DTU Offshore laboratorie. Foto: Alex Tran.

New research areas cause name change for research centre

CO2 separation and CO2 storage Fossil fuels Raw materials and raw materials exploitation Ships and offshore constructions Geology
Centre for Oil and Gas is changing its name to ’DTU Offshore – Danish Offshore Technology Centre’.

Due to developments in its research, ‘the Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre – Centre for Oil and Gas, DTU’, is changing its name to ‘DTU Offshore – Danish Offshore Technology Centre’.

“Our research programmes reflect the centre’s role as a key player in the energy transition in the North Sea. The time has come to express this through a name that reflects our broad approach to cooperation as well as the current activities,” Centre Director Morten W. Jeppesen says.

“We recently initiated an ambitious research programme, which will help to realize the potential for large scale CO2 storage in the Danish oil and gas fields. In addition, we have jointly received a large grant from EUDP for Project Bifrost, which aims to mature CO2 storage in the Harald gas field with industry partners TotalEnergies, Noreco, Nordsøfonden, and Ørsted,” Morten W. Jeppesen says.

The Carbon Storage activities add to the centre’s significant research portfolio, which encompasses themes such as digital solutions, produced water management, well and platform maintenance, recovery of remaining oil and gas resources, and efficient and responsible abandonment of depleted oil and gas fields.

Applied research for the benefit of society

Since its formation in 2014, the centre has delivered research-based technology solutions to be applied in the offshore sector. This will continue to be a key objective under the new name, underlines Rasmus Larsen, DTU Provost and member of the centre’s steering committee.

“The centre has adjusted its research and development strategy in accordance with the changing needs of the industry and society in general. With increased focus on sustainability and a responsible energy transition, I am pleased that the centre now aims to deliver new technologies for exactly this purpose. It aligns very well with DTU’s strategic focus on sustainability,” Rasmus Larsen says.

 

About DTU Offshore

DTU Offshore – Danish Offshore Technology Centre is a national research centre with a central position in the energy transition. We develop research-based technology solutions that support the transformation of the offshore industry from present-day oil and gas production to the emission free energy production and CO2 storage of the future.

The centre was established in 2014 at DTU under the name the Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre. It is financed by the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) partners: TotalEnergies, Noreco, and Nordsøfonden.

The centre is a public-private partnership with DTU, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, Aalborg University, and GEUS.

Read more: https://offshore.dtu.dk/