Our vision

The vision of the NCS2030 is to be the scientific and technology driver to facilitate an energy-efficient, multi-purpose utilization of the subsurface into a “Sustainable Subsurface Value Chain” to reach the net-zero-emission goals.

Four main research areas are identified: subsurface energy systems, net-zero emission production, digitalization, and society. Transitioning the NCS into the future Sustainable Subsurface Value Chain requires a new way of thinking across disciplines. Increased understanding of the subsurface for hydrogen and CO2 storage, geothermal energy, in addition to efficient hydrocarbon production, are elements that the centre will focus on to achieve the goal.

Join us in Pint of Science

Pint of Science brings scientists and researchers to discuss their latest research with you. This year's theme: Zero.

Pint of Science-plakat

If you like science combined with a pint at the pub, this is the event for you! Pint of Science is a free mini-science festival – three nights of short popular scientific presentations. The programme lasts from 7 to 9 p.m., but the pub is open both before and after, so just come before and hang out and enjoy the atmosphere.

22 May:

Zero Beef: Trade, meat, and the environment - Dora Simon (UiS)

Zero Emissions: CCS pros and cons - Raoof Gholami (UiS)

Zero Sea Level: Archeology under water - Christopher Kvæstad (Stavanger Museum)

23 May:

Zero Gravity: Training humans in weightless VR - Felix Gorbatsevich (Pale Blue)

Zero Temperature: Ultracold matter - Alexander Rothkopf (UiS)

Zero in music: Hjalmar Kvam (Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)

24 May:

Zero Trust: Detecting misinformation with machine learning - Vinay Setty (UiS & Factiverse)

Zero Richter Scale - Wiktor Weibull (UiS)

Zero Freedom of Speech - Gunvor Romsbotn (Amnesty International)

The NCS2030 centre is a sponsor of the event.

More information here!

Work packages

Annual report 2022

The first NCS2030 annual report is ready

Activities and highlights from the first year summed up.

Forsiden av NCS2030-årsrapport

Our vision: To create a sustainable subsurface value chain for reaching national and global net-zero emission targets and providing energy security.

This requires interdisciplinary work. Through the partners’ competence within petroleum, geology, offshore technology, economy, and digitalization, and building on tools and competence developed within the IOR-Centre, NCS2030 will contribute to solving the sustainability dilemma; utilizing the nation’s subsurface resources for energy security while at the same time reducing emissions through energy-efficient recovery methods, cost-efficient CO2 storage and reusing existing infrastructure.

Annual report 2022

NCS2030 webinar series

Viktoriya Yarushina
Zachary Alcorn
Tina Puntervold
César Patiño

Associated projects

SUBSET

Defining Future Subsurface Education Needs in Collaboration with the Energy Industry

INTPART

Brazil-Norway Research Education and Competence transfer

Twinn2SET

Twinning to Sustainable Energy Transition

SURE

Subsurface Utilization for Renewable Energy

Acknowledgment

The author(s) acknowledge the Research Council of Norway and the industry partners of NCS2030 – RCN project number 331644 – for their support.

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How do we contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals?

Affordable and clean energy, climate action and education are important contributions from NCS2030.

FNs bærekraftsmål

NCS2030 contributes to several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) including SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) by building new competence and research solutions for the Sustainable Subsurface Value Chain, SDG 13 (climate action) by providing solutions for a NZE society by 2050; SDG 4 (education) by educating the new generation of professionals for the energy transition; and also SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth); SDG 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure) by building competence for new business opportunities; SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) by providing solutions for low-emission and effective utilization of the subsurface; SDG 14 (life below water) by safe subsurface storage of CO2/H2 and reduced water discharge to sea; and SDG 5 (gender equality) by setting the ambitious goal that at least 40% of center staff will be female.

Management team

Instituttleder
51832259
Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Energy Resources
Prosjektleder
Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Energy Resources
Christian Dye
Innovation Director
IFE
Zachary Paul Alcorn
R&D Director
University of Bergen
Rådgiver
51831799
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty Administration TN
Kontor for forskningsadministrative tjenester
Rådgiver
51834511
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty Administration TN

NCS2030 theses

Proposed master's thesis projects related to the National Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Utilization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

  • Deformation of unconsolidated sediments and its impact on CO2 storage

Supervisors: Viktoriya Yarushina (IFE, viktoriya.yarushina@ife.no), Reinier van Noort (IFE)

  • Modeling of induced seismicity during subsurface operations

Supervisors: Viktoriya Yarushina (IFE, viktoriya.yarushina@ife.no), Alexander Minakov (CEED, UiO)

  • Improved oil recovery by hybrid Smart Water – surfactant solutions

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Scale formation near wellbore – experiments and simulations

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Carbonated water injection for environmental oil recovery

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Unlocking hydrocarbons from tight reservoirs

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Subsurface mineral effects from CO2 storage

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Well stimulation for tight North Sea reservoirs

Supervisors: Aruoture Voke Omekeh (NORCE, arom@norceresearch.no)

  • Interactions of H2-phase with rock/minerals and fluid phases during geological storage of H2: Geochemical simulations (MSc)

Supervisors: Ingebret Fjelde (NORCE, Ingebret.fjelde@norceresearch.no)

  • Alteration of rock properties during geological storage of H2: Literature study (BSc)

Supervisors: Ingebret Fjelde (NORCE, Ingebret.fjelde@norceresearch.no)

  • Injectivity of carbonated water with different CO2 concentration into different rock types: Experimental study (MSc)

Supervisors: Ingebret Fjelde (NORCE, Ingebret.fjelde@norceresearch.no)

  • Rock integrity during injection of carbonated water into different rock types: Literature study (BSc)

Supervisors: Ingebret Fjelde (NORCE, Ingebret.fjelde@norceresearch.no)

  • Improvement of volumetric sweep efficiency during oil production using ECO-clay (environmentally friendly clay): Experimental study (MSc)

Supervisors: Ingebret Fjelde (NORCE, Ingebret.fjelde@norceresearch.no)

  • Optimization of reinjection of produced water into different reservoir types: Literature study (BSc)

Supervisors: Ingebret Fjelde (NORCE, Ingebret.fjelde@norceresearch.no)

  • Experimental work on multiphase flow and fluid production in core plugs

Supervisors: Pål Østebø Andersen (UiS, pal.andersen@uis.no), Dagfinn Sleveland (UiS, experimental)

  • Reactive flow modelling with presence of a catalytic reaction in porous media – an insight into hydrogen production in a porous medium

Supervisors: Reza Askarinezhad (NORCE, reas@norceresearch.no) and Arne Stavland (NORCE)

  • Hybrid Smart Water EOR methods for improved water management (incl. CO2 storage)

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Optimizing produced water reinjection for environmental oil recovery

Supervisors: Tina Puntervold (UiS, tina.puntervold@uis.no)

  • Wellbore and reservoir leakage detection and monitoring with downhole gauges

Supervisors: Anton Shchipanov (NORCE, ansh@norceresearch.no) or Hans Joakim Skadsem (UiS, hans.j.skadsem@uis.no)

  • Net-Zero effect of selected conformance improvement techniques at NCS – a preliminary study

Supervisors: Reza Askarinezhad (NORCE, reas@norceresearch.no) and Arne Stavland (NORCE)

  • CO2-based foams for conformance improvement at the NCS - Also to reduce CO2 footprint?

Supervisors: Reza Askarinezhad (NORCE, reas@norceresearch.no) and Arne Stavland (NORCE)

  • Laboratory study of selected water diversion techniques

Supervisors: Reza Askarinezhad (NORCE, reas@norceresearch.no) and Arne Stavland (NORCE)

  • Preliminary study of the LCA for various suitable conformance improvement techniques at the NCS

Supervisors: Reza Askarinezhad (NORCE, reas@norceresearch.no) and Arne Stavland (NORCE)

  • Use of conformance control chemicals as CO2 barrier for geological storage of CO2

Supervisors: Reza Askarinezhad (NORCE, reas@norceresearch.no) and Arne Stavland (NORCE)

  • Core images and ML tools in the public and private repositories for rock property estimation

Supervisors: Rong Chunming (IDE/UIS, chunming.rong@uis.no) and Nan Zhang (IDE/UIS)

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