Green Industry

Hydrogen & Power-to-X Services

We recognize the importance of clean energy solutions, including green and blue hydrogen. Norconsult is a leading player in the market for early-phase engineering for hydrogen and its derivatives. With extensive expertise, we offer all engineering design disciplines and assessment for approvals / permits required for industrial development of complete production and distribution facilities, from energy production, to transmission, hydrogen / derivatives production, compression, storage, distribution and bunkering. 

"Norconsult’s dedication to the project, and willingness to collaborate with Fortescue’s own engineering team produced an excellent result for the Holmaneset Project"

- Jason Quinn – Study Manager, Fortescue

Ambitious Import Goals for Hydrogen and Ammonia Under REPowerEU

The REPowerEU plan sets a goal to import 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen annually by 2030, supplementing the EU’s domestic production of an equal amount. 

Additionally, the plan aims to import 4 million tons of hydrogen in the form of ammonia each year by 2030, which translates to approximately 20 million tons of ammonia. These imports are essential for supporting the EU’s broader hydrogen objectives and industrial sectors such as steel-making

Power-to-X Optimization Framework

Norconsult leverages its proprietary Power-to-X optimization framework to determine nameplate capacities for power production and plant configurations, using wind and solar data. By optimizing the solar and wind energy mix, we ensure a consistent power profile for the production facilities, focusing on minimizing production variance to reduce curtailment and avoid costly over-dimensioning. Our aim is to effectively select concepts, aligning with market demands and equipment constraints. Comprehensive energy balance evaluations and advanced site-specific studies optimize solar and wind configurations. This systematic, data-driven approach ensures the lowest levelized costs and supports client project's economic viability.

Our competencies and offering for the Hydrogen & Power-to-X value chain comprises:

Energy & Power

• Renewable energy solutions, including wind, solar and hydro
• Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution
• Energy (thermal & electrical) storage

Nordic & North-European CCS Landscape

The Nordic and North-European regions are at the forefront of CCS deployment, driven by ambitious climate policies and strong industrial collaboration. The Northern Lights project in Norway (Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies) is the first cross-border, open-source CO₂ transport and storage initiative, setting the stage for large-scale CCS infrastructure in Europe. Additionally, Sweden and Denmark have integrated CCS into their industrial decarbonization roadmaps, with projects such as Stockholm Exergi’s BECCS initiative and Ørsted’s carbon capture plans at Avedøre power station.

Norconsult actively supports CCS developments in the Nordic region, leveraging decades of industrial process expertise to integrate carbon capture solutions into cement, steel, and waste-to-energy sectors. Our experience with brownfield integration ensures that existing facilities can transition towards carbon neutrality efficiently.

CCS Optimization & Decision-Making Framework

Norconsult leverages its proprietary ISY Decision-Making Framework to drive concept selection and value engineering in CCS projects. Our systematic, data-driven approach assesses key variables such as:

• Capture technology selection (Post-combustion, Pre-combustion, Oxy-fuel, and Direct Air Capture)
• Energy integration strategies to optimize process efficiency
• Cost-benefit analysis for different transportation and storage options
• Regulatory compliance and permitting roadmaps
• Risk assessment and mitigation planning

This approach ensures that CCS projects align with economic, regulatory, and technical constraints, enabling clients to make informed investment decisions.

Expertise Across the CCS Value Chain

• CO₂ Capture: Flue gas conditioning, post-combustion, pre-combustion, oxy-fuel, and DAC technologies
• CO₂ Transport & Storage: Compression, pipelines, shipping, geological storage, and EOR solutions
• Energy & Heat Integration: Waste heat recovery and process optimization
• Regulatory & Permitting: EIAs, compliance with EU ETS and permitting applications
• Economic Feasibility: CAPEX & OPEX modeling, LCCA analysis, and financial structuring

Project Execution & Management

Norconsult provides end-to-end project management support, ensuring seamless project execution across different phases:

• Pre-FEED: Concept development, site selection, and feasibility analysis
• FEED: Engineering design, process optimization, risk assessments, and Owner’s Engineer services
• EPC & Construction: Procurement oversight, construction management, Assurance Engineering, and commissioning support
• Operational Support: Maintanance, compliance assurance, and performance optimization

Why Choose Norconsult for CCS?

Norconsult combines deep domain expertise with a strong track record in industrial process integration, energy optimization, and regulatory compliance. Our multidisciplinary team ensures that CCS projects are designed with a holistic, cost-effective, and sustainable approach.

By leveraging our proven methodologies, proprietary decision-making frameworks, and cutting-edge engineering solutions, we help clients navigate the complexities of CCS implementation—delivering projects that are both technically robust and financially viable.

Norconsult has completed over 40 projects over a 30 year period with scopes ranging from feasibility studies to detailed engineering and construction of new biogas plant. Our portfolio also includes several projects where we have expanded the capacity or retrofitted existing plants.

Feasibility studies

Our team conducts feasibility studies where we review the technical, economic, and regulatory aspects of the biogas project. In this phase, we often assist the client with site selection, where we can perform GIS analyses on both existing alternatives and identify new options for the client.

Concept selection studies

Norconsult has over 30 years of experience with biogas and has accumulated significant experience from our reference projects. This uniquely positions us to assist the client with concept selection, where we help evaluate existing concepts while also tailoring new concepts to meet the project's specific needs.

We have also developed a methodology and tool, ISY Decision Making, as our framework for value- and data-driven concept selection through interdisciplinary collaboration and decision-making.

Owner's engineer

An “owner’s engineer” acts as an independent representative for the project owner within the technical disciplines of a project. It is a critical support role that ensures project management and quality assurance at all stages of the project's lifecycle. We base our approach on our own developed project methodology to carry out EPCM projects (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management), and we tailor the team to meet the project owner's specific needs to complement their organization.

Engineering and project management

Norconsult offers services in project management, engineering, procurement, and construction management. This means we take overall responsibility and can staff all roles in the project as needed, from the design and planning phase to contract strategy, procurement, and project management during construction until the project is completed and handed over to the operations organization.

Technical Due Diligence

Norconsult customizes a team for each project by carefully selecting project members from various technical disciplines in the company based on the client's needs."