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.
Publications
Centre activities
March has been a busy month for the NCS2030 team. Here are some of the activities.
Board meeting
13 March: NCS2030 had its first board meeting this year. On the agenda: Status for the research projects, economy, the annual report and the innovation process, among other things. Chair Camilla Vavik from Equinor led the meeting. Next meeting will be held in November.
Meeting with Slb
14 March: NCS2030 researchers visited Slb Tananger offices to discuss how build awareness on NCS2030 activities and define project cooperation within work packages 1 and 5. More than 50 people participated in the meeting with the presence of Slb management and technical personnel. PhDs Anaelle Guilevic and Daniele Blancone presented their PhD projects and challenges where Slb technology could support the activities.
Meeting with Aker BP
19 March: NCS2030 researchers from work packages 3 and 4 visited Aker BP offices in Hinna to discuss field case studies for energy management. The Low Emission Centre was invited to the meeting. Discussions focused on workflows and technologies that could be utilized to calculate energy consumption at the field and well area with the main goal of reducing energy consumption, thus CO2 emissions.
Webinar series
A monthly webinar will be arranged to highlight the centre, activities, and research.
- January 31: Xiaoan Zhong (UiS), Enhancing the Comprehension of the Zechstein Group for Subsurface Storage Optimization
- February 28: Jassem Abbasi (UiS), Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs): Applications for history matching and interpretation of core-scale porous media experiments
- March 20: Nan Zhang (UiS), Leveraging Federated Computing for Cross-domain Knowledge Discovery and Utilization in Digital Subsurface
- May 8: Tina Puntervold (UiS), Recap of 2024 Energy Norway Conference
- May 28: Raoof Gholami (UiS), CO2/Hydrogen
- August 28: Jan Sagen (IFE), Near well modelling
- September 25: TBA
- October 30: Daniel Kiss (IFE), Modelling fault reactivation and induced seismicity during fluid injection
- November 27: Veronika Abdulina (UiS)
Work packages
Meet our PhD candidates
All PhDs at NCS2030 will present their research project through short films.
Master degrees related to NCS2030
In this section you will find links to all published master degrees from the centre.
Deniz Seyfeli: «Lithological Heterogeneities in the Zechstein Group: Compressed Air Energy Storage Opportunities in Salt Caverns»
Thashila Nawanjana Wickrama Arachchilage: «Surfactant-based Smart Water enhanced oil recovery in carbonate rocks»
Alfred Obo: «Enhanced oil recovery potential by carbonated water injection in Bentheimer sandstones»
Gustav Kvitvær: «Low-temperature carbonated water injection for enhanced oil recovery in chalk»
Emilie Alsaker Mathiesen: «Energy system modelling of offshore wind and power from shore integration into the Norwegian continental shelf: An analysis of potential decarbonization pathway scenarios towards 2050»
Nicolas Mauricio Galindo López: «Improvement of volumetric sweep efficiency during oil production using ECO-clay»
John Emeka Udegbunam & Reynel Isaac Villabona Gonzalez: «Federated Computational Workflow for Analysis of DISKOS Digital Palynological Slides»
Curtis Boateng: «Caprock Integrity Assessment of Geological Storage of Hydrogen in Porous Media»
Muhammad Tayyab Hamid: «Well Design for Safe Fluid Injection in Geo-Sequestration Sites»
Edgar Ricardo Del Pino Bullon: «Seismic Forward Modeling of internally layered and structured salt diapirs»
Aikaterini Kourtoglou & Housean Osead Buny: «Geological Evaluation of CO2 storage in depleted oilfields»
Solmøy Austbø & Paul Okoh: «Geothermal potential on the Trøndelag Platform, Norwegian North Sea»
Håvard Skipevåg & Olarewaju Samuel Balogun: «Tectono-sedimentary characteristics and basin modeling»
Associated & spin-off projects
The author(s) acknowledge the Research Council of Norway and the industry partners of NCS2030 – RCN project number 331644 – for their support.
Project code: When you register results and dissemination in the CRIStin database related to the NCS2030 centre, please make sure to use project code 331644 and source RCN (Forskningsrådet).
Funding statement (when required): This work is funded by NCS2030, RCN#331644, a national research centre financed by the Research council of Norway, the industry sponsors, and the academic partners.
Acknowledgment for associative or collaborating projects: The author(s) acknowledge(s) the support of and collaboration with the research centre NCS2030 (RCN project number 331644).
How do we contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals?
Affordable and clean energy, climate action and education are important contributions from NCS2030.
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
Department of Energy Resources
Faculty Administration TN
Project Support and PhD Administration TN
NCS2030 theses
Proposed master's thesis projects related to the National Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Utilization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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