據管道&天然氣雜志網8月8日報道，挪威政府周二表示，盡管當地有反對聲音，但挪威已經批準了將Equinor的Hammerfest液化天然氣工廠接入該國國家電網發電網絡的計劃，以減少溫室氣體排放。

該計劃包括到2030年關閉挪威最大的二氧化碳單一來源天然氣發電廠，并用可再生能源占主導地位的電網供電取而代之。

挪威首相在挪威北極LNG工廠前舉行的新聞發布會上表示，這對挪威北部建筑業和創造就業機會來說是個重要日子，對氣候控制來說也是重要日子。

據Equinor估計，在西歐最大的液化天然氣工廠，這項措施每年可減少約85萬噸二氧化碳排放量，約占挪威年總排放量的2%。

然而，由于該計劃被認為與綠色工業發展、不斷上漲的電價以及原住馴鹿牧民的權利相沖突，當地人對此一直存在爭議。

政府表示，漢默費斯特電廠計劃中的電力轉換也必須在2030年進行，比原計劃晚了兩年。

挪威議會此前曾要求政府考慮采取其他方式減少碳排放，比如在天然氣廠捕獲二氧化碳，并注入地下永久儲存。

Equinor及其合作伙伴計劃投資總計132億克朗（13億美元）用于電氣化和升級該工廠，將其運營期延長約10年。

被稱為Melkoeya的Hammerfest液化天然氣每年可以輸送65億立方米的天然氣，足以滿足約650萬歐洲家庭的能源需求。

該發電廠由Equinor擁有36.79%的股份，國有企業Petoro擁有30%的股份，法國道達爾能源擁有18.40%的股份，海王星能源擁有12%的股份，Wintershall Dea擁有2.81%的股份。

海王星能源正在被瓦爾能源公司(Vaar Energi)收購。

(1美元= 10.1488挪威克朗)

郝芬 自 管道&天然氣雜志網

原文如下：

Norway Approves Connection of Western Europe's Largest LNG Plant to Grid

Norway has approved a plan to connect Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant to the national power grid in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions, despite local opposition, the government said on Tuesday.

The plan includes shutting down a gas power plant, Norway's largest single source of carbon dioxide, by 2030 and replacing it with power supply from the grid where renewable energy dominates.

"This is an important day for building industry and creating jobs in northern Norway, and for the climate," Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference held in front of the LNG plant in Arctic Norway.

Equinor estimates the measure at Western Europe's largest LNG plant could save around 850,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, or about 2% of Norway's total annual emissions.

The plan, however, has been contentious with locals due to its perceived clash with green industry development, rising power prices as well as the rights of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders.

To ease voters' concerns ahead of local elections in September, the center-left government has pledged to support the development of new renewable power sources in its northernmost region and the building of new power lines to offer more grid connections.

The planned power switch at the Hammerfest plant would also have to take place in 2030, two years later than previously planned, the government said.

Norway's parliament has previously asked the government to consider an alternative way to cut carbon emissions, such as capturing CO2 at the gas plant and injecting it underground for permanent storage.

Equinor and its partners plan to invest a total of 13.2 billion crowns ($1.30 billion) to electrify and otherwise upgrade the plant, extending its operations by about 10 years.

Hammerfest LNG, also known as Melkoeya, can deliver 6.5 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of gas per year, enough to cover energy demand for about 6.5 million European homes.

Equinor has a 36.79% stake, while state-owned Petoro has 30%, French TotalEnergies has 18.40%, Neptune Energy has 12% and Wintershall Dea has 2.81%.

Neptune is in the process of being acquired by Vaar Energi.

($1 = 10.1488 Norwegian crowns)