Audun Aspelund

Project Director
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Lyse
Audun Aspelund is an expert in natural gas, CO2, hydrogen liquefaction, and energy system analysis. He holds a Ph.D. from NTNU, where he also spent 1.5 years as a guest researcher at MIT. During his doctoral studies, he developed new process design tools integrating pinch analysis, exergy analysis, and optimization, and created The Liquefied Energy Chain for combined transport of LNG and LCO2.

Audun served as CEO of Lyse Neo for nine years, leading projects in district heating and cooling, as well as natural and biogas. Currently, he works as a business developer and project director for the CO2-capture project from waste incineration at Forus. He is also Chair of Forus Energigjenvinning and leader of the KAN CO2 Steering Group, driving key initiatives in CO2 management.

With extensive experience bridging technology, business, and sustainability, Audun is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for the energy challenges of today and tomorrow.
Sessions with this speaker:
The First Mile CCS Logistics Solution for Small and Mid-size Emitters
CCS logistics is one of the challenges that need to be solved. The energy transformation requires effective and all-encompassing solutions to capture and transport CO₂. Captured CO₂ may either be utilized in industrial processes or stored permanently. Norway is hosting the first large-scale CCS value chain project through Northern Lights. This is, however, not set up to capture the coming and required flow of CO₂ from small- and medium-volume emitters.
The first mile – i.e., handling of CO₂ from emitter to storage – requires flexible and scalable solutions. ACUS has been working together with partners UMOE Composite and ASCO over the past few years, focusing on these challenges.

Link for registration: https://ons.my.site.com/event/?vCampaignID=701Pa00000dbJYJIA2
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Workshop Program Outline:

09.00: ACUS – Who Are We?
ACUS was engaged in the Danish first CO₂ onshore storage application round (2023–24), on behalf of a major European emitter. In addition to delivering a comprehensive logistics and CO₂ storage study, we conduct various advisory services. Since 2020, ACUS has established close cooperation with European partners — both emitters and logistics providers. The CO₂ management concept in the ‘Danish case’ was based on multimodal logistics solutions and de-risking of underground storages.
ACUS has strong multidisciplinary competence within geoscience and reservoirs, drilling and wells, supply chain management, project management, and logistics.

09.30: Current CCS Storage Offers Offshore Norway, On- and Offshore Denmark
• Norwegian offshore CO₂ storage concept
• The Danish CCS approach

10.00: The First Mile CCS Logistics Solutions by ACUS – UMOE Composite – ASCO Logistics
Potential – Capacity and Flexibility:
For whom can this be the first solution for the first mile? Small- and mid-size emitters?
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10.30: Break

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10.45: Norwegian Examples Defining the Needs of Small- to Medium-Size Emitters and for Multimodal Logistics Solutions
Case presentations

11.00: Eramet
Currently installing carbon capture at their Sauda melting plant, however without any supply chain to take the CO₂ for storage or alternative use.

11.15: Møkster Shipping
Planning to install a CO₂ capture system on one of their platform supply vessels. Their main challenge is that there is no supply chain to handle the CO₂ once it is placed on the quayside in a transport tank.

11.30: Lyse Biogas
Planning to establish several biogas plants. For the time being, they may emit the CO₂ they sequester from raw methane, since biogas is classified as climate neutral. There could be a market, e.g., greenhouses that currently truck in CO₂ over long distances.

11.45: A Possible Regional Solution – CCS Rogaland
The CCS Rogaland concept: Can cooperation among multiple partners located in Rogaland offer a possible solution for CCS logistics to a collection point, and — in the longer term — access to storage for small- to medium-volume emitters?
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12.15 – 12.45: Dialogue and Light Lunch
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9:00
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12:45
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Friday
13
June
4rd floor - Rosenkildehuset
A successful CCUS value chain as a climate mitigation tool must accommodate a wide range of CO₂ sources—from major international volumes to regional clusters and smaller-scale emitters. This session explores how diverse emission profiles impact infrastructure needs, logistics, and deployment pace.
Can infrastructure be shared across scales? What dependencies exist between the actors? Can coordination between large and small players unlock synergies and accelerate CCUS deployment?
Join us for a discussion on bridging scale, aligning needs, and building a truly integrated CO₂ transport and storage system.
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11:00
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11:35
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Thursday
12
June
Conference Hall - Clarion Hotel Stavanger
Visit the Stavanger region’s largest CO₂ emission point – a waste incineration plant with ambitious plans to capture 150,000 tons of CO₂ by 2030. This project has received NOK 11 million from Enova for further development. The capacity for option A is 25 people, and the first to express interest through ticket purchase will be prioritised.

The day concludes with presentations from four CCUS technology companies (TBA) at Risavika Technology Park in Tananger; a tour of the gas test center, and lunch.

08:30 – Pick-up from hotel
09:00 – Site Visit – Forus Energigjenvinning
10:00 - Transport to Risavika Technology Park
10:30 – Common Meeting point and Lunch
13:00 – Programme End
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8:30
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13:00
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Friday
13
June
Meeting Room - Forus Energigjenvinning