FME ZeMe - Zero Emissions Metal Production

Our mission

FME ZeMe developes the fundamental knowledge and technologies needed by the Norwegian metallurgical industry to become climate neutral by 2050.

Decarbonizing the metals industry by 2050 and maintaining competitiveness is the most ambitious transformation the sector has ever gone through.

FME ZeMe is a collaborative interdisciplinary research centre where industry partners, universities and research organisations work together to address this grand challenge.

We develop new knowledge, technologies & value chains, create collaboration between people at all levels and from all disciplines, and educate & train the current and future workforce.

Our work focusses on:

• Climate neutral and energy efficient production processes
• Processes for optimal carbon capture, utilization and storage
• Circular and resource efficient value chains
• Enhanced emission measurement and accounting tools
• Digitalisation and modelling methods and tools
• Frameworks for designing and evaluating zero emission metal production systems

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Metals are essential for the green transition and to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The are used in energy supply, transportation, IT and digital technologies, buildings and infrastructure and health care, among others.

The Norwegian metals industry is a key supplier of low and zero emission metals and critical raw materials to Norway and Europe, providing supply security.

Today the sector represents about 100 billion NOK in export value and is the 3rd most important export sector in Norway. It uses over 32 TWh electricity and emitted 5.8 million tonnes of CO₂, or 11% of Norway’s land-based CO₂ emissions.

FME ZeMe works on knowledge and solutions for fuel switching, carbon capture, circularity and energy & resource efficiency as highlighted by the International Panel on Climate Change.

The use of clean, renewable energy is essential for decarbonizing the metals industry. It requires collaboration between the metals and energy industry and stakeholders to ensure supply and energy grid balance.