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2022-09-21 14:21:57
SANDNES, Norway - 21 September 2022 - Horisont Energi (EURONEXT: HRGI) is
pleased that EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) today has approved the grant of
NOK 482 million for the Barents Blue project under the IPCEI Hydrogen program,
also known as Hy2Use.
The decision is taken in parallel with the European Commission, which today
approved 35 such projects in 13 EU States as part of an "important project of
common European interest" (IPCEI). IPCEIs are large projects that address a
market failure or other important systemic failures in a European context based
on common European interests.
Norway is a part of the European Economic Area and participates to the IPCEI
Hy2Use. Enova manages the participation of Norwegian companies in the
initiative. In December 2021, Barents Blue Project was awarded NOK 482 million
from Enova conditional on the final approval from ESA and the EU that was given
today.
"This final confirmation of the IPCEI award confirms the potential and
innovative nature of the Barents Blue project. Blue ammonia, produced from
natural gas with carbon capture, can be scaled up rapidly and contribute
significantly to decarbonizing European industry and transportation, while we
also work in the longer-term on green ammonia and hydrogen from renewable
sources," says Horisont Energi's CEO Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen.
Equinor and Vår Energi are partners in the Barents Blue project.
In a press release, ESA President Arne Røksund stated: "State aid to industry
engaged in developing new technologies is crucial if Europe is to succeed in its
Green Transition. Enabling and allowing the private and public sectors to walk
hand in hand in unlocking the potential of clean hydrogen will play a central
role in this effort."
Read the ESA press release here:
https://www.eftasurv.int/newsroom/updates/esa-approves-aid-norwegian-projects-pa
rticipating-european-hydrogen-value-chain
For further information, please contact:
Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen, CEO
+47 990 36 892
bhe@horisontenergi.com
Media relations:
Siri Melberg
+47 470 35 718
sm@horisontenergi.com
About Horisont Energi
Horisont Energi (EURONEXT: HRGI) is a Norwegian clean energy company that
provides clean energy and carbon transport and storage services. The company
will transform natural and renewable gases, water and renewable energy into
cost-leading clean ammonia and hydrogen and offer CO2 transportation and storage
services using proprietary technology, paving the way for a low carbon economy.
The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Sandnes, Norway.
www.horisontenergi.no