Cathrine Ringstad
Senior Advisor CCS
Bellona Environmental Foundation
Oslo, Norway
Working with accelerating the implementation of CCS projects in Norway and Europe, with focus on transport and storage infrastructure
About me
Cathrine has a master degree in physics and mathematics, and a PhD in petroleum-related rock mechanics from NTNU. She has extensive experience with research and development within the topics of rock mechanics, geophysics and reservoir technology. Cathrine came to Bellona from SINTEF in August 2023, where she worked on issues related to the geological storage of CO2 and what is required in relation to the development and operation of a CO2 storage site. In addition, she has been responsible for the establishment and operation of the Svelvik CO2 Field Lab, a field laboratory for the development of methods and technology for monitoring of CO2 storage sites. When leaving SINTEF she was working with mapping of CO2 sources, storage sites and transport solutions in the areas around the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. At Bellona, Cathrine has been working with the regulatory and policy framework for CO2 storage in Norway.
My organisation
The Bellona Environmental Foundation is an international science-based non-profit organization headquartered in Norway. Founded in 1986 as an action and protest group, Bellona has evolved into a recognized technology- and solution-oriented organization with offices in Oslo, Brussels, Berlin, and Vilnius. Today, more than 70 engineers, ecologists, physicists, chemists, economists, political scientists, and journalists work at Bellona.
Bellona has been an early proponent of the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for decarbonizing industry. For several decades, as the most active NGO promoting CCS in Europe and globally, Bellona has influenced Norwegian and EU policies to support carbon capture projects and develop storage facilities. Bellona was a significant contributor to the development of NER300, a support scheme that became a blueprint for the EU’s Innovation Fund. The establishment of the Norwegian “Longship” project was a milestone for Bellona’s CCS efforts.
Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 25 April 2024
13:45 - 14:30