and enables the reduction of emissions from the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Feasibility and environmental analysis for a 100 km tie-back solution with cold-flow

In Norway, most of the future offshore oil and gas field developments are expected to be developed through tie-back solutions. Here, the produced reservoir streams are transported over very long distances on irregular terrain and cold ambient temperatures to processing facilities offshore or onshore.

Reducing emissions by reducing water production

Water production requires large amounts of energy as water needs to be lifted from the reservoir to the surface.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells – more than just H₂ + ½ O₂ → H₂O

Hydrogen is one of the hottest buzzwords in the energy news of today.

Electrical Power Components; Challenges due to load variations, power electronics and new materials

The webinar will give a general overview of how the electrical power components in the grid may be influenced by increased load variations (e.g. due to introduction of renewable energy sources), new technology (e.g. power electronics), and the introduction of new materials (e.g. environmentally friendly alternatives); and key R&D challenges associated with this. An example from the research in LowEmission - SP3 on the effect of load variations on wet design subsea cables will be presented.

NCS C+: The Norwegian Continental Shelf: A Driver for Climate-Positive Norway

This webinar will provide an overview of the rationale and plans for the research project, NCS C+.

Offshore heat-to-power cycles - How we are solving design and operational challenges?

Gas turbine exhaust gas is the main source of CO₂ emissions on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Towards estimation of long-term power demand for installation on the NCS

Investments in low-emission generation technologies and infrastructure for installations on the NCS are driven by the need to decarbonize the energy supply and by the energy demand.

Innovation challenge: Energy from Waves and tides

Totalenergies will outline synergies existing between renewable ocean energies and oil and gas infrastructures toward decarbonization of exploration and production activities.

Innovation challenge: Achieving Uptime Targets for Wind-Powered Subsea Boosting

Wind-powered subsea boosting (compression and pumping), is a highly attractive concept for future field developments.

LowEmission Webinar - Case study Partial Decarbonization of Johan Castberg by Ammonia Addition in Fuel

While full decarbonization of power production by Carbon free fuels is awaiting development, industrial validation, and adapted infrastructure of future technologies, an opportune head start could be to directly add ammonia, a widely transported product, into the natural gas.

LowEmission Webinar - Energy system modelling and simulation of typical platform

This webinar will present ongoing work on the modelling and simulation of isolated offshore energy systems with the integration of wind energy, energy storage and flexible loads.

LowEmission Webinar - Deep Purple

TechnipFMC’s Deep Purple project develops solutions for offshore production of hydrogen and intermittency management of wind farms by storing the hydrogen subsea.

LowEmission webinar - High Pressure Testing of Decomposed Ammonia Mixtures in an Industrial Gas Turbine Burner

The webinar will present an experimental study performed on a downscaled version of the Siemens SGT750 gas turbine burner installed in SINTEF’s high pressure combustion facility HIPROX.

LowEmission webinar - Energy consumption of offshore oil and gas production

An oil and gas production facility is a complex system of separators, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, etc. with all its specifications and efficiencies.

LowEmission Webinar - Innovation Challenge #1

Vår Energi will give a presentation of the emission from the operated fields, the expectation to the emission reduction and how Low Emission Centre can contribute to achieve this potential.

LowEmission webinar - Wet Design Cables

The cleanliness of extruded cross-linked polyethylene cables has been steadily improved from the introduction of such cables in the late 60ties until today. This webinar will provide an overview of subsea cables with especial emphasis of design measures to mitigate ageing due to water molecule migration into the electrical insulation system.

LowEmission webinar - Simulation of heat recovery heat exchangers - why and how?

LowEmission Webinar - Development of low-emission subsurface drainage strategies

Water-flooding is a widely used technique for pressure maintenance or improving sweep efficiency. Incremental recovery of water-flooding ranges from 15 to 25%. Nonetheless, water-flooding is an energy-intensive activity. Water injection systems typically consume 30 to 50% of field total power consumption. For many oilfields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the percentage is much higher, where more than half of energy on a platform goes to water injection pumps. Thus, water-flooding significantly contributes to the amount of GHG emission.

LowEmission Webinar - Fuel cells for offshore applications

Fuel cells offer a clean and efficient way of generating electricity (and heat) with low to zero emissions.

LowEmission Webinar - Decision support for offshore supply planning

About 1 mill tonnes of CO₂ emission on the NCS is attributed to offshore supply ships. Better planning and operation of the supply fleet can bring considerable emission reductions, ca 9000t per yer per ship with an active fleet of around 400 vessels. Offshore upstream supply planning is a complex task with many conditions that need to be considered. Meanwhile it is performed by planners with no advanced decision support tools.

LowEmission Webinar - Marginal abatement cost – a method for establishing cost effectiveness

The investment required to prevent the emission of one unit of CO2e is termed a marginal abatement cost. In principle it is a useful metric, allowing:

LowEmission Consortium Days 2021

LowEmission Consortium Days 2021 is the annual meeting place for all LowEmission members.

LowEmission Consortium day 2020

The Consortium day will take place on Wednesday the 28th of October, through the online platform GoToWebinar.