- Zero Emission Resource Organisation
Infobox Company
company_name = Zero Emission Resource Organisation
company_
company_type = Foundation
foundation = 2002
location =Oslo ,Norway
key_people =Silje Schei Tveitdal (Chairman)Einar Håndlykken (Director)
area_served =Norway
industry =Environmentalism
products =
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = 9 (2007)
parent =
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homepage = [http://www.zero.no www.zero.no]
footnotes =Zero Emission Resource Organisation or ZERO is a Norwegian
environmental organisation that was founded in2002 to work with reduction ofgreenhouse gas es, primarily in Norway. The philosophy of the organisation is that if new facilities are made emission-free, then when existing plants and methods are phased out due to old age, society is left with emission-free facilities. The primary working areas include CO2 disposal,renewable energy , especiallywind power , and new transportationfuel s, includinghydrogen andbiofuel . ZERO is organised as foundation and was started by former activists and employees ofNatur og Ungdom and Bellona. A lot of thefunding comes from industrial associations and companies. ZERO is led bySilje Schei Tveitdal (chairman) andEinar Håndlykken (director). [cite web |url=http://www.zero.no/om/200412292012/ |title=Om ZERO |author=ZERO |date=2008-01-18 |language=Norwegian] [cite web |url=http://www.zero.no/om/20030515-2.php |title=About ZERO |author=ZERO |date=2008-01-15]Issues
ZERO is promoting
Hynor —A chain of hydrogen fuel stations that would span the South Coast from Oslo toStavanger . [cite web |url=http://www.tu.no/innsikt/article128174.ece |title=Hydrogenveien |author=Teknisk Ukeblad |date=2007-12-18 |language=Norwegian] [cite web |url=http://www.zero.no/transport/hydrogen/hvorfor |title=Horfor hydrogen? |author=ZERO |date=2006-03-30 |language=Norwegian] It also promotes biofuel as an alternative to fossile fuels [cite web |url=http://www.zero.no/transport/hydrogen/hvorfor |title=-Biodrivstoff skulle aldri vært på markedet |author=Teknisk Ukeblad |date=2008-06-11 |language=Norwegian]It promotes CO2-capture and storage from industrial plants and other industrial emission reductions [cite web |url=http://www.aftenbladet.no/energi/klima/article647963.ece |title=-Lett å kutte 6 mill. tonn CO2 |author=
Stavanger Aftenblad |date=2008-05-31 |languages=Norwegian] and is a supporter ofwindmill s. [cite web |url=http://www.aftenbladet.no/energi/fornybar/article650953.ece |title=Reagerer på vindmøllvern |author=Stavanger Aftenblad |date=2008-06-06 |language=Norwegian]The organization received financial support form among others AGA, BP,
ConocoPhillips ,ExxonMobil , Linde Gas,Naturkraft ,Reva ,Skagerak Energi andStatoilHydro .References
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