07.07.2025
TCM Puts Carbon Capture on the Agenda at Arendalsuka
“If politicians are to reach their goal of a 70–75 percent reduction in emissions by 2035, we must accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects”, says Muhammad Ismail Shah, Managing Director of TCM.
This is why TCM are inviting people to what might be the most exciting and forward-looking debate at Arendalsuka on Tuesday, August 12.
Zero Emissions in Norwegian Industry – Vision, Reality, or Delusion?
Together with Einar Vaage, head of Greenspot Mongstad, Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) is challenging politicians, academia, and industry to a debate titled “Zero Emissions in Norwegian Industry – Vision, Reality, or Delusion?“.
The event will take place on the “Vestlandsbåten” from 1 PM to 2 PM, with André Kopperud Gill, a partner at PwC, serving as moderator.
“We believe CCS can become the industry’s climate trump card and want to demonstrate that Norway has unique conditions for leading the development of technologies and projects that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of the event is not political bickering, but to inform the public about what is being done and what still needs to be done to realize this potential.”
Muhammad Ismail Shah, Managing Director of TCMAccelerate the transition to zero emissions in industry
Shah himself will present what TCM has achieved after 13 years as a platform for testing and developing effective CO2 capture technologies. He also has clear ideas about how this knowledge can be used to accelerate the transition to zero emissions in industry – both nationally and internationally.
Within this context, Longship plays a key role – the project that demonstrates the full-scale CO2 capture and storage value chain. But then comes the difficult question: What will it take for more Norwegian industrial companies to invest in CCS?
“To get closer to an answer, we have invited Kristin Karlstad, who is responsible for sustainability at Hydro, to share the company’s ambitions and projects. The role of the government in strengthening initiatives and concrete investments in CCS will be addressed by State Secretary Astrid Bergmål from the Ministry of Energy. All in all, we hope and believe it will be an educational session – an event that leaves participants a little wiser. Welcome aboard the “Vestlandsbåten” in Arendal on Tuesday, August 12”, concludes Muhammad Ismail Shah.